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noun
- (object-oriented programming) A nested inner class whose functions and member variables can be overridden and redefined by subclasses of an outer class.
- (sociology, uncommon) A hypothesized new social and economic class exploiting and advocating digital technology; a digital elite.
- (education) An online class.
noun
- (programming, object-oriented programming) Grouping together an object’s ‘state’ (its data) and the operations that may alter or interrogate it (its methods).
- The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
- (networking) The process of arranging data into packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.
- the process of enclosing (as in a capsule)
- the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule)
noun
- (object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.
- A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
- Objective; goal, end or purpose of something.
- (grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.
- (chiefly in the negative) A cause for attention or concern.
- A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
- (category theory) An instance of one of the two kinds of entities that form a category, the other kind being the arrows (also called morphisms).
- a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
- (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- the focus of cognitions or feelings
- (computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer
verb
noun
- (object-oriented programming) In object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.
- (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.
- (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).
- The point of interconnection or contact between entities.
- (computing) The connection between a user and a machine.
- 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)
verb
noun
- (object-oriented programming) Relationship between classes of objects that allows one object instance to cause another to perform an action on its behalf.
- (Philippines, Chinese Filipino) A benevolent overseas Chinese organization of popular origin for overseas Chinese individuals with the same surname, geographical origin, location, trade or business.
- (countable) The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
- A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.
- (uncountable) The act of associating.
- (statistics) Any relationship between two measured quantities that renders them statistically dependent (but not necessarily causal or a correlation).
- the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
- the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
- (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species
- (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
- the act of consorting with or joining with others
- a social or business relationship
- a formal organization of people or groups of people
- a relation resulting from interaction or dependence
noun
- (object-oriented programming) A function object.
- (category theory) A category homomorphism; a morphism from a source category to a target category which maps objects to objects and arrows to arrows (either covariantly or contravariantly), in such a way as to preserve morphism composition and identities.
- (functional programming) A structure allowing a function to apply within a generic type, in a way that is conceptually similar to a functor in category theory.
- (grammar) A function word.
noun
- (object-oriented programming) A construct, such as a class or module, that serves to mediate access to another.
- (derogatory) A startup company that sells technology that it largely does not make.
- An outer garment; a loose robe or dressing gown.
- One who, or that which, wraps.
- Something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection: a wrapping.
- the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
- cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
- a loose dressing gown for women
adj
- (object-oriented programming) Of a class member: capable of being overridden with a different implementation in a subclass.
- (quantum mechanics) Of a quantum state: having an intermediate, short-lived, and unobservable nature.
- Operating using a computer and/or online rather than physically present.
- In effect or essence, rather than in fact or reality; also, imitated, simulated.
- (particle physics) Pertaining to particles in temporary existence due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
- (mechanics) Pertaining to a theoretical infinitesimal velocity in a mechanical system that does not violate the system's constraints; also, of other physical quantities: resulting from such a velocity.
- (optics) Chiefly in virtual focus: of a focus or point: from which light or other radiation apparently emanates; also, of an image: produced by light that appears to diverge from a point beyond the reflecting or refracting surface.
- For practical purposes, though not technically; almost complete, very near.
- Simulated in a computer and/or online.
- Pertaining to a theoretical quality of something which would produce an observable effect if counteracting factors such as friction are disregarded; specifically, of a head of water: producing a certain pressure if friction, etc., is disregarded.
- being actually such in almost every respect
- existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact
noun
- (uncountable) Preceded by the: that which is imitated or simulated rather than existing in fact or reality; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable, programming) A virtual (adjective adjective sense 3.3) member function of a class.
- (uncountable) That which is simulated in a computer and/or online; virtual reality; (countable) an instance of this; specifically (gambling), a computer simulation of a real-world sport such as horse racing.
noun
- (object-oriented programming) A class method that creates and initializes each instance of an object.
- (crosswording, chiefly US) A person who creates crossword puzzles.
- A person who, or thing that, constructs.
- (automotive) A company which, or individual who, builds racing vehicles. In Formula One, constructor status is strictly defined by the rules, but in other motorsports the term is merely a descriptor. Depending on the racing rules, some constructors (e.g. Cosworth) may provide vehicles to racing teams who are not themselves constructors, while others are both teams and constructors (Ducati Corse, Scuderia Ferrari).
- someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)
noun
- (object-oriented programming) A function or piece of data associated with each separate instance of a class.
- Part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb.
- (Australia, law) the judge or adjudicator in a consumer court.
- (mathematics) Either of the two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the equality sign.
- (set theory) An element of a set.
- (euphemistic) The penis.
