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noun
- (computing) A pointer.
- (set theory) A small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties (depending on the context).
- (historical) A small cushion for a woman's hair.
- A quiet or shy person.
- A match used in firing guns or blasting.
- (computing) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.
- (nautical) A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straightening out.
- Part of a hind leg of beef, next to the round.
- A rodent, typically having a small body, dark fur, and a long tail.
- Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
- (boxing) A facial hematoma or black eye.
- a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad
- person who is quiet or timid
- a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
- any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
verb
- (intransitive) To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats. [from 12th c.]
- (intransitive, computing) To navigate by means of a computer mouse.
- (intransitive) To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
- (transitive, nautical) To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.
- manipulate the mouse of a computer
- to go stealthily or furtively
noun
- (computing) An object encapsulating a function pointer (or equivalent).
- (mathematics) A function that takes a function as its argument; more precisely, a function whose argument varies in a space of (real or complex valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space.
- (mathematics, functional analysis) A scalar-valued linear function on a vector space.
adj
- Optimized for all-around physiological benefit.
- Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.
- (computing theory) Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.
- (mathematics) Of or relating to a function or functions.
- Of or relating to one's role or office; official.
- Only for functional purposes, notably in architecture.
- In good working order.
- (physiology, psychology) Characterizing functioning in environment, being symptoms that do not presuppose alteration of organic structure.
- designed for or adapted to a function or use
- involving or affecting function rather than physiology
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
- relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure
- designed for or capable of a particular function or use
- fit or ready for use or service
noun
- (computing) A type of variable storing a reference to a method with a particular signature, analogous to a function pointer.
- A representative at a conference, etc.
- A member of a governmental legislature who lacks voting power.
- (US) An appointed representative in some legislative bodies.
- A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
- a person appointed or elected to represent others
verb
- (intransitive) To commit tasks and responsibilities to others, especially subordinates.
- (computing, Internet, transitive) (of a subdomain) To give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of one's own.
- (transitive) To commit (a task or responsibility) to someone, especially a subordinate.
- give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
- transfer power to someone
noun
- (programming) A function pointer passed as an argument to another function.
- The return of a situation to a previous position or state; a reference to such a position or state.
- (business) A follow-up interview in employment recruiting.
- (theater) A follow-up audition in casting.
- (comedy) A joke which references an earlier joke in the same routine.
- A form of audience participation in which the audience shout lines in response to the dialog of a film.
- A product recall because of a defect or safety concern.
- (telephony) A return telephone or radio call; especially one made automatically to authenticate a logon to a computer network.
- a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
noun
- (computing) A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
- (slang) A person's nose.
- (algebraic geometry) The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
- (US) A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.
- (gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
- (geography, Newfoundland and Labrador, rare) A point, an extremity of land.
- An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
- (horse racing, gambling) The amount wagered in the various pari-mutuel pools for a particular event or events.
- The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
- (textiles) The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
- (Australia, chiefly Northern Territory, New Zealand) A 10 fluid ounce (285 mL) glass of beer.
- (topology) A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
- (UK, informal) A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer.
- (slang) A name or nickname, especially as an identifier over the radio or Internet.
- (slang) A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel.
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
verb
- (intransitive) To use the hands.
- (transitive, rare) To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
- (soccer, intransitive) To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.
- (transitive) To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
- (transitive) To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
- (transitive) To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
- (transitive) To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
- (transitive) To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
- (transitive) To manage, control, or direct.
- (intransitive) To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).
- (transitive, rare) To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
- (transitive) To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- handle effectively
- interact in a certain way
- touch, lift, or hold with the hands
- be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
- show and train
name
- (programming, attributive) A technique that involves hiding a class's data behind a pointer, so that the code remains binary-compatible even after future changes to members and functionality.
- A fictional cat with a broad fixed grin, made popular by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865).
verb
- (programming) To access the value or object located in a memory location addressed by a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value being referenced by something else.
- (computing, *nix) To operate on the file or directory pointed to by a symbolic link, rather than on the link itself.
- (computing, *nix) To dissolve a symbolic link by replacing it with a copy of its target.
noun
noun
- (programming) An operation that assigns a value to a variable.
- The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
- An assigned task.
- (law) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
- (law) A document that effects this transfer.
- A position to which someone is assigned.
- (LGBTQ) The categorization of persons as belonging to the male or female sex.
- The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
- (education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
- an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
- the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
- (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
- the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
- a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
verb
- (transitive, programming) To give (a value) to a variable.
- (LGBTQ) To categorize (someone) as belonging to the male or female sex.
- (transitive) To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
- (transitive, law) To transfer (property, a legal right, etc.) from one person to another.
- (transitive) To appoint or select (someone) for some office.
- (transitive) To attribute or sort (something) into categories.
- (transitive) To allot or give (something) as a task.
- attribute or credit to
- give out
- give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
- select something or someone for a specific purpose
- decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
- attribute or give
- transfer one's right to
- make undue claims to having
noun
noun
- (programming) An assignment of an initial value for a data object or variable
- (uncountable) The process of preparing something to begin.
- (countable) An act of preparing something to begin.
- (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
verb
- (computing) To assign an initial value to a variable.
- To assign initial values to something.
- (computing) To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use.
