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noun
- (programming) Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.
- A group of hedgehogs.
- Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle.
- Clothing and ornamentation; raiment.
- A large collection.
- A microarray.
- (military) A militia.
- An orderly series, arrangement or sequence.
- (law) A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impanelled in a cause; the panel itself; or the whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.
- (mathematics) A matrix.
- A collection laid out to be viewed in full.
- an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics
- an orderly arrangement
- especially fine or decorative clothing
- an impressive display
verb
- To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.
- To lay out in an orderly arrangement; to deploy or marshal.
- (law) To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them one at a time.
- lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
- align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
noun
- (computing) An alternative keymap accessed through a modifier key or toggle.
- An item of clothing worn under or over another.
- A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
- A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.
- A hen kept to lay eggs; a breed of chicken bred to maximize laying output.
- (networking) One of the seven network switch pieces in the Open Systems Interconnection model: application, presentation, session, transport, network, data link, and physical.
- One of the items in a hierarchy.
- A person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager.
- (computer graphics, by analogy to a stack of transparencies) One in a stack of (initially transparent) drawing surfaces that comprise an image; used to keep elements of an image separate so that they can be modified independently from one another.
- A mature female bird, insect, etc. that is able to lay eggs.
- A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
- an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
- thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
- a hen that lays eggs
- a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
- single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
verb
noun
- (programming, data structures) A data structure that represents multiple text strings.
- (physics, string theory) One of Multiple simultaneously vibrating strings.
- (CAD) A component of a model representing multiple parallel strings or lines.
- A musical instrument designed to have multiple strings played simultaneously.
adj
noun
- (computing, databases) A set of keys (unique identifiers) used to distinguish the rows of data being traversed by a cursor.
- (computing, telegraphy) An input device whose few keys can be pressed in many combinations, often simultaneously, to enter different commands or characters.
- (rare) A collection of keys on a typewriter or keyboard.
noun
- (programming) A data structure that has the semantics of an array of arrays, all of which may be indexed with values of any data type, usually with a supporting syntax built-into a programming language.
- (programming) A data structure consisting of a vector of vectors, in the case of a 2-dimensional array, or, in the case of an N-dimensional array, a vector of multidimensional arrays of degree N minus 1, thereby allowing the simulation of a N-dimensional grid of storage locations using an underlying memory architecture in which storage is addressed in a linear fashion.
- (programming) Any abstraction, usually a memory-resident data structure, that addresses storage locations via an N-dimensional coordinate space.
verb
- (computing) To be chained to another data item.
- (computing) To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
- (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
- (programming) A locally scoped identifier.
- (colloquial, medicine) Clipping of local anesthetic.
- 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
- (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
- (programming) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
- (genetics) A different sequence of a gene (locus).
- (linguistics, lexicography) One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.
- Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
- a variable quantity that is random
- an event that departs from expectations
- something a little different from others of the same type
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
adj
noun
- (computing, especially programming and databases) An integer or other key indicating the location of data, e.g. within an array, vector, database table, associative array, or hash table.
- (computing, databases) A data structure that improves the performance of operations on a table.
- (mathematics) A raised suffix indicating a power.
- (typography) A symbol resembling a pointing hand, used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.
- (sciences) A number representing a property or ratio; a coefficient.
- A sign; an indication; a token.
- That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
- A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.
- (linguistics) A type of noun where the meaning of the form changes with respect to the context; e.g., 'Today's newspaper' is an indexical form since its referent will differ depending on the context. See also icon and symbol.
- (algebra, index of a subgroup) The number of cosets that exist.
- An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
- (economics) A single number calculated from an array of prices or of quantities.
- The index finger; the forefinger.
- the finger next to the thumb
- a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
- an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed
- a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
- a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
verb
- (computing) To access a value in a data container by an index.
- To measure by an associated value.
- (transitive) To arrange an index for something, especially a long text.
- (linguistics, transitive) To be indexical for (some situation or state of affairs); to indicate.
- To inventory; to take stock.
- (chiefly economics) To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.
- (mechanical engineering, transitive) To use a mechanism to move an object to a precise location.
- adjust through indexation
- list in an index
- provide with an index
noun
- (programming) A data type that allows variables to have any of a predefined set of values.
- A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.
- The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
- A list; especially, a numbered list.
- A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.
- a numbered list
- the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
adj
- (computing) Addressable by a key more complex than an integer index.
