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- (computing) The connection between a user and a machine.
- (object-oriented programming) The connection between parts of software; also the public or published sections of an object or module.
- (chemistry, physics) A thin layer or boundary between different substances or two phases of a single substance.
- (computing) The point of interconnection between systems or subsystems.
- (biochemistry) The internal surface of a coiled protein (compare exoface).
- (object-oriented programming) In some languages, a block of code declaring the interface (point of interconnection) between a class and code that interacts with it.
- The point of interconnection or contact between entities.
- (object-oriented programming) In object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.
- the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other
- (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system
- (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
- (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)
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- (computing) A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
- (music) The act of being featured in a piece of music.
- (engineering) Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet.
- (media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
- (statistics, machine learning) An individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon being observed; the input of a model.
- An important or main item.
- (linguistics) The elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.
- Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
- (archaeology) Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.
- The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.
- (film) Ellipsis of feature film.
- the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
- an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
- a prominent attribute or aspect of something
- (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind
- a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine
- the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater
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- (psychology) Initialism of User Action Framework.
- Initialism of Ukrainian Air Force.
- (UK) Unite Against Fascism.
- Ukrainian Armed Forces.
- University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
- Initialism of Uganda Athletics Federation.
- Initialism of University Admissions Finland.
- Initialism of Ukrainian Armed Forces.
- University of Alaska Fairbanks, United States.
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- Initialism of Delivery Point Validation.
- (nautical, underwater diving, military) Initialism of diver propulsion vehicle.
- (cryptography) Initialism of delegated path validation.
- (pharmacology) Initialism of dapivirine.
- (technology) Initialism of dependent pressure vessel.
- (pathology) Initialism of disabling positional vertigo.
- Initialism of distributed photovoltaic.
- (chemistry) Initialism of differential pulse voltammetry.
- (biology) Initialism of duck plague virus.
- (finance) Initialism of discounted present value.
- (rare) Initialism of dissimilarity pixel value.
- (nautical) Initialism of dynamically positioned vessel.
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- (computing, informal, intransitive) To take priority.
- (transitive) To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).
- (intransitive) To have power, coercion or control.
- (intransitive) To achieve victory.
- (transitive, Scotland) To dry by exposure to the wind.
- (transitive, mining) To extract (ore, coal, etc.).
- (transitive, informal) To defeat or surpass someone or something.
- (transitive, intransitive) To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
- (transitive) To obtain (something desired).
- (transitive) To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.
- (transitive) To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).
- (transitive) To cause a victory for someone.
- acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
- win something through one's efforts
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
- attain success or reach a desired goal
- be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
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- (computing) Initialism of application performance management/monitoring.
- (gaming, uncountable) Initialism of actions per minute.
- (military, countable) Initialism of anti-personnel mine.
- (computing, uncountable) Initialism of advanced power management.
- (transport, countable) Initialism of automated people mover.
- (finance, countable) Initialism of arbitrage pricing model.
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- (computing) Initialism of real-time computing.
- (UK, emergency services) Initialism of road traffic collision.
- (Philippines, law) Initialism of Regional Trial Court.
- (computing) Initialism of real-time control.
- (electronics) Initialism of real-time clock.
- (telecommunications) Initialism of real-time communications.
- (computing) Initialism of rational team concert.
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- (slang) Computing.
- (chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
- Abbreviation of silicon chip.
- (chemistry, countable) A single atom of this element.
- (slang) A computer processor.
- a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
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- (programming) A list of items on which user operations will take place. ᵂᵖ
- A musical piece.
- (historical) The free selection before survey of crown land in some Australian colonies under land legislation introduced in the 1860s. ᵂᵖ
- (algebra) A unary operation that denotes a subset of a relation.
- (biology) Ellipsis of natural selection.
- (biology) The stage of a genetic algorithm in which individual genomes are chosen from a population for later breeding. ᵂᵖ
- Something selected.
- (Australia) A plot of land, or farm, thus selected.
- A variety of items taken from a larger collection.
- The process or act of selecting.