- (computing) To format a storage medium prior to use.
- assign an initial value to a computer program
- divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
noun
- (computing) An instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to a function call.
- A presentation of opinion or position.
- (finance) A document that summarizes financial activity.
- A declaration or remark.
- (music) the presentation of a musical theme
- a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
- (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
- a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
- a document showing credits and debits
- a nonverbal message
- the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
adj
verb
verb
- (programming, transitive) To obtain a pointer to an object created in storage occupied by an existing object of the same type, even if it has const or reference members.
- To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.
- (money) To disguise the source of (ill-gotten wealth) by various means.
- cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
- convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones
noun
adj
- (computing, of a variable or identifier) Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only accessible within a certain portion of a program.
- (group theory, of a property of an infinite group) Satisfied by every finitely generated subgroup.
- (topology) Satisfied by at least one open neighborhood of every point.
- (computing, of a resource) Connected directly to a particular computer, processor, etc.; able to be accessed offline.
- (algebra, of a ring) Having a unique maximal (left) ideal.
- (topology) Satisfied by arbitrarily small open neighborhoods of every point.
- (group theory, of a property of a finite group) Detectable from the behavior of the normalizers of the nontrivial p-subgroups.
- (algebra, algebraic geometry, of a property P of a ring R (or an R-module M)) Such that the following conditions are equivalent: (1) P holds for R (M); (2) P holds for the localization R_p (M_p) for all prime ideals p of R; (3) P holds for the localization R_m (M_m) for all maximal ideals m of R.
- (medicine) Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.
- From or in a nearby location.
- Descended from an indigenous population.
- affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
- of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood
- relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
adv
noun
- (colloquial, medicine) Clipping of local anesthetic.
- (programming) A locally scoped identifier.
- A person who lives in or near a given place.
- (rail transport) Clipping of local train.
- A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.
- (British) One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.
- (fandom slang, derogatory) A Twitter user who is not a part of Stan Twitter.
- (finance) An independent trader who acts for themselves rather than on behalf of investors.
- (US, slang, journalism) An item of news relating to the place where the newspaper is published.
- public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
- anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
verb
- (programming, intransitive) Of an array: to lose its type and dimensions and be reduced to a pointer, for example when passed to a function.
- (transitive) To cause to rot or deteriorate.
- (intransitive, electronics, of storage media or the data on them) To undergo bit rot, that is, gradual degradation.
- (intransitive, computing, of software) To undergo software rot, that is, to fail to be updated in a changing environment, so as to eventually become legacy or obsolete.
- (intransitive, aviation) Loss of airspeed due to drag.
- (intransitive, transitive, physics, of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
- (intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
- (intransitive, of organic material) To rot, to go bad.
- (intransitive, physics, of a satellite's orbit) To undergo prolonged reduction in altitude (above the orbited body).
- (intransitive, transitive, physics, chemistry, of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons; to undergo radioactive decay.
- fall into decay or ruin
- lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
- undergo decay or decomposition
noun
- (physics) Radioactive decay; decomposition of an atom or its nucleus.
- (programming) Array decay.
- Deterioration of condition; loss of status, quality, strength, or fortune.
- Continuous decrease of a quantity.
- (biology) Rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action.
- (physics) Particle decay; decomposition of a sub-atomic particle.
- the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
- the organic phenomenon of rotting
- a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
- the process of gradually becoming inferior
- an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
noun
- (computing) A pointer to a structure describing a segment of memory.
- (Australia, historical) A person who is entitled to choose a tract of Crown land to purchase.
- (Internet, historical) A text string transmitted to a Gopher server, identifying the resource to be retrieved.
- (music) A disc jockey.
- (computing) A matching expression in a stylesheet determining which elements in the markup are affected by a style.
- (cricket) An administrator responsible for selecting which players will play for a side.
- Someone or something which selects or chooses.
- a person who chooses or selects out
- a switch that is used to select among alternatives
verb
adj
- Not focused straight at the target or subject; whose true aim appears secondary or obscure.
- Not involving the quickest, shortest, or most convenient path; oblique.
- Figuratively
- (mathematics, logic, of a proof) Employing argument by contradiction; making use the law of the excluded middle; arguing via the contrapositive.
- Not of obvious or immediate cause, but as a secondary result.
- Not direct:
- extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action
- not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination
- having intervening factors or persons or influences
- descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
- not as a direct effect or consequence
noun
noun
- (programming) An input variable of a function definition, that gets an actual value (argument) at execution time.
- (programming, loosely) An actual value given to such a formal parameter.
- A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc.
- (crystallography) The ratio of the three crystallographic axes which determines the position of any plane.
- (sciences) A variable that describes a property or characteristic of some system (material, object, event, etc.) or some aspect thereof.
- (geometry) In the ellipse and hyperbola, a third proportional to any diameter and its conjugate, or in the parabola, to any abscissa and the corresponding ordinate.
- (commutative algebra) Clipping of uniformizing parameter.
- A characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others.
- (crystallography) The fundamental axial ratio for a given species.
- (statistics) Any measured quantity of a statistical population that summarises or describes an aspect of the population.
- (machine learning) A variable of a model that is trained by a machine learning algorithm.
- a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
- any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
- a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data
- (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
adj
- (programming, of a variable) Having a value that is changeable during program execution.