- Pertaining to, resulting from, or characterised by association; capable of associating; tending to associate or unite.
- (algebra, of a binary operator *) Such that, for any operands a,b and c, (a*b)*c=a*(b*c); (of a ring, etc.) whose multiplication operation is associative.
- characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
noun
- (countable, programming) A data structure that can store any of various types of item, but only one at a time.
- (countable) A trade union; a workers' union.
- (historical) An affiliation of several parishes for joint support and management of their poor; also the jointly-owned workhouse.
- (countable, set theory) The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
- (countable) The act or state of marriage.
- (countable) An association of students at a university for social and/or political purposes; also in some cases a debating body.
- (countable) A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.
- (countable) The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
- (countable) Something united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
- (uncountable) The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.
- the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
- healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones
- a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)
- an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
- the act of making or becoming a single unit
- the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
- a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
- a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations
- the state of being joined or united or linked
- the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts
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verb
adj
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noun
- (computing) Ellipsis of modifier key.
- (programming) A keyword that qualifies the meaning of other code.
- (grammar) A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase. (It may be any of the following: an adjective phrase, an adverb phrase, a prepositional phrase, a noun phrase, or a subordinate clause.)
- One who, or that which, modifies.
- a person who changes something
- a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene
- a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
- a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising
verb
- (transitive, programming) To convert to a data type that can hold a larger number of distinct values.
- (transitive) To make wide or wider.
- (transitive) To broaden or extend in scope or range.
- (intransitive) To become wide or wider.
- (transitive) To let out clothes to a larger size.
- make (clothes) larger
- become broader or wider or more extensive
- extend in scope or range or area
- make wider
noun
- (programming, countable) Conversion of a value of one data type to a value of another data type.
- (uncountable) Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.
- (linguistics, semantics) The process by which the meaning of a word or other linguistic element is reinterpreted to match the grammatical context.
- (law, uncountable) Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will.
- (libertarianism) The initiation or threat of conflict; aggression.
- (countable) A specific instance of coercing.
- using force to cause something to occur
- the act of compelling by force of authority
noun
noun
- (programming) A construct used in statically-typed functional programming languages to access nested data structures.
- (optics) An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
- (by extension, figuratively) A way of looking, literally or figuratively, at something.
- (hydrology) A convex layer of fresh groundwater that floats above the denser saltwater, usually found on small coral or limestone islands and atolls.
- (anatomy) The transparent crystalline structure in the eye.
- (earth science) A body of rock, ice, or water shaped like a convex lens.
- (biology) A genus of the legume family; its bean.
- (geometry) A convex shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a lune.
- A device which focuses or defocuses other waves or radiation, such as microwave radiation, electron beams, sound waves (acoustic lenses), or explosions (explosive lenses).
- (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood
- a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
- biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina
- electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons
verb
adj
- (programming, of a function) Having or relating to the ability to take multiple data types for a single parameter.
- (chemistry) Relating to a compound that can crystallizes into two or more distinct forms (e.g. carbon, which can crystalize into coal, graphite, diamond, etc.)
- Relating to polymorphism (any sense), able to have several shapes or forms.
- relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population
- having or occurring in several distinct forms
- relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms
noun
- (programming) A technique for arbitrarily traversing an aggregate data structure and updating its contents. See zipper (data structure).
- (slang) A scar on a person's body.
- A pressure-sensitive plastic closure, as on a Ziploc bag.
- (chiefly US, Australia) A zip fastener.
- (biochemistry) A leucine zipper.
- A zipline.
- (BDSM) A string of clothes pegs or clips attached to the body and then quickly pulled off.
- a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
verb
noun
- (programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
- A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
- A specific blend of whisky.
- (music) The tone of voice or sound in music.
- (mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
- A particular way of phrasing an idea.
- A colloquialism or idiom.
- (biology, manufacturing) The act of pressing or squeezing out.
- The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
- (biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein.
- (mostly preceded by with) Emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader.
- the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
- a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- (genetics) the process of expressing a gene
- a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
- a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
- the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
- the style of expressing yourself
- expression without words
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verb
- (transitive, programming) To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.
- (of a person or eyes) To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.
- (intransitive) To get narrower.
- (knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
- (transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
- define clearly
- become tight or as if tight
- become more focused on an area of activity or field of study
- make or become more narrow or restricted
adj
- Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
- (figuratively) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
- Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
- Having a small margin or degree.