- (linguistics) The ability of predicates to determine the semantic content of their arguments. ᵂᵖ
- (databases) A set of data obtained from a database using a query.
- a passage selected from a larger work
- a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
- an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
- the person or thing chosen or selected
- the act of choosing or selecting
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- (computing) An ability to perform an action on the system that can be selectively granted or denied to users.
- (law) A common law doctrine that protects certain communications from being used as evidence in court.
- (uncountable) The fact of being privileged; the status or existence of (now especially social or economic) benefit or advantage within a given society.
- An especially rare or fortunate opportunity; the good fortune (to do something).
- (countable) A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment.
- A right or immunity enjoyed by a legislative body or its members.
- (ecclesiastical law, now chiefly historical) An exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope.
- (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship
- a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
- a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
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- Design Computing and Cognition.
- Initialism of Distributed Checksum Clearinghouse.
- Data Compression Conference.
- Debian Cluster Components.
- Initialism of Doppelmayr Cable Car.
- Digital Content Creation.
- Direct Client-to-Client.
- Data Concentrator Card.
- Designing Correct Circuits.
- Data and Computer Communications.
- Digital Command Control.
- Digital Curation Centre.
- Digital Compact Cassette.
- Data Communications Committee.
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- (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.
- Initialism of direct cable connection.
- (psychotherapy) Initialism of direct client contact.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of deputy chief constable, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
- (algebra) Initialism of descending chain condition.
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- (computing) An architecture whose design is dictated by marketing considerations.
- (computing) An unfinished architecture that only exists as a figment of marketing.
- (computing) A non-technical depiction of the architecture of a system, service, product line, or organization that has been simplified or made more conceptual for use in marketing communications.
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- (computing, sometimes attributive) A kind of user interface in literate programming, allowing calculations to be interspersed with human-readable comments, diagrams, etc.
- (computing) Ellipsis of notebook computer (“laptop computer”).
- A book in which notes or memoranda are written.
- a small compact portable computer
- a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
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- (computing, figurative) A notional inhabitant of a software system; an object or a software application.
- (now historical, usually capitalized) A term of address among supporters of the French Revolution in France or elsewhere; (later, dated) a term of address among socialists and communists.
- A civilian, as opposed to a police officer, soldier, or member of some other specialized (usually state) group.
- (Christianity) A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian.
- A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties.
- An inhabitant or occupant: a member of any place.
- A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role.
- a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
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- (computing) Initialism of Time Sharing Option.
- (computing) Initialism of TCP segmentation offload.
- (aviation) Initialism of Technical Standard Order (“minimum performance standard issued by the United States Federal Aviation Administration for materials, components and processes used in civil aircraft”).
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- (transitive, computing) To present (the user) with a more basic interface.
- (cooking) To cook (food, especially fast food), particularly by lowering into hot oil to deep-fry, or by grilling.
- (transitive, music) To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
- (transitive) To cease concerning oneself over (someone or something); to have nothing more to do with (a discussion, subject, etc.).
- (intransitive, computing) To enter a more basic interface.
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot, etc.; to bring down, to shoot down; to kill.
- (intransitive, physiology, informal) Of the testicles: to hang further away from the body and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
- (transitive) To reduce; to make smaller.
- Especially in drop acid: to swallow (a drug, particularly LSD).
- (intransitive) Of a voice: to lower in timbre, often due to puberty.
- (transitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) To release (a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.) to the public.
- (intransitive) To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc.
- (intransitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) Of a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.: to enter public distribution.
- (transitive) To drip (a liquid) in drops or small amounts.
- (originally US) To (unexpectedly) lose (a competition, game, etc.).
- To lose, spend, or otherwise part with (money).
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid.
- (intransitive) To come to an end (by not being kept up); to lapse, to stop.
- (intransitive) To fall into a particular condition or state.
- (intransitive, online gaming, video games) Of an item: To appear for the player to pick up, usually after an enemy has been defeated.
- To impart (something).