- One who belongs to a group.
- A part of a whole.
- A part of a discourse or of a period, sentence, or verse; a clause.
- (logic) One of the propositions making up a syllogism.
- (computing) A file stored within an archive file.
- the male sex organ
- one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
- an external body part that projects from the body
- anything that belongs to a set or class
- an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations)
noun
- (object-oriented programming) An abstract data type whose instances are collections of other objects.
- (cloud computing) A bundle consisting of operating system, application code and dependencies to be run sandboxed inside a virtualized environment; (by extension) the environment itself.
- (crosswording) A type of cryptic device where one word is inserted into another.
- (transport) A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods.
- An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
- (graphical user interface) Any user interface component that can hold further (child) components.
- (by extension) Someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state.
- (Java programming language) A web container.
- (file format) A file format that can hold various types of data.
- any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
noun
- (object-oriented programming) Kind of object composition which does not imply ownership.
- (epidemiology) The majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.
- The act of collecting together, of aggregating.
- (linguistics) A component of natural language generation that entails combining syntactic elements.
- The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or (aggregated) sum.
- (networking) Summarizing multiple routes into one route.
- A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
- the act of gathering something together
- several things grouped together or considered as a whole
noun
- (computing, object-oriented programming) An option or setting belonging to some object.
- (logic) That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
- An object that is considered typical of someone or some function, in particular as an artistic convention.
- A characteristic or quality of a thing.
- (grammar) A word that qualifies a noun.
- (programming) A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.
- an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
- a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
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- (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
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verb
- (software, object-oriented programming) To enclose objects in a common interface in a way that makes them interchangeable, and guards their states from invalid changes.
- (transitive) To epitomize something by expressing it as a brief summary.
- (transitive) To enclose something in, or as if in, a capsule.
- (networking) To enclose data in packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.
- put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
- enclose in a capsule or other small container
adj
- (object-oriented programming) Defined for the class itself, as opposed to instances of it; thus shared between all instances and accessible even without an instance.
- Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
- Immobile; fixed in place; having no motion.
- (programming) Computed, created, or allocated before the program starts running, as opposed to at runtime.
- Making no progress; stalled, without movement or advancement.
- concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity
- not in physical motion
- showing little if any change
noun
- (uncountable, slang, US) Verbal abuse.
- (figurative, by extension, uncountable) Interference or obstruction from people.
- (countable) A static caravan.
- (uncountable) Static electricity.
- (countable, programming) A static variable.
- (uncountable) Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.
- angry criticism
- a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
noun
- (object-oriented programming) In some programming languages, a data type declaring a set of members that must be implemented by a class or other data type.
- (computing) A set of formal rules describing how to transmit or exchange data, especially across a network.
- (sciences) The precise method for carrying out or reproducing a given experiment.
- The official formulas which appeared at the beginning or end of certain official documents such as charters, papal bulls etc.
- (medicine) The set of instructions allowing a licensed medical professional to start, modify, or stop a medical or patient care order.
- (now chiefly historical) The minutes, or official record, of a negotiation or transaction; especially a document drawn up officially which forms the legal basis for subsequent agreements based on it.
- The first leaf of a roll of papyrus, or the official mark typically found on such a page.
- The official rules and guidelines for heads of state and other dignitaries, governing accepted behaviour in relations with other diplomatic representatives or over affairs of state.
- (sciences) The original notes of observations made during an experiment.
- (by extension) An accepted code of conduct; acceptable behaviour in a given situation or group.
- (Roman Catholicism) The introduction of a liturgical preface, immediately following the Sursum corda dialogue.
- (international law) An amendment to an official treaty.
- code of correct conduct
- (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data
- forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state
noun
- (object-oriented programming) A subroutine or function belonging to a class or object.
- (slang) Marijuana.
- (acting, often "the method") A technique for acting based on the ideas articulated by Konstantin Stanislavski and focusing on authentically experiencing the inner life of the character being portrayed.
- (uncountable) Systematicity, methodicalness, intentionality, order
- (skateboarding, snowboarding) Ellipsis of method air.
- (countable) A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process).
- an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed
- a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
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noun
- (object-oriented programming) The process of populating an object with data loaded from a data source.
- (biology) The process of providing an adequate amount of water to body tissues.
- (chemistry) The incorporation of water molecules into a complex with those of another compound.
- (construction) The chemical reaction by which a substance (such as cement) combines with water, giving off heat to form a crystalline structure in its setting and hardening.
- (web design) Client-side rendering of pre-rendered static server data, e.g. to make dynamic web pages.