- (astrology) Being one of the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, associated with adaptability, flexibility and sympathy.
- Changeable, dynamic, evolutive; inclined to change, evolve, mutate.
- capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature
- tending to undergo genetic mutation
- prone to frequent change; inconstant
noun
noun
- (programming) In the C and C++ programming languages, a variable that can be separately declared in many places, all of them referring to the same variable.
- Outward form or part; exterior.
- A day-scholar.
- A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate.
- a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there
noun
- (computing) A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters, but none of the body or actual code.
- (semantics) An instance of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes.
- (motor racing) A type of race car, a racing sports car not based on a production car. A 4-wheeled cockpit-seating car built especially for racing on sports car circuits, that does not use the silhouette related to a consumer road car.
- An early sample or model built to test a concept or process.
- An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models.
- a standard or typical example
verb
verb
- (computing) To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
- (computing) To be chained to another data item.
- (transitive, computing, rare, associated with Acorn Computers) To load and automatically run (a program).
- (intransitive) To link multiple items together.
- (figurative) To connect as if with a chain, due to dependence, addiction, or other feelings
- (transitive) To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.
- (figurative) To obligate.
- (transitive) To secure someone with fetters.
- (transitive) To fasten something with a chain.
- (transitive) To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
- fasten or secure with chains
- connect or arrange into a chain by linking
noun
- A livery collar, a chain of office.
- (algebraic topology, homological algebra, more generally) An element of a group (or module) in a chain complex.
- A unit of length, exactly equal to 22 yards, which is 4 rods or 100 links, and approximately equal to 20.12 metres; the length of a Gunter's surveying chain; the length of a cricket pitch.
- That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.
- A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
- A series of interconnected things.
- (weaving) The warp threads of a web.
- (British) A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).
- (surveying) A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
- A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
- (surveying) A long measuring tape.
- (mathematics, set theory, order theory) A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.
- (nautical, in the plural) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
- (algebraic topology, originally) A formal sum of cells in a CW complex of a certain dimension k (in which case the formal sums are called k'''-chains); a formal sum of simplices or cubes of a certain dimension in a simplical complex or cubical complex (respectively).
- (organic chemistry, physical chemistry) A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
- a unit of length
- a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
- (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
- anything that acts as a restraint
- a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
- a necklace made by stringing objects together
- a linked or connected series of objects
- (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
- a series of hills or mountains
noun
- (computing) An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class; especially (object-oriented programming) one that encapsulates an underlying variable.
- A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.
- (US) A script, book, screenplay, or the like that is on the market or has been bought for commercial production as a stage play, movie, or the like.
- (British) Real estate; the business of selling houses.
- Something that is owned.
- An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects.
- The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.
- (US, by extension, rare) A produced stage play, movie, or the like.
- (usually in the plural, theater) A prop, an object used in a dramatic production.
- An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.
- any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
- any area set aside for a particular purpose
- a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
- a basic or essential property shared by all members of a class
- something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
noun
- (computing, programming) Determination of the value of a variable or expression.
- An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.
- (mathematics) A completion of a mathematical operation; a valuation.
- an appraisal of the value of something
- act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
adj
- (programming) That declares a construct.
- Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration.
- (grammar, of a verb, sentence, or mood) Expressing truth.
- (programming) A way of programming that is most akin to just stating what is wanted, rather than having to describe how to do it. Declarative programming
- relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements
- relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
noun
- Synonym of declaration (declarative statement)
- (Ithkuil linguistics) Illocution: a “performative” statement which. by its utterance/publication, creates a change of state (at least psychologically) for the addressees (i.e., a declaration, announcement, edict, etc.)
- a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
adj
- (programming) Of a function or method, that does not return a value; being a procedure rather than a function.
- Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.
- Having no incumbent; unoccupied; said of offices etc.
- (bridge) Having no cards in a particular suit.
- (with of) Being without; destitute; devoid.
- Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul.
- Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification.
- Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.
- lacking any legal or binding force
- containing nothing
noun
- (fluid mechanics) A pocket of vapour inside a fluid flow, created by cavitation.
- (Internet slang, humorous, endearing) A black cat.
- (medicine, urology) An instance of urination.
- An empty space; a vacuum.
- A cavity or empty space caused by water erosion.
- (astronomy) An extended region of space containing no galaxies.
- (materials science) A collection of adjacent vacancies inside a crystal lattice.
- (construction) An empty space between floors or walls, including false separations and planned gaps between a building and its facade.
- (bridge) The lack of cards in a particular suit.
- An empty place; a location that has nothing useful.
- an empty area or space
- the state of nonexistence
verb
- (transitive, medicine) Synonym of empty (verb).
- To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge.
- (transitive) To make invalid or worthless.
- clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something
- declare invalid
- take away the legal force of or render ineffective
- excrete or discharge from the body
noun
- A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
- (by extension, humorous or euphemistic) Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
- The phase of a complex number.
- (logic, philosophy) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
- (countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.
- (countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
- (also astronomy) A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
- (countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
- A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
- The independent variable of a function.
- (countable, linguistics) Any of the phrases that bear a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
- (countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
- a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable
- a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
- a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
adj
noun
noun
- (programming) A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.