- (intransitive) Usually followed by by, in, or into: of a person: to visit someone or somewhere informally or without a prior appointment.
- (intransitive) To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground.
- (rugby) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
- (transitive) To cancel or cease to participate in (a scheduled course, event, or project).
- To perform (rap music).
- (transitive) To mention (something) casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
- (transitive) To set down (someone or something) from a vehicle; to stop and deliver or deposit (someone or something); to drop off.
- (transitive) To lower (a sound, a voice, etc.) in pitch or volume.
- (transitive) To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel.
- To quickly lower or take down (one's trousers), especially in public.
- (cricket) Of a fielder: to fail to dismiss (a batsman) by accidentally dropping a batted ball that had initially been caught.
- (transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.).
- To pass or use (counterfeit cheques, money, etc.).
- (intransitive) To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.
- (transitive, ergative, also figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
- (transitive) To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.
- (intransitive) Of a song or sound: to lower in key, pitch, tempo, or other quality.
- (transitive, online gaming, video games) Of a defeated enemy or container: To leave behind an item that the player can collect.
- To play (a portion of music) in the manner of a disc jockey.
- (intransitive, gambling) To drop out of the betting.
- (transitive) Of an animal (usually a sheep): to give birth to (young); of a bird: to lay (an egg).
- (transitive) To let (a letter, etc.) fall into a postbox; hence, to send (a letter, email, or other message) in an offhand manner.
- (transitive) To dispose or get rid of (something); to lose, to remove.
- (US, Singapore, ergative, military, slang) To make someone, or be made to do push-ups or some other form of exercise on the ground as punishment.
- (intransitive) To fall behind or to the rear of a group of people, etc., as a result of not keeping up with those at the front.
- pay out
- utter with seeming casualness
- take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
- change from one level to another
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- lower the pitch of (musical notes)
- fall or descend to a lower place or level
- stop pursuing or acting
- to fall vertically
- let fall to the ground
- cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
- fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
- grow progressively worse
- stop associating with
- leave undone or leave out
- let or cause to fall in drops
- to remove
- go down in value
- lose (a game)
- omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
- give birth; used for animals
- hang loosely
- terminate an association with
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- Of women's clothes: the difference between the bust circumference and hip circumference.
- (online gaming, video games) An item made available for the player to pick up from the remains of a defeated enemy.
- (pinball) Ellipsis of drop target.
- (rugby) Ellipsis of drop kick.
- (pharmacology, chiefly in the plural) A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1).
- (agriculture) A fruit which has fallen off a tree, etc., or has been knocked off accidentally, rather than picked.
- (informal) Only used in get the drop on, have the drop on: an advantage.
- A decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate.
- (nautical) The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.
- (electrics, telecommunications) An overhead electrical line running from a utility pole to a customer's building or other premises.
- (American football) A dropped pass.
- Usually preceded by the: relegation from one division to a lower one.
- (law enforcement) The distance that a person drops when being executed by hanging.
- Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop; a lozenge.
- (theater) A curtain which falls in front of a theatrical stage; also, a section of (cloth) scenery lowered on to the stage like a curtain.
- (slang, US) An automobile with a drop-top roof, a convertible.
- Licorice in confectionery form.
- Ellipsis of drop hammer or drop press.
- The distance below a cliff or other high position through which someone or something could fall; hence, a steep slope.
- (also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- (law enforcement, informal) Preceded by the: execution by hanging.
- (music) A point in a song, usually electronic music such as dubstep, house, trance, or trap, where there is a very noticeable and pleasing change in bass, tempo, and/or overall tone; a climax, a highlight.
- A release (of music, a video game, etc).
- (Ireland, informal) A single measure of whisky.
- Of men's clothes: the difference between the chest circumference and waist circumference.
- (figuratively) A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
- (law enforcement) A trapdoor (“hinged platform”) on a gallows; a gallows itself.
- An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.
- The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
- A mechanism for lowering something, such as a machine for lowering heavy weights on to a ship's deck, or a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet, etc.