- (phonetics) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; distinguished from wide.
- Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
- Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
- Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted
- (computing) Of or supporting only those text characters that can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.
- lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
- not wide
- very limited in degree
- characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
- limited in extent or scope
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noun
- (programming) A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
- (linguistics) An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
- A simple-minded person.
- (mathematics) A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.
- Primitive or primeval nature; the innate, instinctive element within a person; the deep, instinctive, precultural layer of human nature.
- Natural or premodern environment or conditions; life lacking modern technology and society.
- A member of a primitive society.
- (programming) Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.
- A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
- a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
- a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
- a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms
adj
- Relating to an art style characterized by asymmetrical shapes and faded colors.
- Crude, obsolete.
- (mathematics) Not derived from another of the same type
- (grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived.
- (biology) Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
- Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
- Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
- used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies
- little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
- of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
- belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
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adj
noun
- (object-oriented programming) Way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.
- (printing) Typesetting.
- (mathematics) Applying a function to the result of another.
- (linguistics) The formation of compound words from separate words.
- Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
- A mixture or compound; the result of composing.
- A work of music, literature or art.
- The general makeup of a thing or person.
- The proportion of different parts to make a whole.
- (law) an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.
- The act of putting together; assembly.
- (physics) The compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.
- (painting, photography) The arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.
- (chess) A puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with a particular task.
- An essay.
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
- musical creation
- the act of creating written works
- art and technique of printing with movable type
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
- a mixture of ingredients
- a musical work that has been created
noun
- (databases) A primary key.
- A guidebook that helps determine the specific class of an object (such as a mushroom, herb, fish, bird, drug, or mineral), or its individual identity (such as that of a star).
- (programming, operating systems) A formal name used in source code to refer to a variable, function, procedure, package, etc. or in an operating system to refer to a process, user, group, etc.
- (HTML) A code that distinguishes a particular element from all other elements in a document.
- One who identifies as a particular type or role; one who says and believes that they are a certain thing.
- Someone who identifies; a person who establishes the identity of someone or something.
- Something that identifies or uniquely points to something or someone else.
- a symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it
noun
- (software engineering) Initialism of data access object, a design pattern.
- (cryptocurrencies, Web3) Acronym of decentralized autonomous organization, an autonomous entity based on smart contracts on a blockchain.
- (computing) Initialism of disk-at-once, an optical disk recording mode.
- (petrochemistry) Initialism of de-asphalted oil, a crude oil refinery process stream.
- (firearms) Initialism of double action only, a trigger mechanism for revolving cylinder and semi-automatic firearms.
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- (databases, of a key) Having no meaning in itself, such as an automatically generated sequential identifier.
- (biology) Growing as an exogen, by successive additions to the outside.
- (medicine, of a disease) Having a cause external to the infected organism.
- (biology, dermatology, uncommon) Related to the exogen growth phase.
- (economics, of a model) Being or relating to a change that comes from outside the model and is not explained by the model.
- (biology) Produced or originating outside of the referent organism.
- derived or originating externally
verb
- (transitive) To add codes to (a data set).
- To categorise by assigning identifiers from a schedule, for example CPT coding for medical insurance purposes.
- (cryptography) To encode.
- (informal, healthcare) To call a hospital emergency code.
- (genetics, intransitive) To encode a protein.
- (informal, healthcare) Of a patient, to suffer a sudden medical emergency (a code blue) such as cardiac arrest.
- (computing) To write software programs.
- attach a code to
- convert ordinary language into code
noun
- By synecdoche: a codeword, code point, an encoded representation of a character, symbol, or other entity.
- A short textual designation, often with little relation to the item it represents.
- Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject.
- Alternative form of cod.
- (cryptography) A cryptographic system using a codebook that converts words or phrases into codewords.
- A message represented by rules intended to conceal its meaning.
- (scientific programming) A program.
- (linguistics) A particular lect or language variety.
- A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.
- (programming, uncountable) Instructions for a computer, written in a programming language; the input of a translator, an interpreter or a browser, namely: source code, machine code, bytecode.
- A set of rules for converting information into another form or representation.
- (medicine) An emergency requiring situation-trained members of the staff.
- (informal) A set of unwritten rules that bind a social group.
- (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
- a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
- a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
- a series of letters, numbers or symbols assigned to something for the purpose of classification or identification
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verb
- To identify one as being of a specific type because of one's appearance, colour, religion etc.