- (graphical user interface) An icon that indicates the position of the pointing device, such as a mouse.
- A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow.
- (in combinations) Something worth a given number of points.
- A needlelike component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.
- (hunting) A breed of hunting dog, trained to point out game.
- One who points.
- (chiefly in the plural) A tip, a bit of advice.
- Something that gives a point (sharp end) to something.
- a mark to indicate a direction or relation
- (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions
- an indicator as on a dial
- a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game
noun
adj
- (mathematics, philosophy) Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to their meaning.
- Relating to the form or structure of something.
- Official.
- Ceremonial or traditional.
- Relating to formation.
- In accordance with established forms.
- Organized; well-structured and planned.
- Proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual.
- (especially sciences, mathematics, linguistics) In accordance with a methodological framework with well-defined rules or laws; rigorous.
- characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
- logically deductive
- represented in simplified or symbolic form
- (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
- refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
- being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
noun
- (programming) The act of invoking, such as a function call.
- The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being.
- (chiefly law) A call or summons, especially a judicial call, demand, or order.
- (law) An act of invoking or claiming a legal right.
- the act of appealing for help
- calling up a spirit or devil
- an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil
- a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
noun
- (programming) A process that makes a computable/addressable object out of a non-computable/addressable one; or a concrete class out of a generic one.
- The consideration of an abstract thing as if it were concrete, or of an inanimate object as if it were living.
- (linguistics) The transformation of a natural-language statement into a form in which its actions and events are quantifiable variables.
- The consideration of a human being as an impersonal object.
- regarding something abstract as a material thing
- representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
verb
- (transitive, programming) To explicitly establish the existence of (a variable, function, etc.) without necessarily describing its content.
- (card games) To show one's cards in order to score.
- (intransitive, politics) For a constituency in an election to officially announce the result
- (grand strategy games, slang) to declare war [with on]
- (transitive) To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.
- (cricket) The decision of the captain to let the bowling side bat in test cricket to save time without being all out.
- (Christianity, particularly Evangelicalism) To state that a thing shall happen or affirm a condition in the hopes of seeing it happen spiritually, in contrast to prayer which takes the form of a request.
- (transitive, intransitive) To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
- state firmly
- designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
- authorize payments of
- proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
- announce publicly or officially
- declare to be
- state emphatically and authoritatively
- make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
noun
- (computing) The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.
- A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
- The act or process of declaring.
- An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
- (cricket) The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
- (law) In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff's cause of action, including the facts necessary to sustain a proper cause of action, and to advise the defendant of the grounds upon which he is being sued.
- a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
- (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
- a formal public statement
- (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction
- a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties
- a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
noun
- (programming) The scope within which a variable or function is able to be accessed directly.
- (uncountable) The condition of being visible.
- (countable) The degree to which things may be seen.
- capability of providing a clear unobstructed view
- degree of exposure to public notice
- quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye
adj
- (object-oriented programming) Not subclassable; from which one cannot inherit.
- Of a road: having an asphalt or macadamised surface.
- Closed by a seal (something to prevent leakage).
- Preventing entrance.
- covered with a waterproof coating
- closed or secured with or as if with a seal
- apply a non-porous coating to something so as to ensure it is impervious
- determined irrevocably
- (of walls) covered with a coat of plaster
- undisclosed for the time being
- established irrevocably
verb
noun
name
noun
- (computing) A pointer.
- (set theory) A small model of (a fragment of) Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with desirable properties (depending on the context).
- (historical) A small cushion for a woman's hair.
- A quiet or shy person.
- A match used in firing guns or blasting.
- (computing) An input device that is moved over a pad or other flat surface to produce a corresponding movement of a pointer on a graphical display.
- (nautical) A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straightening out.
- Part of a hind leg of beef, next to the round.
- A rodent, typically having a small body, dark fur, and a long tail.
- Any small rodent of the genus Mus.
- (boxing) A facial hematoma or black eye.
- a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad
- person who is quiet or timid
- a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
- any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
verb
- (intransitive) To hunt or catch mice (the rodents), usually of cats. [from 12th c.]
- (intransitive, computing) To navigate by means of a computer mouse.
- (intransitive) To move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).
- (transitive, nautical) To close the mouth of a hook by a careful binding of marline or wire.
- manipulate the mouse of a computer
- to go stealthily or furtively
noun
- (computing) An object encapsulating a function pointer (or equivalent).
- (mathematics) A function that takes a function as its argument; more precisely, a function whose argument varies in a space of (real or complex valued) functions and whose value belongs to a monodimensional space.
- (mathematics, functional analysis) A scalar-valued linear function on a vector space.
adj
- Optimized for all-around physiological benefit.
- Useful; serving a purpose, fulfilling a function.
- (computing theory) Having semantics defined purely in terms of mathematical functions, without side-effects.
- (mathematics) Of or relating to a function or functions.
- Of or relating to one's role or office; official.
- Only for functional purposes, notably in architecture.
- In good working order.
- (physiology, psychology) Characterizing functioning in environment, being symptoms that do not presuppose alteration of organic structure.
- designed for or adapted to a function or use
- involving or affecting function rather than physiology
- (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
- relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure
- designed for or capable of a particular function or use
- fit or ready for use or service
noun
- (computing) A type of variable storing a reference to a method with a particular signature, analogous to a function pointer.