- (pharmacology) A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
- (engineering) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
- (surfing) A near vertical decent down the face of a breaking wave.
- (cricket) A place (specified by an ordinal) in the batting order after the openers.
- (architecture) An ornament resembling a pendant; a gutta.
- (American football) Ellipsis of drop-back.
- (gambling) The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.
- (chiefly British) Usually preceded by the: alcoholic spirits in general.
- (golf) Ellipsis of drop shot.
- The cover mounted on a swivel over a keyhole that rests over the keyhole when not in use to keep out debris, but is swiveled out of the way before inserting the key.
- (chiefly Australia, British) A small amount of an alcoholic beverage.
- A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop), or secretly or illegally (as in crime or espionage); a drop-off point.
- An instance of making a delivery of people, supplies, or things, especially by parachute out of an aircraft (an airdrop), but also by truck, etc.
- a shape that is spherical and small
- a central depository where things can be left or picked up
- a steep high face of rock
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
- the act of dropping something
- a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)
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- (computing) A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account.
- A person who uses drugs, especially illegal drugs.
- (derogatory) An exploiter, an abuser (a person who exploits others, that is treats and regards people unfairly, selfishly or unethically).
- (Internet, informal) Clipping of username.
- One who uses or makes use of something, a consumer or client or an express or implied licensee (free user) or a trespasser.
- a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically
- a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
- a person who takes drugs
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- (computing) A piece of software designed to perform a task (often a minor but repetitive one) automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account.
- The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses.
- (Internet slang, often derogatory) A person with no ability to think for themselves; (by extension) an unintelligent or contemptible person.
- (British, slang) The bottom or backside.
- (video games) A computer-controlled character in a video game, especially a multiplayer one.
- (video games, slang, derogatory) A supremely unskilled player.
- (science fiction, informal) A physical robot.
- botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
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- (countable, computing) Initialism of access point.
- (countable, grammar) Initialism of adjective phrase or adverbial phrase.
- (countable, banking) Initialism of automatic payment.
- (countable, US, education) An Advanced Placement program.
- (uncountable, organic chemistry) Initialism of acetylpyrroline.
- (uncountable, pharmacology) Initialism of aerosolized pentamidine.
- (uncountable, US) Initialism of American plan.
- (uncountable, accounting) Initialism of accounts payable.
- (uncountable, chemistry, astronautics) Initialism of ammonium perchlorate.
- (uncountable, paraphilia) Initialism of age progression.
- (countable, video games) Initialism of action point.
- (US, military) Abbreviation of Auxiliary Provisions (a naval transport).
- (uncountable) Initialism of attachment parenting.
- (countable) Initialism of authorized participant.
- (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of acute pancreatitis.
- (countable) An Audemars Piguet watch.
- (countable) Initialism of affair partner.
- (countable, gambling) Initialism of advantage player.
- (uncountable, cooking) Abbreviation of all-purpose flour.
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- (journalism) Initialism of Associated Press.
- Initialism of Andhra Pradesh: a state of India.
- (US, education) Initialism of Advanced Placement.
- Initialism of ActivityPub.
- Abbreviation of Amapá: a state of Brazil.
- Abbreviation of Arabian Plate: a tectonic plate.
- (US, military) Initialism of Armed Forces – Pacific.
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- (computing, programming) The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with
- A way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory.
- Something to look at, such as scenery.
- (Internet) An individual viewing of a web page or a video etc. by a user.
- An intention or prospect.
- (computing, databases) A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
- A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
- A point of view.
- (physical) Visual perception.
- An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief.
- A wake.
- The range of vision.
- The act of seeing or looking at something.
- A mental image.
- purpose; the phrase ‘with a view to’ means ‘with the intention of’ or ‘for the purpose of’
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
- the range of the eye
- graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
- outward appearance
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- the visual percept of a region
- a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
- the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
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- (computing) The connection between a user and a machine.
- (object-oriented programming) The connection between parts of software; also the public or published sections of an object or module.
- (chemistry, physics) A thin layer or boundary between different substances or two phases of a single substance.