- (acting) To cast an actor in the same kind of role repeatedly.
- (printing, historical) To found type in a mold.
- (programming) To cast (change of data type of a variable or object).
- cast repeatedly in the same kind of role
- identify as belonging to a certain type
noun
- (computing) A storage space in a hash table for every item sharing a particular key.
- (basketball, informal) A field goal.
- (informal, chiefly in the plural) A great deal of anything.
- (slang, humorous) A helmet.
- (MTE, slang, derogatory) Someone who habitually uses crack cocaine.
- (aviation, mechanical engineering, uncommon) A turbine blade driven by hot gas or steam.
- (informal, chiefly in the plural) A large amount of liquid.
- (slang) An old vehicle that is not in good working order.
- (variation management) A mechanism for avoiding the allocation of targets in cases of mismanagement.
- (basketball, informal) The basket.
- A bucket bag.
- The pitcher in certain orchids.
- The leather socket for holding the whip when driving, or for the carbine or lance when mounted.
- Part of a piece of machinery that resembles a bucket (container).
- A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items.
- The amount held in this container.
- the quantity contained in a bucket
- a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
verb
- (transitive) To ride (a horse) hard or mercilessly.
- (transitive) To draw or lift in, or as if in, buckets.
- (transitive) To place inside a bucket.
- (transitive, UK, US, rowing) To make, or cause to make (the recovery), with a certain hurried or unskillful forward swing of the body.
- (intransitive, informal) To rain heavily.
- (computing, transitive) To categorize (data) by splitting it into buckets, or groups of related items.
- (intransitive, informal) To travel very quickly.
- (transitive, Australia, slang) To criticize vehemently; to denigrate.
- put into a bucket
- carry in a bucket
noun
- (programming) The region of program source code in which a given identifier is meaningful, or a given object can be accessed.
- (linguistics) The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.
- The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
- (weaponry) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
- (logic) The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.
- Potential range of action; degree of freedom; opportunity.
- (medicine, colloquial) Any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
- Ellipsis of any word ending in -scope, such as endoscope, periscope, telescope, microscope, oscilloscope, and so on.
- the state of the environment in which a situation exists
- a magnifier of images of distant objects
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
- electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
verb
- To define the scope of something.
- (informal) To examine under a microscope.
- (programming) To limit (an object or variable) to a certain region of program source code.
- (birdwatching, informal) To observe a bird using a spotting scope.
- (medicine, colloquial) To perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
- (informal, transitive) To perform a cursory investigation of; scope out.
noun
- (programming) Any set of information that affects the code of a computer program.
- A business, firm or enterprise; a company.
- A worry; a sense that something may be wrong; an identification of a possible problem.
- That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
- The placement of interest or worry on a subject.
- The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person.
- something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
- a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
- an anxious feeling
- a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
- something that interests you because it is important or affects you
verb
noun
- (programming) A subordinate piece of code which, given some initial parameters, will generate multiple output values on request.
- (mathematics) An element of a group that is used in the presentation of the group: one of the elements from which the others can be inferred with the given relators.
- (music) The principal sound or sounds by which others are produced; the fundamental note or root of the common chord; -- see also generating tone.
- Especially, a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
- (geometry) One of the lines of a ruled surface; more generally, an element of some family of linear spaces.
- A piece of apparatus, equipment, etc, to convert or change energy from one form to another.
- (chemistry) An apparatus in which vapour or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort etc.
- (music) An interval that is repeatedly stacked to obtain other pitches in tuning systems or scales.
- someone who originates or causes or initiates something
- an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas
- an electronic device for producing a signal voltage
- engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction
noun
- (programming) Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.
- A group of hedgehogs.
- Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in regular lines; hence, order of battle.
- Clothing and ornamentation; raiment.
- A large collection.
- A microarray.
- (military) A militia.
- An orderly series, arrangement or sequence.
- (law) A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper officer, of a jury as impanelled in a cause; the panel itself; or the whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.
- (mathematics) A matrix.
- A collection laid out to be viewed in full.
- an arrangement of aerials spaced to give desired directional characteristics
- an orderly arrangement
- especially fine or decorative clothing
- an impressive display
verb
- To clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.
- To lay out in an orderly arrangement; to deploy or marshal.
- (law) To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a cause; that is, to call them one at a time.
- lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
- align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
noun
- (computing) An alternative keymap accessed through a modifier key or toggle.
- An item of clothing worn under or over another.
- A (usually) horizontal deposit; a stratum.
- A shoot of a plant, laid underground for growth.
- A hen kept to lay eggs; a breed of chicken bred to maximize laying output.
- (networking) One of the seven network switch pieces in the Open Systems Interconnection model: application, presentation, session, transport, network, data link, and physical.
- One of the items in a hierarchy.
- A person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager.
- (computer graphics, by analogy to a stack of transparencies) One in a stack of (initially transparent) drawing surfaces that comprise an image; used to keep elements of an image separate so that they can be modified independently from one another.
- A mature female bird, insect, etc. that is able to lay eggs.
- A single thickness of some material covering a surface.
- an abstract place usually conceived as having depth
- thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
- a hen that lays eggs
- a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another
- single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
verb
noun
- (programming, data structures) A data structure that represents multiple text strings.
- (physics, string theory) One of Multiple simultaneously vibrating strings.
- (CAD) A component of a model representing multiple parallel strings or lines.
- A musical instrument designed to have multiple strings played simultaneously.
adj
noun
- (computing, databases) A set of keys (unique identifiers) used to distinguish the rows of data being traversed by a cursor.
- (computing, telegraphy) An input device whose few keys can be pressed in many combinations, often simultaneously, to enter different commands or characters.
- (rare) A collection of keys on a typewriter or keyboard.
noun
- (programming) A data structure that has the semantics of an array of arrays, all of which may be indexed with values of any data type, usually with a supporting syntax built-into a programming language.
- (programming) A data structure consisting of a vector of vectors, in the case of a 2-dimensional array, or, in the case of an N-dimensional array, a vector of multidimensional arrays of degree N minus 1, thereby allowing the simulation of a N-dimensional grid of storage locations using an underlying memory architecture in which storage is addressed in a linear fashion.
- (programming) Any abstraction, usually a memory-resident data structure, that addresses storage locations via an N-dimensional coordinate space.
noun
- (programming) A locally scoped identifier.
- (colloquial, medicine) Clipping of local anesthetic.
- 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
- (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
- (programming) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
- (genetics) A different sequence of a gene (locus).
- (linguistics, lexicography) One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.
- Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
- a variable quantity that is random
- an event that departs from expectations
- something a little different from others of the same type
- (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
adj
noun
- (computing, especially programming and databases) An integer or other key indicating the location of data, e.g. within an array, vector, database table, associative array, or hash table.
- (computing, databases) A data structure that improves the performance of operations on a table.
- (mathematics) A raised suffix indicating a power.
- (typography) A symbol resembling a pointing hand, used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.
- (sciences) A number representing a property or ratio; a coefficient.
- A sign; an indication; a token.
- That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
- A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.
- (linguistics) A type of noun where the meaning of the form changes with respect to the context; e.g., 'Today's newspaper' is an indexical form since its referent will differ depending on the context. See also icon and symbol.
- (algebra, index of a subgroup) The number of cosets that exist.
- An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
- (economics) A single number calculated from an array of prices or of quantities.
- The index finger; the forefinger.
- the finger next to the thumb
- a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
- an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed
- a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
- a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
verb
- (computing) To access a value in a data container by an index.
- To measure by an associated value.
- (transitive) To arrange an index for something, especially a long text.
- (linguistics, transitive) To be indexical for (some situation or state of affairs); to indicate.
- To inventory; to take stock.
- (chiefly economics) To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.
- (mechanical engineering, transitive) To use a mechanism to move an object to a precise location.
- adjust through indexation
- list in an index
- provide with an index
noun
- (programming) A data type that allows variables to have any of a predefined set of values.
- A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.
- The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
- A list; especially, a numbered list.
- A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.
- a numbered list
- the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
noun
- (countable, programming) A data structure that can store any of various types of item, but only one at a time.
- (countable) A trade union; a workers' union.
- (historical) An affiliation of several parishes for joint support and management of their poor; also the jointly-owned workhouse.
- (countable, set theory) The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
- (countable) The act or state of marriage.
- (countable) An association of students at a university for social and/or political purposes; also in some cases a debating body.
- (countable) A joint or other connection uniting parts of machinery, such as pipes.
- (countable) The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
- (countable) Something united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
- (uncountable) The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony.