- A representative at a conference, etc.
- A member of a governmental legislature who lacks voting power.
- (US) An appointed representative in some legislative bodies.
- A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.
- a person appointed or elected to represent others
verb
- (intransitive) To commit tasks and responsibilities to others, especially subordinates.
- (computing, Internet, transitive) (of a subdomain) To give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of one's own.
- (transitive) To commit (a task or responsibility) to someone, especially a subordinate.
- give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
- transfer power to someone
noun
- (programming) A function pointer passed as an argument to another function.
- The return of a situation to a previous position or state; a reference to such a position or state.
- (business) A follow-up interview in employment recruiting.
- (theater) A follow-up audition in casting.
- (comedy) A joke which references an earlier joke in the same routine.
- A form of audience participation in which the audience shout lines in response to the dialog of a film.
- A product recall because of a defect or safety concern.
- (telephony) A return telephone or radio call; especially one made automatically to authenticate a logon to a computer network.
- a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)
noun
- (computing) A reference to an object or structure that can be stored in a variable.
- (slang) A person's nose.
- (algebraic geometry) The smooth, irreducible subcurve of a comb which connects to each of the other components in exactly one point.
- (US) A half-gallon (1.75-liter) bottle of alcohol.
- (gambling) The gross amount of wagering within a given period of time or for a given event at one of more establishments.
- (geography, Newfoundland and Labrador, rare) A point, an extremity of land.
- An instrument for effecting a purpose (either literally or figuratively); a tool, or an opportunity or pretext.
- (horse racing, gambling) The amount wagered in the various pari-mutuel pools for a particular event or events.
- The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
- (textiles) The tactile qualities of a fabric, e.g., softness, firmness, elasticity, fineness, resilience, and other qualities perceived by touch.
- (Australia, chiefly Northern Territory, New Zealand) A 10 fluid ounce (285 mL) glass of beer.
- (topology) A topological space homeomorphic to a ball but viewed as a product of two lower-dimensional balls.
- (UK, informal) A traditional dimpled glass with a handle, for serving a pint of beer.
- (slang) A name or nickname, especially as an identifier over the radio or Internet.
- (slang) A title attached to one's name, such as Doctor or Colonel.
- the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
verb
- (intransitive) To use the hands.
- (transitive, rare) To accustom to the hand; to take care of with the hands.
- (soccer, intransitive) To illegally touch the ball with the hand or arm; to commit handball.
- (transitive) To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell.
- (transitive) To deal with (a subject, argument, topic, or theme) in speaking, in writing, or in art.
- (transitive) To put up with; to endure (and continue to function).
- (transitive) To manage, use, or wield with the hands.
- (transitive) To touch; to feel or hold with the hand(s).
- (transitive) To manage, control, or direct.
- (intransitive) To behave in a particular way when handled (managed, controlled, directed).
- (transitive, rare) To be concerned with; to be an expert in.
- (transitive) To treat, to deal with (in a specified way).
- act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
- handle effectively
- interact in a certain way
- touch, lift, or hold with the hands
- be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
- show and train
noun
- (programming) An operation that assigns a value to a variable.
- The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
- An assigned task.
- (law) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
- (law) A document that effects this transfer.
- A position to which someone is assigned.
- (LGBTQ) The categorization of persons as belonging to the male or female sex.
- The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
- (education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
- an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
- the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
- (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
- the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
- a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
noun
- (programming) An assignment of an initial value for a data object or variable
- (uncountable) The process of preparing something to begin.
- (countable) An act of preparing something to begin.
- (computer science) the format of sectors on the surface of a hard disk drive so that the operating system can access them and setting a starting position
noun
- (computing) An instruction in a computer program, especially one that returns no value, as opposed to a function call.
- A presentation of opinion or position.
- (finance) A document that summarizes financial activity.
- A declaration or remark.
- (music) the presentation of a musical theme
- a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
- (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program
- a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
- a document showing credits and debits
- a nonverbal message
- the act of affirming or asserting or stating something
adj
verb
noun
- (computing) A pointer to a structure describing a segment of memory.
- (Australia, historical) A person who is entitled to choose a tract of Crown land to purchase.
- (Internet, historical) A text string transmitted to a Gopher server, identifying the resource to be retrieved.
- (music) A disc jockey.
- (computing) A matching expression in a stylesheet determining which elements in the markup are affected by a style.
- (cricket) An administrator responsible for selecting which players will play for a side.
- Someone or something which selects or chooses.
- a person who chooses or selects out
- a switch that is used to select among alternatives
noun
- (programming) An input variable of a function definition, that gets an actual value (argument) at execution time.
- (programming, loosely) An actual value given to such a formal parameter.
- A value kept constant during an experiment, equation, calculation, or similar, but varied over other versions of the experiment, equation, calculation, etc.
- (crystallography) The ratio of the three crystallographic axes which determines the position of any plane.
- (sciences) A variable that describes a property or characteristic of some system (material, object, event, etc.) or some aspect thereof.
- (geometry) In the ellipse and hyperbola, a third proportional to any diameter and its conjugate, or in the parabola, to any abscissa and the corresponding ordinate.