- (computing) The point of interconnection between systems or subsystems.
- (biochemistry) The internal surface of a coiled protein (compare exoface).
- (object-oriented programming) In some languages, a block of code declaring the interface (point of interconnection) between a class and code that interacts with it.
- The point of interconnection or contact between entities.
- (object-oriented programming) In object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.
- the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other
- (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system
- (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
- (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)
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- (computing) A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
- (music) The act of being featured in a piece of music.
- (engineering) Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet.
- (media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
- (statistics, machine learning) An individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon being observed; the input of a model.
- An important or main item.
- (linguistics) The elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.
- Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
- (archaeology) Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.
- The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.
- (film) Ellipsis of feature film.
- the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
- an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
- a prominent attribute or aspect of something
- (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind
- a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine
- the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater
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- (computing) Initialism of application performance management/monitoring.
- (gaming, uncountable) Initialism of actions per minute.
- (military, countable) Initialism of anti-personnel mine.
- (computing, uncountable) Initialism of advanced power management.
- (transport, countable) Initialism of automated people mover.
- (finance, countable) Initialism of arbitrage pricing model.
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- (computing) Initialism of real-time computing.
- (UK, emergency services) Initialism of road traffic collision.
- (Philippines, law) Initialism of Regional Trial Court.
- (computing) Initialism of real-time control.
- (electronics) Initialism of real-time clock.
- (telecommunications) Initialism of real-time communications.
- (computing) Initialism of rational team concert.
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- (slang) Computing.
- (chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.
- Abbreviation of silicon chip.
- (chemistry, countable) A single atom of this element.
- (slang) A computer processor.
- a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
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- (programming) A list of items on which user operations will take place. ᵂᵖ
- A musical piece.
- (historical) The free selection before survey of crown land in some Australian colonies under land legislation introduced in the 1860s. ᵂᵖ
- (algebra) A unary operation that denotes a subset of a relation.
- (biology) Ellipsis of natural selection.
- (biology) The stage of a genetic algorithm in which individual genomes are chosen from a population for later breeding. ᵂᵖ
- Something selected.
- (Australia) A plot of land, or farm, thus selected.
- A variety of items taken from a larger collection.
- The process or act of selecting.
- (linguistics) The ability of predicates to determine the semantic content of their arguments. ᵂᵖ
- (databases) A set of data obtained from a database using a query.
- a passage selected from a larger work
- a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
- an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
- the person or thing chosen or selected
- the act of choosing or selecting
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- (computing) An ability to perform an action on the system that can be selectively granted or denied to users.
- (law) A common law doctrine that protects certain communications from being used as evidence in court.
- (uncountable) The fact of being privileged; the status or existence of (now especially social or economic) benefit or advantage within a given society.
- An especially rare or fortunate opportunity; the good fortune (to do something).
- (countable) A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment.
- A right or immunity enjoyed by a legislative body or its members.
- (ecclesiastical law, now chiefly historical) An exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope.
- (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship
- a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
- a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)
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- (computing) An architecture whose design is dictated by marketing considerations.
- (computing) An unfinished architecture that only exists as a figment of marketing.
- (computing) A non-technical depiction of the architecture of a system, service, product line, or organization that has been simplified or made more conceptual for use in marketing communications.
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- (computing, sometimes attributive) A kind of user interface in literate programming, allowing calculations to be interspersed with human-readable comments, diagrams, etc.
- (computing) Ellipsis of notebook computer (“laptop computer”).
- A book in which notes or memoranda are written.
- a small compact portable computer
- a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
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- (computing, figurative) A notional inhabitant of a software system; an object or a software application.
- (now historical, usually capitalized) A term of address among supporters of the French Revolution in France or elsewhere; (later, dated) a term of address among socialists and communists.
- A civilian, as opposed to a police officer, soldier, or member of some other specialized (usually state) group.
- (Christianity) A resident of the heavenly city or (later) of the kingdom of God: a Christian; a good Christian.
- A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally recognized rights or duties.