- the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
- healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones
- a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)
- an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
- the act of making or becoming a single unit
- the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
- a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
- a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations
- the state of being joined or united or linked
- the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts
adj
verb
noun
- (computing) Ellipsis of modifier key.
- (programming) A keyword that qualifies the meaning of other code.
- (grammar) A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase. (It may be any of the following: an adjective phrase, an adverb phrase, a prepositional phrase, a noun phrase, or a subordinate clause.)
- One who, or that which, modifies.
- a person who changes something
- a gene that modifies the effect produced by another gene
- a content word that qualifies the meaning of a noun or verb
- a moderator who makes less extreme or uncompromising
noun
- (programming, countable) Conversion of a value of one data type to a value of another data type.
- (uncountable) Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing.
- (linguistics, semantics) The process by which the meaning of a word or other linguistic element is reinterpreted to match the grammatical context.
- (law, uncountable) Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will.
- (libertarianism) The initiation or threat of conflict; aggression.
- (countable) A specific instance of coercing.
- using force to cause something to occur
- the act of compelling by force of authority
noun
noun
- (programming) A construct used in statically-typed functional programming languages to access nested data structures.
- (optics) An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
- (by extension, figuratively) A way of looking, literally or figuratively, at something.
- (hydrology) A convex layer of fresh groundwater that floats above the denser saltwater, usually found on small coral or limestone islands and atolls.
- (anatomy) The transparent crystalline structure in the eye.
- (earth science) A body of rock, ice, or water shaped like a convex lens.
- (biology) A genus of the legume family; its bean.
- (geometry) A convex shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a lune.
- A device which focuses or defocuses other waves or radiation, such as microwave radiation, electron beams, sound waves (acoustic lenses), or explosions (explosive lenses).
- (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood
- a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
- biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina
- electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons
verb
noun
- (programming) A technique for arbitrarily traversing an aggregate data structure and updating its contents. See zipper (data structure).
- (slang) A scar on a person's body.
- A pressure-sensitive plastic closure, as on a Ziploc bag.
- (chiefly US, Australia) A zip fastener.
- (biochemistry) A leucine zipper.
- A zipline.
- (BDSM) A string of clothes pegs or clips attached to the body and then quickly pulled off.
- a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
verb
noun
- (programming) A piece of code in a high-level language that returns a value.
- A facial appearance usually associated with an emotion.
- A specific blend of whisky.
- (music) The tone of voice or sound in music.
- (mathematics) An arrangement of symbols denoting values, operations performed on them, and grouping symbols.
- A particular way of phrasing an idea.
- A colloquialism or idiom.
- (biology, manufacturing) The act of pressing or squeezing out.
- The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.
- (biology) The process of translating a gene into a protein.
- (mostly preceded by with) Emotional involvement or engagement in a text read aloud rendered by the voice of the reciter or the reader.
- the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing
- a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
- the feelings expressed on a person's face
- (genetics) the process of expressing a gene
- a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit
- a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
- the communication (in speech or writing) of your beliefs or opinions
- the style of expressing yourself
- expression without words
noun
- (programming) A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
- (linguistics) An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
- A simple-minded person.
- (mathematics) A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.
- Primitive or primeval nature; the innate, instinctive element within a person; the deep, instinctive, precultural layer of human nature.
- Natural or premodern environment or conditions; life lacking modern technology and society.
- A member of a primitive society.
- (programming) Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.
- A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
- a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
- a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
- a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms
adj
- Relating to an art style characterized by asymmetrical shapes and faded colors.
- Crude, obsolete.
- (mathematics) Not derived from another of the same type
- (grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived.
- (biology) Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
- Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
- Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
- used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies
- little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
- of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
- belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
noun
adj
noun
- (object-oriented programming) Way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.
- (printing) Typesetting.
- (mathematics) Applying a function to the result of another.
- (linguistics) The formation of compound words from separate words.
- Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
- A mixture or compound; the result of composing.
- A work of music, literature or art.
- The general makeup of a thing or person.
- The proportion of different parts to make a whole.
- (law) an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.
- The act of putting together; assembly.
- (physics) The compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.
- (painting, photography) The arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.
- (chess) A puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with a particular task.
- An essay.
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
- something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole
- musical creation
- the act of creating written works
- art and technique of printing with movable type
- the way in which someone or something is composed
- the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
- a mixture of ingredients
- a musical work that has been created
noun
- (databases) A primary key.