- the process of combining with water; usually reversible
noun
- (object-oriented programming) Automatic conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a heap-allocated reference type.
- Material used for making boxes or casing.
- (construction) Casing.
- (sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.
- the enclosure of something in a package or box
- fighting with the fists
verb
verb
- (transitive, object-oriented programming) To place a value of a primitive type into a casing object.
- (transitive) To strike with the fists; to punch.
- (motor racing) To enter the pit.
- (transitive) To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.
- (transitive) Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.
- (transitive, boxing) To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.
- (transitive, agriculture) To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.
- (transitive, architecture) To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.
- (transitive) To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
- (transitive, engineering) To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.
- (intransitive, stative, boxing) To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.
- (transitive, graphic design, printing) To enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box.
- put into a box
- hit with the fist
- engage in a boxing match
noun
- (baseball) The rectangle in which the batter stands.
- (music, slang) A musical instrument, especially one made from boxwood.
- (fencing) A device used in electric fencing to detect whether a weapon has struck an opponent, which connects to a fencer's weapon by a spool and body wire. It uses lights and sound to notify a hit, with different coloured lights for on target and off target hits.
- (geometry, by extension) A rectangular object in any number of dimensions.
- (slang) A cell used for solitary confinement.
- A cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
- A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.
- (Australia) An evergreen tree of the genus Lophostemon (for example, box scrub, Brisbane box, brush box, pink box, or Queensland box, Lophostemon confertus).
- (juggling) A pattern usually performed with three balls where the movements of the balls make a boxlike shape.
- A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building.
- The wood from a box tree: boxwood.
- A blow with the fist.
- (lacrosse, informal) Ellipsis of box lacrosse (“indoor form of lacrosse”).
- (rail transport) Ellipsis of signal box.
- (colloquial, chiefly UK, Ireland) Short for squeeze box (“accordion or concertina”)
- Ellipsis of horsebox (“container for transporting horses”).
- (cricket) A hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder.
- (colloquial, chiefly Southern US) A stringed instrument with a soundbox, especially a guitar.
- A compartment or receptacle for receiving items.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of gearbox.
- A numbered receptacle at a newspaper office for anonymous replies to advertisements; see also box number.
- (slang, preceded by the) The television.
- Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of genus Buxus, especially common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary.
- (figuratively) A predicament or trap.
- (slang) A prison cell.
- (aviation) A diamond-shaped flying formation consisting of four aircraft.
- A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of stashbox.
- (Australia) Various species of Eucalyptus trees are popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of their wood, bark, or appearance for example, drooping box (Eucalyptus bicolor), shiny-leaved box (Eucalyptus tereticornis), black box, or ironbark box trees.
- A rectangle: an oblong or a square.
- (motor racing) An area in the pit where the car is repaired and refueled.
- (genetics) One of two specific regions in a promoter.
- (soccer) The penalty area.
- (computing, slang) A computer, or the case in which it is housed.
- The driver’s seat on a horse-drawn coach.
- (engineering) A cylindrical casing around the axle of a wheel, a bearing, a gland, etc.
- (slang) A gym dedicated to the CrossFit exercise program.
- A small rectangular shelter.
- (cricket) Synonym of gully (“a certain fielding position”).
- (euphemistic) A coffin.
- (slang, vulgar) The vagina.
- the quantity contained in a box
- separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
- a rectangular drawing
- evergreen shrubs or small trees
- a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
- any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
- private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
- a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
- the driver's seat on a coach
- a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
noun
- (computing, object-oriented programming) An area of memory or storage reserved for a particular value, subject to virtual access controls.
- A place where competitive matches are carried out with figures, or playing area in a board game or a computer game.
- A wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier.
- (baseball) The outfield.
- (usually in the plural) The open country near or belonging to a town or city.
- A section of a form which is supposed to be filled with data.
- An airfield, airport or air base; especially, one with unpaved runways.
- A domain of study, knowledge or practice.
- (vexillology) The background of the flag.
- A place where a battle is fought; a battlefield.
- (numismatics) The part of a coin left unoccupied by the main device.
- A component of a database in which a single unit of information is stored.
- A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
- (geology) A region containing a particular mineral.
- The extent of a given perception.
- (heraldry) The background of the shield.
- (physics) A physical phenomenon (such as force, potential or fluid velocity) that pervades a region; a mathematical model of such a phenomenon that associates each point and time with a scalar, vector or tensor quantity.
- (algebra) A non-zero commutative ring in which all non-zero elements are invertible; a simple commutative ring.
- A competitive situation, circumstance in which one faces conflicting moves of rivals.
- A realm of practical, direct or natural operation, contrasted with an office, classroom, or laboratory.