- An inhabitant or occupant: a member of any place.
- A legally recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role.
- a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
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- (computing) A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account.
- A person who uses drugs, especially illegal drugs.
- (derogatory) An exploiter, an abuser (a person who exploits others, that is treats and regards people unfairly, selfishly or unethically).
- (Internet, informal) Clipping of username.
- One who uses or makes use of something, a consumer or client or an express or implied licensee (free user) or a trespasser.
- a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically
- a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
- a person who takes drugs
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- (computing) A piece of software designed to perform a task (often a minor but repetitive one) automatically or on command, especially when operating with the appearance of a (human) user profile or account.
- The larva of a botfly, which infests the skin of various mammals, producing warbles, or the nasal passage of sheep, or the stomach of horses.
- (Internet slang, often derogatory) A person with no ability to think for themselves; (by extension) an unintelligent or contemptible person.
- (British, slang) The bottom or backside.
- (video games) A computer-controlled character in a video game, especially a multiplayer one.
- (video games, slang, derogatory) A supremely unskilled player.
- (science fiction, informal) A physical robot.
- botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human
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- (countable, computing) Initialism of access point.
- (countable, grammar) Initialism of adjective phrase or adverbial phrase.
- (countable, banking) Initialism of automatic payment.
- (countable, US, education) An Advanced Placement program.
- (uncountable, organic chemistry) Initialism of acetylpyrroline.
- (uncountable, pharmacology) Initialism of aerosolized pentamidine.
- (uncountable, US) Initialism of American plan.
- (uncountable, accounting) Initialism of accounts payable.
- (uncountable, chemistry, astronautics) Initialism of ammonium perchlorate.
- (uncountable, paraphilia) Initialism of age progression.
- (countable, video games) Initialism of action point.
- (US, military) Abbreviation of Auxiliary Provisions (a naval transport).
- (uncountable) Initialism of attachment parenting.
- (countable) Initialism of authorized participant.
- (uncountable, medicine) Initialism of acute pancreatitis.
- (countable) An Audemars Piguet watch.
- (countable) Initialism of affair partner.
- (countable, gambling) Initialism of advantage player.
- (uncountable, cooking) Abbreviation of all-purpose flour.
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- (journalism) Initialism of Associated Press.
- Initialism of Andhra Pradesh: a state of India.
- (US, education) Initialism of Advanced Placement.
- Initialism of ActivityPub.
- Abbreviation of Amapá: a state of Brazil.
- Abbreviation of Arabian Plate: a tectonic plate.
- (US, military) Initialism of Armed Forces – Pacific.
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- (computing, programming) The part of a computer program which is visible to the user and can be interacted with
- A way of understanding something, an opinion, a theory.
- Something to look at, such as scenery.
- (Internet) An individual viewing of a web page or a video etc. by a user.
- An intention or prospect.
- (computing, databases) A virtual or logical table composed of the result set of a query in relational databases.
- A picture, drawn or painted; a sketch.
- A point of view.
- (physical) Visual perception.
- An opinion, judgement, imagination, idea or belief.
- A wake.
- The range of vision.
- The act of seeing or looking at something.
- A mental image.
- purpose; the phrase ‘with a view to’ means ‘with the intention of’ or ‘for the purpose of’
- a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
- a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
- the range of the eye
- graphic art consisting of the graphic or photographic representation of a visual percept
- outward appearance
- the act of looking or seeing or observing
- the visual percept of a region
- a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof
- the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated
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- (computing, informal, intransitive) To take priority.
- (transitive) To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.).
- (intransitive) To have power, coercion or control.
- (intransitive) To achieve victory.
- (transitive, Scotland) To dry by exposure to the wind.
- (transitive, mining) To extract (ore, coal, etc.).
- (transitive, informal) To defeat or surpass someone or something.
- (transitive, intransitive) To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb).
- (transitive) To obtain (something desired).
- (transitive) To gain (a prize) by succeeding in competition or contest.
- (transitive) To obtain (someone) by wooing; to make an ally or friend of (frequently with over).