- A guidebook that helps determine the specific class of an object (such as a mushroom, herb, fish, bird, drug, or mineral), or its individual identity (such as that of a star).
- (programming, operating systems) A formal name used in source code to refer to a variable, function, procedure, package, etc. or in an operating system to refer to a process, user, group, etc.
- (HTML) A code that distinguishes a particular element from all other elements in a document.
- One who identifies as a particular type or role; one who says and believes that they are a certain thing.
- Someone who identifies; a person who establishes the identity of someone or something.
- Something that identifies or uniquely points to something or someone else.
- a symbol that establishes the identity of the one bearing it
noun
- (software engineering) Initialism of data access object, a design pattern.
- (cryptocurrencies, Web3) Acronym of decentralized autonomous organization, an autonomous entity based on smart contracts on a blockchain.
- (computing) Initialism of disk-at-once, an optical disk recording mode.
- (petrochemistry) Initialism of de-asphalted oil, a crude oil refinery process stream.
- (firearms) Initialism of double action only, a trigger mechanism for revolving cylinder and semi-automatic firearms.
name
noun
verb
- To identify one as being of a specific type because of one's appearance, colour, religion etc.
- (acting) To cast an actor in the same kind of role repeatedly.
- (printing, historical) To found type in a mold.
- (programming) To cast (change of data type of a variable or object).
- cast repeatedly in the same kind of role
- identify as belonging to a certain type
noun
- (computing) A storage space in a hash table for every item sharing a particular key.
- (basketball, informal) A field goal.
- (informal, chiefly in the plural) A great deal of anything.
- (slang, humorous) A helmet.
- (MTE, slang, derogatory) Someone who habitually uses crack cocaine.
- (aviation, mechanical engineering, uncommon) A turbine blade driven by hot gas or steam.
- (informal, chiefly in the plural) A large amount of liquid.
- (slang) An old vehicle that is not in good working order.
- (variation management) A mechanism for avoiding the allocation of targets in cases of mismanagement.
- (basketball, informal) The basket.
- A bucket bag.
- The pitcher in certain orchids.
- The leather socket for holding the whip when driving, or for the carbine or lance when mounted.
- Part of a piece of machinery that resembles a bucket (container).
- A container made of rigid material, often with a handle, used to carry liquids or small items.
- The amount held in this container.
- the quantity contained in a bucket
- a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
verb
- (transitive) To ride (a horse) hard or mercilessly.
- (transitive) To draw or lift in, or as if in, buckets.
- (transitive) To place inside a bucket.
- (transitive, UK, US, rowing) To make, or cause to make (the recovery), with a certain hurried or unskillful forward swing of the body.
- (intransitive, informal) To rain heavily.
- (computing, transitive) To categorize (data) by splitting it into buckets, or groups of related items.
- (intransitive, informal) To travel very quickly.
- (transitive, Australia, slang) To criticize vehemently; to denigrate.
- put into a bucket
- carry in a bucket
noun
- (programming) The region of program source code in which a given identifier is meaningful, or a given object can be accessed.
- (linguistics) The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.
- The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
- (weaponry) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
- (logic) The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.
- Potential range of action; degree of freedom; opportunity.
- (medicine, colloquial) Any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
- Ellipsis of any word ending in -scope, such as endoscope, periscope, telescope, microscope, oscilloscope, and so on.
- the state of the environment in which a situation exists
- a magnifier of images of distant objects
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
- electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
verb
- To define the scope of something.
- (informal) To examine under a microscope.
- (programming) To limit (an object or variable) to a certain region of program source code.
- (birdwatching, informal) To observe a bird using a spotting scope.
- (medicine, colloquial) To perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
- (informal, transitive) To perform a cursory investigation of; scope out.
noun
- (programming) Any set of information that affects the code of a computer program.
- A business, firm or enterprise; a company.
- A worry; a sense that something may be wrong; an identification of a possible problem.
- That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone.
- The placement of interest or worry on a subject.
- The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person.
- something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
- a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
- an anxious feeling
- a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
- something that interests you because it is important or affects you
verb
noun
- (programming) A subordinate piece of code which, given some initial parameters, will generate multiple output values on request.
- (mathematics) An element of a group that is used in the presentation of the group: one of the elements from which the others can be inferred with the given relators.
- (music) The principal sound or sounds by which others are produced; the fundamental note or root of the common chord; -- see also generating tone.
- Especially, a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.