- (commutative algebra) Clipping of uniformizing parameter.
- A characteristic or feature that distinguishes something from others.
- (crystallography) The fundamental axial ratio for a given species.
- (statistics) Any measured quantity of a statistical population that summarises or describes an aspect of the population.
- (machine learning) A variable of a model that is trained by a machine learning algorithm.
- a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
- any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance
- a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data
- (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
noun
- (programming) In the C and C++ programming languages, a variable that can be separately declared in many places, all of them referring to the same variable.
- Outward form or part; exterior.
- A day-scholar.
- A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate.
- a nonresident doctor or medical student; connected with a hospital but not living there
noun
- (computing) A declaration of a function that specifies the name, return type, and parameters, but none of the body or actual code.
- (semantics) An instance of a category or a concept that combines its most representative attributes.
- (motor racing) A type of race car, a racing sports car not based on a production car. A 4-wheeled cockpit-seating car built especially for racing on sports car circuits, that does not use the silhouette related to a consumer road car.
- An early sample or model built to test a concept or process.
- An original form or object which is a basis for other forms or objects (particularly manufactured items), or for its generalizations and models.
- a standard or typical example
verb
noun
- (computing) An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class; especially (object-oriented programming) one that encapsulates an underlying variable.
- A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.
- (US) A script, book, screenplay, or the like that is on the market or has been bought for commercial production as a stage play, movie, or the like.
- (British) Real estate; the business of selling houses.
- Something that is owned.
- An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects.
- The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.
- (US, by extension, rare) A produced stage play, movie, or the like.
- (usually in the plural, theater) A prop, an object used in a dramatic production.
- An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.
- any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
- any area set aside for a particular purpose
- a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
- a basic or essential property shared by all members of a class
- something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
noun
- (computing, programming) Determination of the value of a variable or expression.
- An assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.
- (mathematics) A completion of a mathematical operation; a valuation.
- an appraisal of the value of something
- act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
noun
- A value, or a reference to a value, passed to a function.
- (by extension, humorous or euphemistic) Any dispute, altercation, or collision.
- The phase of a complex number.
- (logic, philosophy) A series of propositions organized so that the final proposition is a conclusion which is intended to follow logically from the preceding propositions, which function as premises.
- (countable) A process of reasoning; argumentation.
- (countable) A verbal dispute; a quarrel.
- (also astronomy) A quantity on which the calculation of another quantity depends.
- (countable) An abstract or summary of the content of a literary work such as a book, a poem or a major section such as a chapter, included in the work before the content itself; (figuratively) the contents themselves.
- A parameter at a function call; an actual parameter, as opposed to a formal parameter.
- The independent variable of a function.
- (countable, linguistics) Any of the phrases that bear a syntactic connection to the verb of a clause.
- (countable, also figuratively) A fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason.
- a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable
- a summary of the subject or plot of a literary work or play or movie
- a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement
- a course of reasoning aimed at demonstrating a truth or falsehood; the methodical process of logical reasoning
- (computer science) a reference or value that is passed to a function, procedure, subroutine, command, or program
noun
- (programming) A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.
- (graphical user interface) An icon that indicates the position of the pointing device, such as a mouse.
- A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow.
- (in combinations) Something worth a given number of points.
- A needlelike component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.
- (hunting) A breed of hunting dog, trained to point out game.
- One who points.
- (chiefly in the plural) A tip, a bit of advice.
- Something that gives a point (sharp end) to something.
- a mark to indicate a direction or relation
- (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions
- an indicator as on a dial
- a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game
noun
adj
- (mathematics, philosophy) Relating to mere manipulation and construction of strings of symbols, without regard to their meaning.
- Relating to the form or structure of something.
- Official.
- Ceremonial or traditional.
- Relating to formation.
- In accordance with established forms.
- Organized; well-structured and planned.
- Proper, according to strict etiquette; not casual.
- (especially sciences, mathematics, linguistics) In accordance with a methodological framework with well-defined rules or laws; rigorous.
- characteristic of or befitting a person in authority
- logically deductive
- represented in simplified or symbolic form
- (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
- refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
- being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
noun
- (programming) The act of invoking, such as a function call.
- The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence of some superior being, especially prayer offered to a divine being.
- (chiefly law) A call or summons, especially a judicial call, demand, or order.
- (law) An act of invoking or claiming a legal right.
- the act of appealing for help
- calling up a spirit or devil
- an incantation used in conjuring or summoning a devil
- a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
noun
- (programming) A process that makes a computable/addressable object out of a non-computable/addressable one; or a concrete class out of a generic one.
- The consideration of an abstract thing as if it were concrete, or of an inanimate object as if it were living.
- (linguistics) The transformation of a natural-language statement into a form in which its actions and events are quantifiable variables.
- The consideration of a human being as an impersonal object.
- regarding something abstract as a material thing
- representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality
noun
- (computing) The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.
- A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.
- The act or process of declaring.
- An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.
- (cricket) The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.
- (law) In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff's cause of action, including the facts necessary to sustain a proper cause of action, and to advise the defendant of the grounds upon which he is being sued.
- a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
- (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
- a formal public statement
- (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction
- a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties
- a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written)
noun
- (programming) The scope within which a variable or function is able to be accessed directly.