- (transitive) To cause a victory for someone.
- acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
- win something through one's efforts
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
- attain success or reach a desired goal
- be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
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- (transitive, computing) To present (the user) with a more basic interface.
- (cooking) To cook (food, especially fast food), particularly by lowering into hot oil to deep-fry, or by grilling.
- (transitive, music) To tune (a guitar string, etc.) to a lower note.
- (intransitive) Of a liquid: to fall in drops or droplets.
- (transitive) To cease concerning oneself over (someone or something); to have nothing more to do with (a discussion, subject, etc.).
- (intransitive, computing) To enter a more basic interface.
- (transitive) To make (someone or something) fall to the ground from a blow, gunshot, etc.; to bring down, to shoot down; to kill.
- (intransitive, physiology, informal) Of the testicles: to hang further away from the body and begin producing sperm due to puberty.
- (transitive) To reduce; to make smaller.
- Especially in drop acid: to swallow (a drug, particularly LSD).
- (intransitive) Of a voice: to lower in timbre, often due to puberty.
- (transitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) To release (a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.) to the public.
- (intransitive) To decrease, diminish, or lessen in condition, degree, value, etc.
- (intransitive, computing, music, television, colloquial) Of a programme, software, a music album or song, etc.: to enter public distribution.
- (transitive) To drip (a liquid) in drops or small amounts.
- (originally US) To (unexpectedly) lose (a competition, game, etc.).
- To lose, spend, or otherwise part with (money).
- (intransitive, also figuratively) To fall (straight down) under the influence of gravity, like a drop of liquid.
- (intransitive) To come to an end (by not being kept up); to lapse, to stop.
- (intransitive) To fall into a particular condition or state.
- (intransitive, online gaming, video games) Of an item: To appear for the player to pick up, usually after an enemy has been defeated.
- To impart (something).
- (intransitive) Usually followed by by, in, or into: of a person: to visit someone or somewhere informally or without a prior appointment.
- (intransitive) To fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground.
- (rugby) To score (a goal) by means of a drop kick.
- (transitive) To cancel or cease to participate in (a scheduled course, event, or project).
- To perform (rap music).
- (transitive) To mention (something) casually or incidentally, usually in conversation.
- (transitive) To set down (someone or something) from a vehicle; to stop and deliver or deposit (someone or something); to drop off.
- (transitive) To lower (a sound, a voice, etc.) in pitch or volume.
- (transitive) To cease to include (something), as if on a list; to dismiss, to eject, to expel.
- To quickly lower or take down (one's trousers), especially in public.
- (cricket) Of a fielder: to fail to dismiss (a batsman) by accidentally dropping a batted ball that had initially been caught.
- (transitive, linguistics) To fail to write, or (especially) to pronounce (a syllable, letter, etc.).
- To pass or use (counterfeit cheques, money, etc.).
- (intransitive) To collapse in exhaustion or injury; also, to fall dead, or to fall in death.
- (transitive, ergative, also figuratively) To let (something) fall; to allow (something) to fall (either by releasing hold of, or losing one's grip on).
- (transitive) To move to a lower position; to allow to hang downwards; to lower.
- (intransitive) Of a song or sound: to lower in key, pitch, tempo, or other quality.
- (transitive, online gaming, video games) Of a defeated enemy or container: To leave behind an item that the player can collect.
- To play (a portion of music) in the manner of a disc jockey.
- (intransitive, gambling) To drop out of the betting.
- (transitive) Of an animal (usually a sheep): to give birth to (young); of a bird: to lay (an egg).
- (transitive) To let (a letter, etc.) fall into a postbox; hence, to send (a letter, email, or other message) in an offhand manner.
- (transitive) To dispose or get rid of (something); to lose, to remove.
- (US, Singapore, ergative, military, slang) To make someone, or be made to do push-ups or some other form of exercise on the ground as punishment.
- (intransitive) To fall behind or to the rear of a group of people, etc., as a result of not keeping up with those at the front.