- (electronics, film, animation) Part (usually one half) of a frame in an interlaced signal.
- (metonymic) All of the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or all except the favourites in the betting.
- An area reserved for playing a game or race with one’s physical force.
- An unrestricted or favourable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement.
- (mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1
- the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)
- a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
- a region in which active military operations are in progress
- a place where planes take off and land
- (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information
- somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected
- extensive tract of level open land
- a piece of land prepared for playing a game
- all of the horses in a particular horse race
- a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
- a particular kind of commercial enterprise
- a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found
- a particular environment or walk of life
- the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it
- a branch of knowledge
- all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event
verb
- (transitive) To answer; to address.
- (transitive, sports) To place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game.
- (transitive) To execute research (in the field).
- (transitive, military) To deploy in the field.
- (transitive, sports) To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.
- (intransitive, baseball, softball, cricket, and other batting sports) To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it.
- select (a team or individual player) for a game
- play as a fielder
- catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket
- answer adequately or successfully
noun
- (object-oriented programming, countable) A set of objects having the same behavior (but typically differing in state), or a template defining such a set in terms of its common properties, functions, etc.
- Best of its kind.
- (uncountable) Admirable behavior; elegance.
- (countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
- (military) A group of people subject to be conscripted in the same military draft, or more narrowly those persons actually conscripted in a particular draft.
- (uncountable) The division of society into classes.
- (sociology, countable) A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes: upper class, middle class and working class.
- (taxonomy, countable) A rank in the classification of organisms, below phylum and above order; a taxon of that rank.
- (India) a grade, standard, level of education.
- (countable) A group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year. A school class.
- A series of lessons covering a single subject.
- (statistics) A grouping of data values in an interval, often used for computation of a frequency distribution.
- (education, countable and uncountable) A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher.
- (countable) A category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation.
- A single lesson in a series.
- One of the sections into which a Methodist church or congregation is divided, supervised by a class leader.
- (set theory) A collection of sets definable by a shared property, especially one which is not itself a set (in which case the class is called proper).
- elegance in dress or behavior
- a body of students who graduate together
- (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
- education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
- a league ranked by quality
- a collection of things sharing a common attribute
- people having the same social, economic, or educational status
- a body of students who are taught together
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- (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
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adj
- (object-oriented programming, of a class) Being a partial basis for subclasses rather than a complete template for objects.
- Pertaining comprehensively to, or representing, a class or group of objects, as opposed to any specific object; considered apart from any application to a particular object: general, generic, nonspecific; representational.
- (dance) Lacking a story.
- (art, often capitalized) Free from representational qualities, in particular the non-representational styles of the 20ᵗʰ century.
- (music) Absolute.
- Insufficiently factual.
- Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.
- (grammar) As a noun, denoting a concept or intangible as opposed to an object, place, or person.
- Separately expressing a property or attribute of an object that is considered to be inherent to that object: attributive, ascriptive.
- Not concrete: conceptual, ideal.
- Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize.
- dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention
- existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
- not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
noun
- An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
- (art) An abstract work of art.
- (real estate) A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title.
- (medicine) A powdered solid extract of a medicinal substance mixed with lactose.
- Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items.
- An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract.
- Concentrated essence of a product.
- The theoretical way of looking at things; something that exists only in idealized form.
- a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
verb
- (transitive) To separate; to disengage.
- (transitive) To draw off (interest or attention).
- (intransitive, fine arts) To create abstractions.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission.
- (transitive) To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize.
- (intransitive, rare) To perform the process of abstraction.
- (transitive) To remove; to take away; withdraw.
- (intransitive, computing) To produce an abstraction, usually by refactoring existing code. Generally used with "out".
- (transitive) To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality.
- To conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute, as follows: by apprehending an attribute inherent to one individual, then separating that attribute and contemplating it by itself, then conceiving of that attribute as a general quality, then despecifying that conceived quality with respect to several or many individuals, and by then ideating a group composed of those individuals perceived to possess said quality.
- (intransitive, reflexive, literally, figuratively) To withdraw oneself; to retire.
- consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
- consider apart from a particular case or instance
- give an abstract (of)
- make off with belongings of others
adj
- (object-oriented programming) Not subclassable; from which one cannot inherit.
- Of a road: having an asphalt or macadamised surface.
- Closed by a seal (something to prevent leakage).
- Preventing entrance.
- covered with a waterproof coating
- closed or secured with or as if with a seal
- apply a non-porous coating to something so as to ensure it is impervious
- determined irrevocably
- (of walls) covered with a coat of plaster
- undisclosed for the time being
- established irrevocably
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- (object-oriented programming) A feature pertaining to the dynamic treatment of data elements based on their type, allowing for a method to have several definitions.