- (uncountable) The condition of being visible.
- (countable) The degree to which things may be seen.
- capability of providing a clear unobstructed view
- degree of exposure to public notice
- quality or fact or degree of being visible; perceptible by the eye or obvious to the eye
noun
name
verb
- (programming) To access the value or object located in a memory location addressed by a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value being referenced by something else.
- (computing, *nix) To operate on the file or directory pointed to by a symbolic link, rather than on the link itself.
- (computing, *nix) To dissolve a symbolic link by replacing it with a copy of its target.
noun
verb
- (transitive, programming) To give (a value) to a variable.
- (LGBTQ) To categorize (someone) as belonging to the male or female sex.
- (transitive) To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
- (transitive, law) To transfer (property, a legal right, etc.) from one person to another.
- (transitive) To appoint or select (someone) for some office.
- (transitive) To attribute or sort (something) into categories.
- (transitive) To allot or give (something) as a task.
- attribute or credit to
- give out
- give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
- select something or someone for a specific purpose
- decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
- attribute or give
- transfer one's right to
- make undue claims to having
noun
verb
- (computing) To assign an initial value to a variable.
- To assign initial values to something.
- (computing) To prepare any hardware (such as a printer or scanner) for use.
- (computing) To format a storage medium prior to use.
- assign an initial value to a computer program
- divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
verb
- (programming, transitive) To obtain a pointer to an object created in storage occupied by an existing object of the same type, even if it has const or reference members.
- To wash; to wash, and to smooth with a flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron.
- (money) To disguise the source of (ill-gotten wealth) by various means.
- cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water
- convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones
noun
verb
- (programming, intransitive) Of an array: to lose its type and dimensions and be reduced to a pointer, for example when passed to a function.
- (transitive) To cause to rot or deteriorate.
- (intransitive, electronics, of storage media or the data on them) To undergo bit rot, that is, gradual degradation.
- (intransitive, computing, of software) To undergo software rot, that is, to fail to be updated in a changing environment, so as to eventually become legacy or obsolete.
- (intransitive, aviation) Loss of airspeed due to drag.
- (intransitive, transitive, physics, of a quantum system) To undergo optical decay, that is, to relax to a less excited state, usually by emitting a photon or phonon.
- (intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.
- (intransitive, of organic material) To rot, to go bad.
- (intransitive, physics, of a satellite's orbit) To undergo prolonged reduction in altitude (above the orbited body).
- (intransitive, transitive, physics, chemistry, of an unstable atom) To change by undergoing fission, by emitting radiation, or by capturing or losing one or more electrons; to undergo radioactive decay.
- fall into decay or ruin
- lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
- undergo decay or decomposition
noun
- (physics) Radioactive decay; decomposition of an atom or its nucleus.
- (programming) Array decay.
- Deterioration of condition; loss of status, quality, strength, or fortune.
- Continuous decrease of a quantity.
- (biology) Rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action.
- (physics) Particle decay; decomposition of a sub-atomic particle.
- the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation
- the organic phenomenon of rotting
- a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
- the process of gradually becoming inferior
- an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying
verb
adj
- Not focused straight at the target or subject; whose true aim appears secondary or obscure.
- Not involving the quickest, shortest, or most convenient path; oblique.
- Figuratively
- (mathematics, logic, of a proof) Employing argument by contradiction; making use the law of the excluded middle; arguing via the contrapositive.
- Not of obvious or immediate cause, but as a secondary result.
- Not direct:
- extended senses; not direct in manner or language or behavior or action
- not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination
- having intervening factors or persons or influences
- descended from a common ancestor but through different lines
- not as a direct effect or consequence
noun
verb
- (computing) To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
- (computing) To be chained to another data item.
- (transitive, computing, rare, associated with Acorn Computers) To load and automatically run (a program).
- (intransitive) To link multiple items together.
- (figurative) To connect as if with a chain, due to dependence, addiction, or other feelings
- (transitive) To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.
- (figurative) To obligate.
- (transitive) To secure someone with fetters.
- (transitive) To fasten something with a chain.
- (transitive) To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.
- fasten or secure with chains
- connect or arrange into a chain by linking
noun
- A livery collar, a chain of office.
- (algebraic topology, homological algebra, more generally) An element of a group (or module) in a chain complex.
- A unit of length, exactly equal to 22 yards, which is 4 rods or 100 links, and approximately equal to 20.12 metres; the length of a Gunter's surveying chain; the length of a cricket pitch.
- That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.
- A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.
- A series of interconnected things.
- (weaving) The warp threads of a web.
- (British) A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).
- (surveying) A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.
- A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
- (surveying) A long measuring tape.
- (mathematics, set theory, order theory) A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.
- (nautical, in the plural) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.
- (algebraic topology, originally) A formal sum of cells in a CW complex of a certain dimension k (in which case the formal sums are called k'''-chains); a formal sum of simplices or cubes of a certain dimension in a simplical complex or cubical complex (respectively).
- (organic chemistry, physical chemistry) A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.
- a unit of length
- a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
- (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
- anything that acts as a restraint
- a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament
- a necklace made by stringing objects together
- a linked or connected series of objects
- (business) a number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership
- a series of hills or mountains
verb
- (transitive, programming) To explicitly establish the existence of (a variable, function, etc.) without necessarily describing its content.