- pay out
- utter with seeming casualness
- take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth
- change from one level to another
- remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
- lower the pitch of (musical notes)
- fall or descend to a lower place or level
- stop pursuing or acting
- to fall vertically
- let fall to the ground
- cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
- fall or sink into a state of exhaustion or death
- grow progressively worse
- stop associating with
- leave undone or leave out
- let or cause to fall in drops
- to remove
- go down in value
- lose (a game)
- omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
- give birth; used for animals
- hang loosely
- terminate an association with
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- Of women's clothes: the difference between the bust circumference and hip circumference.
- (online gaming, video games) An item made available for the player to pick up from the remains of a defeated enemy.
- (pinball) Ellipsis of drop target.
- (rugby) Ellipsis of drop kick.
- (pharmacology, chiefly in the plural) A liquid medicine that is intended to be administered in drops (sense 1).
- (agriculture) A fruit which has fallen off a tree, etc., or has been knocked off accidentally, rather than picked.
- (informal) Only used in get the drop on, have the drop on: an advantage.
- A decline in degree, quality, quantity, or rate.
- (nautical) The depth of a (square) sail (generally applied to the courses only); the vertical dimension of a sail.
- (electrics, telecommunications) An overhead electrical line running from a utility pole to a customer's building or other premises.
- (American football) A dropped pass.
- Usually preceded by the: relegation from one division to a lower one.
- (law enforcement) The distance that a person drops when being executed by hanging.
- Often preceded by a defining word: a small, round piece of hard candy, such as a lemon drop; a lozenge.
- (theater) A curtain which falls in front of a theatrical stage; also, a section of (cloth) scenery lowered on to the stage like a curtain.
- (slang, US) An automobile with a drop-top roof, a convertible.
- Licorice in confectionery form.
- Ellipsis of drop hammer or drop press.
- The distance below a cliff or other high position through which someone or something could fall; hence, a steep slope.
- (also figuratively) A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own rounded shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- (law enforcement, informal) Preceded by the: execution by hanging.
- (music) A point in a song, usually electronic music such as dubstep, house, trance, or trap, where there is a very noticeable and pleasing change in bass, tempo, and/or overall tone; a climax, a highlight.
- A release (of music, a video game, etc).
- (Ireland, informal) A single measure of whisky.
- Of men's clothes: the difference between the chest circumference and waist circumference.
- (figuratively) A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.
- (law enforcement) A trapdoor (“hinged platform”) on a gallows; a gallows itself.
- An act of moving downwards under the force of gravity; a descent, a fall.
- The vertical length of a hanging curtain.
- A mechanism for lowering something, such as a machine for lowering heavy weights on to a ship's deck, or a device for temporarily lowering a gas jet, etc.
- (pharmacology) A dose of liquid medicine in the form of a drop (sense 1).
- (engineering) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the base of a hanger.
- (surfing) A near vertical decent down the face of a breaking wave.
- (cricket) A place (specified by an ordinal) in the batting order after the openers.
- (architecture) An ornament resembling a pendant; a gutta.
- (American football) Ellipsis of drop-back.
- (gambling) The amount of money that a gambler exchanges for chips in a casino.
- (chiefly British) Usually preceded by the: alcoholic spirits in general.
- (golf) Ellipsis of drop shot.
- The cover mounted on a swivel over a keyhole that rests over the keyhole when not in use to keep out debris, but is swiveled out of the way before inserting the key.
- (chiefly Australia, British) A small amount of an alcoholic beverage.
- A place where items or supplies may be left for others to collect, whether openly (as with a mail drop), or secretly or illegally (as in crime or espionage); a drop-off point.
- An instance of making a delivery of people, supplies, or things, especially by parachute out of an aircraft (an airdrop), but also by truck, etc.
- a shape that is spherical and small
- a central depository where things can be left or picked up
- a steep high face of rock
- a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity
- a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property)
- the act of dropping something
- a curtain that can be lowered and raised onto a stage from the flies; often used as background scenery
- a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity
- a small indefinite quantity (especially of a liquid)