- (crystallography) The ability of a solid material to exist in more than one form or crystal structure; pleomorphism.
- The ability to assume different forms or shapes.
- (mathematics, type theory) The property of certain typed formal systems of allowing for the use of type variables and binders/quantifiers over those type variables; likewise, the property of certain expressions (within such typed formal systems) of making use of at least one such typed variable.
- (biology) The coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of sex, not connected by intermediate gradations, but produced from common parents.
- (genetics) The regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population; also, variability of amino acid sequences within a gene's protein.
- (genetics) the genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on
- (biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)
- (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound
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- (object-oriented programming) Initialism of abstract base class.
- (cryptozoology) Initialism of alien big cat.
- (automotive) Initialism of active body control.
- (pharmacology) Initialism of accelerated blood clearance.
- (pharmacology) Abbreviation of abacavir.
- Initialism of Australian-born Chinese.
- (climbing) Initialism of advance base camp.
- (US, regional) Ellipsis of ABC store.
- (immunology, medicine) Initialism of antigen-binding capacity.
- (sometimes derogatory) Initialism of American-born Chinese.
- (pathology) Initialism of aneurysmal bone cyst.
- (psychology) Initialism of affect, behavior, and cognition.
- (computing, typography) A keyboard layout in which all keys are arranged in alphabetical order in English.
- (computing) Initialism of artificial bee colony.
- (Christianity, informal) Initialism of Archbishop of Canterbury.
- (poker) A straightforward, uniform playing style, often focusing on betting for value, folding weak hands, and avoiding bluffing.
- (US) Initialism of alcoholic beverage control.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of ATP-binding cassette.
- (business management) Initialism of activity-based costing.
- (electrical engineering) Initialism of absorbing boundary condition.
- (law, finance) Initialism of assignment for the benefit of creditors.
- (UK, rail transport) A British alphabetized guidebook listing trains and their stations.
- (mnemonic, emergency medicine) Initialism of airway, breathing and circulation, the essential steps in the immediate assessment and treatment of critically ill or injured patients.
- (uncountable, countable, usually plural in Canada, US) The English alphabet.
- The fundamentals of any subject.
- (immunology) Initialism of age-associated B cell.
- (psychology) Initialism of adventure-based counseling.
- (pathology) Initialism of adenoid basal cell carcinoma.
- (computing) Initialism of Atanasoff-Berry computer.
- a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
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name
- (aviation) Initialism of Advance Booking Charter.
- (historical, radio, television) Initialism of Australian Broadcasting Commission.
- (historical, radio) Initialism of Australian Broadcasting Company.
- (UK, now historical) Initialism of Aerated Bread Company, which ran a network of shops and cafeterias.
- (television) Initialism of American Broadcasting Company, an American commercial broadcast television network founded in 1943.
- Initialism of Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo and São Caetano do Sul, satellite cities around the city of São Paulo that form the most important industrial area in Brazil.
- (computer languages) An imperative general-purpose programming language, intended for teaching or prototyping.
- (finance) Initialism of Agricultural Bank of China.
- (publishing) Initialism of Audit Bureau of Circulations.
- (Christianity) Initialism of Anglican Book Centre, the publishing house and bookshop of the Anglican Church of Canada until 2013.
- (historical, bowling) Initialism of American Bowling Congress.
- (radio, television) Initialism of Asahi Broadcasting Corporation.
- (radio, television) Initialism of Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- (US, rail transport) Initialism of Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad.
- (historical, basketball) Initialism of Asian Basketball Confederation.
- Initialism of American Book Center, an English-language bookstore in Amsterdam founded in 1972.
- (often attributively) Initialism of Argentina, Brazil and Chile, the three most powerful and wealthiest countries in South America.
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- (medicine) Initialism of abstinence, be faithful, use a condom, a sex education policy developed in response to the epidemic of HIV/AIDS in Africa.
- (Canadian politics) Initialism of anything but Conservative.
- (wine) Initialism of anything but Chardonnay, a backlash against Chardonnay wine, seen as ubiquitous.
- (electronics, electric vehicles, automotive) Initialism of always be charging, a recommendation to remember to charge or be left without use by a low battery at an inopportune time.
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- (programming) An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.
- (by extension) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as the prospect of an organ.
- (architecture) The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
- (figuratively) A deceptive or insincere outward appearance.
- the face or front of a building
- a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
adj
- (not comparable, by extension, object-oriented programming) Of an object: accessible to the program in general, not only to a class or subclass.