- (card games) To show one's cards in order to score.
- (intransitive, politics) For a constituency in an election to officially announce the result
- (grand strategy games, slang) to declare war [with on]
- (transitive) To inform government customs or taxation officials of goods one is importing or of income, expenses, or other circumstances affecting one's taxes.
- (cricket) The decision of the captain to let the bowling side bat in test cricket to save time without being all out.
- (Christianity, particularly Evangelicalism) To state that a thing shall happen or affirm a condition in the hopes of seeing it happen spiritually, in contrast to prayer which takes the form of a request.
- (transitive, intransitive) To assert or announce formally, officially, explicitly, or emphatically.
- state firmly
- designate (a trump suit or no-trump) with the final bid of a hand
- authorize payments of
- proclaim one's support, sympathy, or opinion for or against
- announce publicly or officially
- declare to be
- state emphatically and authoritatively
- make a declaration (of dutiable goods) to a customs official
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adj
- (computing, of a variable or identifier) Having limited scope (either lexical or dynamic); only accessible within a certain portion of a program.
- (group theory, of a property of an infinite group) Satisfied by every finitely generated subgroup.
- (topology) Satisfied by at least one open neighborhood of every point.
- (computing, of a resource) Connected directly to a particular computer, processor, etc.; able to be accessed offline.
- (algebra, of a ring) Having a unique maximal (left) ideal.
- (topology) Satisfied by arbitrarily small open neighborhoods of every point.
- (group theory, of a property of a finite group) Detectable from the behavior of the normalizers of the nontrivial p-subgroups.
- (algebra, algebraic geometry, of a property P of a ring R (or an R-module M)) Such that the following conditions are equivalent: (1) P holds for R (M); (2) P holds for the localization R_p (M_p) for all prime ideals p of R; (3) P holds for the localization R_m (M_m) for all maximal ideals m of R.
- (medicine) Of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism.
- From or in a nearby location.
- Descended from an indigenous population.
- affecting only a restricted part or area of the body
- of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood
- relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
adv
noun
- (colloquial, medicine) Clipping of local anesthetic.
- (programming) A locally scoped identifier.
- A person who lives in or near a given place.
- (rail transport) Clipping of local train.
- A branch of a nationwide organization such as a trade union.
- (British) One's nearest or regularly frequented public house or bar.
- (fandom slang, derogatory) A Twitter user who is not a part of Stan Twitter.
- (finance) An independent trader who acts for themselves rather than on behalf of investors.
- (US, slang, journalism) An item of news relating to the place where the newspaper is published.
- public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
- anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body
adj
- (programming, of a variable) Having a value that is changeable during program execution.
- (astrology) Being one of the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, associated with adaptability, flexibility and sympathy.
- Changeable, dynamic, evolutive; inclined to change, evolve, mutate.
- capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature
- tending to undergo genetic mutation
- prone to frequent change; inconstant
noun
adj
- (programming) That declares a construct.
- Serving to declare; having the quality of a declaration.
- (grammar, of a verb, sentence, or mood) Expressing truth.
- (programming) A way of programming that is most akin to just stating what is wanted, rather than having to describe how to do it. Declarative programming
- relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple in declarative statements
- relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration
noun
- Synonym of declaration (declarative statement)
- (Ithkuil linguistics) Illocution: a “performative” statement which. by its utterance/publication, creates a change of state (at least psychologically) for the addressees (i.e., a declaration, announcement, edict, etc.)
- a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact
adj
- (programming) Of a function or method, that does not return a value; being a procedure rather than a function.
- Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.
- Having no incumbent; unoccupied; said of offices etc.
- (bridge) Having no cards in a particular suit.
- (with of) Being without; destitute; devoid.
- Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul.
- Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification.
- Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.
- lacking any legal or binding force
- containing nothing
noun
- (fluid mechanics) A pocket of vapour inside a fluid flow, created by cavitation.
- (Internet slang, humorous, endearing) A black cat.
- (medicine, urology) An instance of urination.
- An empty space; a vacuum.
- A cavity or empty space caused by water erosion.
- (astronomy) An extended region of space containing no galaxies.
- (materials science) A collection of adjacent vacancies inside a crystal lattice.
- (construction) An empty space between floors or walls, including false separations and planned gaps between a building and its facade.
- (bridge) The lack of cards in a particular suit.
- An empty place; a location that has nothing useful.
- an empty area or space
- the state of nonexistence
verb
- (transitive, medicine) Synonym of empty (verb).
- To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge.
- (transitive) To make invalid or worthless.
- clear (a room, house, place) of occupants or empty or clear (a place or receptacle) of something
- declare invalid
- take away the legal force of or render ineffective
- excrete or discharge from the body
adj
noun
adj
- (object-oriented programming) Not subclassable; from which one cannot inherit.
- Of a road: having an asphalt or macadamised surface.
- Closed by a seal (something to prevent leakage).
- Preventing entrance.
- covered with a waterproof coating
- closed or secured with or as if with a seal
- apply a non-porous coating to something so as to ensure it is impervious
- determined irrevocably
- (of walls) covered with a coat of plaster
- undisclosed for the time being
- established irrevocably