- (geometry) One of the lines of a ruled surface; more generally, an element of some family of linear spaces.
- A piece of apparatus, equipment, etc, to convert or change energy from one form to another.
- (chemistry) An apparatus in which vapour or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort etc.
- (music) An interval that is repeatedly stacked to obtain other pitches in tuning systems or scales.
- someone who originates or causes or initiates something
- an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas
- an electronic device for producing a signal voltage
- engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction
verb
- (computing) To be chained to another data item.
- (computing) To relate data items with a chain of pointers.
- (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 convert to a data type that can hold a larger number of distinct values.
- (transitive) To make wide or wider.
- (transitive) To broaden or extend in scope or range.
- (intransitive) To become wide or wider.
- (transitive) To let out clothes to a larger size.
- make (clothes) larger
- become broader or wider or more extensive
- extend in scope or range or area
- make wider
verb
- (transitive, programming) To convert to a data type that cannot hold as many distinct values.
- (of a person or eyes) To partially lower one's eyelids in a way usually taken to suggest a defensive, aggressive or penetrating look.
- (intransitive) To get narrower.
- (knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.
- (transitive) To reduce in width or extent; to contract.
- define clearly
- become tight or as if tight
- become more focused on an area of activity or field of study
- make or become more narrow or restricted
adj
- Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.
- (figuratively) Restrictive; without flexibility or latitude.
- Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.
- Having a small margin or degree.
- (phonetics) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; distinguished from wide.
- Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.
- Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
- Contracted; of limited scope; bigoted
- (computing) Of or supporting only those text characters that can fit into the traditional 8-bit representation.
- lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view
- not wide
- very limited in degree
- characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
- limited in extent or scope
noun
verb
- (transitive) To add codes to (a data set).
- To categorise by assigning identifiers from a schedule, for example CPT coding for medical insurance purposes.
- (cryptography) To encode.
- (informal, healthcare) To call a hospital emergency code.
- (genetics, intransitive) To encode a protein.
- (informal, healthcare) Of a patient, to suffer a sudden medical emergency (a code blue) such as cardiac arrest.
- (computing) To write software programs.
- attach a code to
- convert ordinary language into code
noun
- By synecdoche: a codeword, code point, an encoded representation of a character, symbol, or other entity.
- A short textual designation, often with little relation to the item it represents.
- Any system of principles, rules or regulations relating to one subject.
- Alternative form of cod.
- (cryptography) A cryptographic system using a codebook that converts words or phrases into codewords.
- A message represented by rules intended to conceal its meaning.
- (scientific programming) A program.
- (linguistics) A particular lect or language variety.
- A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by public authority; a digest.
- (programming, uncountable) Instructions for a computer, written in a programming language; the input of a translator, an interpreter or a browser, namely: source code, machine code, bytecode.
- A set of rules for converting information into another form or representation.
- (medicine) An emergency requiring situation-trained members of the staff.
- (informal) A set of unwritten rules that bind a social group.
- (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions
- a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)
- a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy
- a series of letters, numbers or symbols assigned to something for the purpose of classification or identification
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adj
- (computing) Addressable by a key more complex than an integer index.
- Pertaining to, resulting from, or characterised by association; capable of associating; tending to associate or unite.
- (algebra, of a binary operator *) Such that, for any operands a,b and c, (a*b)*c=a*(b*c); (of a ring, etc.) whose multiplication operation is associative.
- characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
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noun
adj
- (programming, of a function) Having or relating to the ability to take multiple data types for a single parameter.
- (chemistry) Relating to a compound that can crystallizes into two or more distinct forms (e.g. carbon, which can crystalize into coal, graphite, diamond, etc.)
- Relating to polymorphism (any sense), able to have several shapes or forms.
- relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population
- having or occurring in several distinct forms
- relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms
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noun
adj
- (databases, of a key) Having no meaning in itself, such as an automatically generated sequential identifier.
- (biology) Growing as an exogen, by successive additions to the outside.
- (medicine, of a disease) Having a cause external to the infected organism.
- (biology, dermatology, uncommon) Related to the exogen growth phase.
- (economics, of a model) Being or relating to a change that comes from outside the model and is not explained by the model.
- (biology) Produced or originating outside of the referent organism.
- derived or originating externally
noun
- (programming) A locally scoped identifier.
- (colloquial, medicine) Clipping of local anesthetic.
- 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
- (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