- (business) Of a company: having shares of stock traded publicly, for example, through a stock market.
- Pertaining to a person in the capacity in which they deal with other people on a formal or official basis, as opposed to a personal or private capacity; official, professional.
- (UK, education, chiefly historical) In some older universities in the United Kingdom: open or pertaining to the whole university, as opposed to a constituent college or an individual staff member or student.
- Open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes.
- Pertaining to the people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people; concerning the whole community or country.
- Able to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view.
- Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community, rather than by a private organization.
- not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole
- affecting the people or community as a whole
noun
- (countable, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.
- (sociology) A group of people sharing some common cultural, political, or social interest, but not necessarily having any interactions with each other.
- (uncountable) Chiefly in in public: the presence of spectators or people generally; the open.
- (often public relations) Often preceded by the and a qualifying word: a particular demographic or group of people, or segment of the population, sharing some common characteristic.
- (non-native speakers' English, neologism) An internet publication.
- (informal) Ellipsis of public house or (dated) public bar (“an inn, a pub: the more basic bar in a public house, as contrasted with the lounge bar or saloon bar which has more comfortable seats, personalized service, etc.”).
- Preceded by a possessive determiner such as my, your, or their: a group of people who support a particular person, especially a performer, a writer, etc.; an audience, a following.
- people in general considered as a whole
- a body of people sharing some common interest
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- (object-oriented programming) A nested inner class whose functions and member variables can be overridden and redefined by subclasses of an outer class.
- (sociology, uncommon) A hypothesized new social and economic class exploiting and advocating digital technology; a digital elite.
- (education) An online class.
noun
- (programming, object-oriented programming) Grouping together an object’s ‘state’ (its data) and the operations that may alter or interrogate it (its methods).
- The act of enclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to enclose it in a capsule.
- (networking) The process of arranging data into packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.
- the process of enclosing (as in a capsule)
- the condition of being enclosed (as in a capsule)
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- (object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.
- A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
- Objective; goal, end or purpose of something.
- (grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase. In a verb phrase with a transitive action verb, it is typically the receiver of the action.
- (chiefly in the negative) A cause for attention or concern.
- A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
- (category theory) An instance of one of the two kinds of entities that form a category, the other kind being the arrows (also called morphisms).
- a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
- (grammar) a constituent that is acted upon
- the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)
- the focus of cognitions or feelings
- (computing) a discrete item that provides a description of virtually anything known to a computer
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- (object-oriented programming) In object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.
- (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.
- (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).
- The point of interconnection or contact between entities.
- (computing) The connection between a user and a machine.
- 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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- (object-oriented programming) Relationship between classes of objects that allows one object instance to cause another to perform an action on its behalf.
- (Philippines, Chinese Filipino) A benevolent overseas Chinese organization of popular origin for overseas Chinese individuals with the same surname, geographical origin, location, trade or business.
- (countable) The state of being associated; a connection to or an affiliation with something.
- A group of persons associated for a common purpose; an organization; society.
- (uncountable) The act of associating.
- (statistics) Any relationship between two measured quantities that renders them statistically dependent (but not necessarily causal or a correlation).
- the state of being connected together as in memory or imagination
- the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination
- (ecology) a group of organisms (plants and animals) that live together in a certain geographical region and constitute a community with a few dominant species
- (chemistry) any process of combination (especially in solution) that depends on relatively weak chemical bonding
- the act of consorting with or joining with others
- a social or business relationship
- a formal organization of people or groups of people
- a relation resulting from interaction or dependence
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- (object-oriented programming) A function object.
- (category theory) A category homomorphism; a morphism from a source category to a target category which maps objects to objects and arrows to arrows (either covariantly or contravariantly), in such a way as to preserve morphism composition and identities.
- (functional programming) A structure allowing a function to apply within a generic type, in a way that is conceptually similar to a functor in category theory.
- (grammar) A function word.
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- (object-oriented programming) A construct, such as a class or module, that serves to mediate access to another.
- (derogatory) A startup company that sells technology that it largely does not make.
- An outer garment; a loose robe or dressing gown.
- One who, or that which, wraps.
- Something that is wrapped around something else as a cover or protection: a wrapping.
- the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped
- cloak that is folded or wrapped around a person
- a loose dressing gown for women
noun
- (object-oriented programming) A class method that creates and initializes each instance of an object.
- (crosswording, chiefly US) A person who creates crossword puzzles.
- A person who, or thing that, constructs.
- (automotive) A company which, or individual who, builds racing vehicles. In Formula One, constructor status is strictly defined by the rules, but in other motorsports the term is merely a descriptor. Depending on the racing rules, some constructors (e.g. Cosworth) may provide vehicles to racing teams who are not themselves constructors, while others are both teams and constructors (Ducati Corse, Scuderia Ferrari).
- someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)
noun
- (object-oriented programming) A function or piece of data associated with each separate instance of a class.
- Part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb.
- (Australia, law) the judge or adjudicator in a consumer court.
- (mathematics) Either of the two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the equality sign.
- (set theory) An element of a set.
- (euphemistic) The penis.
- One who belongs to a group.
- A part of a whole.
- A part of a discourse or of a period, sentence, or verse; a clause.
- (logic) One of the propositions making up a syllogism.
- (computing) A file stored within an archive file.
- the male sex organ
- one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
- an external body part that projects from the body
- anything that belongs to a set or class
- an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations)
noun
- (object-oriented programming) An abstract data type whose instances are collections of other objects.
- (cloud computing) A bundle consisting of operating system, application code and dependencies to be run sandboxed inside a virtualized environment; (by extension) the environment itself.
- (crosswording) A type of cryptic device where one word is inserted into another.
- (transport) A very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods.
- An item in which objects, materials or data can be stored or transported.
- (graphical user interface) Any user interface component that can hold further (child) components.
- (by extension) Someone who holds people in their seats or in a (reasonably) calm state.
- (Java programming language) A web container.
- (file format) A file format that can hold various types of data.
- any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
noun
- (object-oriented programming) Kind of object composition which does not imply ownership.
- (epidemiology) The majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.
- The act of collecting together, of aggregating.
- (linguistics) A component of natural language generation that entails combining syntactic elements.
- The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or (aggregated) sum.
- (networking) Summarizing multiple routes into one route.
- A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
- the act of gathering something together
- several things grouped together or considered as a whole
noun
- (computing, object-oriented programming) An option or setting belonging to some object.
- (logic) That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
- An object that is considered typical of someone or some function, in particular as an artistic convention.
- A characteristic or quality of a thing.
- (grammar) A word that qualifies a noun.
- (programming) A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.
- an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
- a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
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- (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
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- (object-oriented programming) In some programming languages, a data type declaring a set of members that must be implemented by a class or other data type.
- (computing) A set of formal rules describing how to transmit or exchange data, especially across a network.
- (sciences) The precise method for carrying out or reproducing a given experiment.
- The official formulas which appeared at the beginning or end of certain official documents such as charters, papal bulls etc.
- (medicine) The set of instructions allowing a licensed medical professional to start, modify, or stop a medical or patient care order.
- (now chiefly historical) The minutes, or official record, of a negotiation or transaction; especially a document drawn up officially which forms the legal basis for subsequent agreements based on it.
- The first leaf of a roll of papyrus, or the official mark typically found on such a page.
- The official rules and guidelines for heads of state and other dignitaries, governing accepted behaviour in relations with other diplomatic representatives or over affairs of state.
- (sciences) The original notes of observations made during an experiment.
- (by extension) An accepted code of conduct; acceptable behaviour in a given situation or group.
- (Roman Catholicism) The introduction of a liturgical preface, immediately following the Sursum corda dialogue.
- (international law) An amendment to an official treaty.
- code of correct conduct
- (computer science) rules determining the format and transmission of data
- forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state
noun
- (object-oriented programming) A subroutine or function belonging to a class or object.
- (slang) Marijuana.
- (acting, often "the method") A technique for acting based on the ideas articulated by Konstantin Stanislavski and focusing on authentically experiencing the inner life of the character being portrayed.
- (uncountable) Systematicity, methodicalness, intentionality, order
- (skateboarding, snowboarding) Ellipsis of method air.
- (countable) A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process).
- an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed
- a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
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- (object-oriented programming) The process of populating an object with data loaded from a data source.
- (biology) The process of providing an adequate amount of water to body tissues.
- (chemistry) The incorporation of water molecules into a complex with those of another compound.
- (construction) The chemical reaction by which a substance (such as cement) combines with water, giving off heat to form a crystalline structure in its setting and hardening.
- (web design) Client-side rendering of pre-rendered static server data, e.g. to make dynamic web pages.
- the process of combining with water; usually reversible
noun
- (object-oriented programming) Automatic conversion of value types to objects by wrapping them within a heap-allocated reference type.
- Material used for making boxes or casing.
- (construction) Casing.
- (sports) A sport where two opponents punch each other with gloved fists to head and torso; the object being to score more points by the end of the match or by knockout, or technical knockout.
- the enclosure of something in a package or box
- fighting with the fists
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- (computing, object-oriented programming) An area of memory or storage reserved for a particular value, subject to virtual access controls.
- A place where competitive matches are carried out with figures, or playing area in a board game or a computer game.
- A wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier.
- (baseball) The outfield.
- (usually in the plural) The open country near or belonging to a town or city.
- A section of a form which is supposed to be filled with data.
- An airfield, airport or air base; especially, one with unpaved runways.
- A domain of study, knowledge or practice.
- (vexillology) The background of the flag.
- A place where a battle is fought; a battlefield.
- (numismatics) The part of a coin left unoccupied by the main device.
- A component of a database in which a single unit of information is stored.
- A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
- (geology) A region containing a particular mineral.
- The extent of a given perception.
- (heraldry) The background of the shield.
- (physics) A physical phenomenon (such as force, potential or fluid velocity) that pervades a region; a mathematical model of such a phenomenon that associates each point and time with a scalar, vector or tensor quantity.
- (algebra) A non-zero commutative ring in which all non-zero elements are invertible; a simple commutative ring.
- A competitive situation, circumstance in which one faces conflicting moves of rivals.
- A realm of practical, direct or natural operation, contrasted with an office, classroom, or laboratory.
- (electronics, film, animation) Part (usually one half) of a frame in an interlaced signal.
- (metonymic) All of the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or all except the favourites in the betting.
- An area reserved for playing a game or race with one’s physical force.
- An unrestricted or favourable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement.
- (mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1
- the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)
- a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
- a region in which active military operations are in progress
- a place where planes take off and land
- (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information
- somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected
- extensive tract of level open land
- a piece of land prepared for playing a game
- all of the horses in a particular horse race
- a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
- a particular kind of commercial enterprise
- a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found
- a particular environment or walk of life
- the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it
- a branch of knowledge
- all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event
verb
- (transitive) To answer; to address.
- (transitive, sports) To place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game.
- (transitive) To execute research (in the field).
- (transitive, military) To deploy in the field.
- (transitive, sports) To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.
- (intransitive, baseball, softball, cricket, and other batting sports) To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it.
- select (a team or individual player) for a game
- play as a fielder
- catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket
- answer adequately or successfully
noun
- (object-oriented programming, countable) A set of objects having the same behavior (but typically differing in state), or a template defining such a set in terms of its common properties, functions, etc.
- Best of its kind.
- (uncountable) Admirable behavior; elegance.
- (countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
- (military) A group of people subject to be conscripted in the same military draft, or more narrowly those persons actually conscripted in a particular draft.
- (uncountable) The division of society into classes.
- (sociology, countable) A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes: upper class, middle class and working class.
- (taxonomy, countable) A rank in the classification of organisms, below phylum and above order; a taxon of that rank.
- (India) a grade, standard, level of education.
- (countable) A group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year. A school class.
- A series of lessons covering a single subject.
- (statistics) A grouping of data values in an interval, often used for computation of a frequency distribution.
- (education, countable and uncountable) A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher.
- (countable) A category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation.
- A single lesson in a series.
- One of the sections into which a Methodist church or congregation is divided, supervised by a class leader.
- (set theory) A collection of sets definable by a shared property, especially one which is not itself a set (in which case the class is called proper).
- elegance in dress or behavior
- a body of students who graduate together
- (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
- education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
- a league ranked by quality
- a collection of things sharing a common attribute
- people having the same social, economic, or educational status
- a body of students who are taught together
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- (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
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- (object-oriented programming) A feature pertaining to the dynamic treatment of data elements based on their type, allowing for a method to have several definitions.
- (crystallography) The ability of a solid material to exist in more than one form or crystal structure; pleomorphism.
- The ability to assume different forms or shapes.
- (mathematics, type theory) The property of certain typed formal systems of allowing for the use of type variables and binders/quantifiers over those type variables; likewise, the property of certain expressions (within such typed formal systems) of making use of at least one such typed variable.
- (biology) The coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of sex, not connected by intermediate gradations, but produced from common parents.
- (genetics) The regular existence of two or more different genotypes within a given species or population; also, variability of amino acid sequences within a gene's protein.
- (genetics) the genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on
- (biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)
- (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound
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- (object-oriented programming) Initialism of abstract base class.
- (cryptozoology) Initialism of alien big cat.
- (automotive) Initialism of active body control.
- (pharmacology) Initialism of accelerated blood clearance.
- (pharmacology) Abbreviation of abacavir.
- Initialism of Australian-born Chinese.
- (climbing) Initialism of advance base camp.
- (US, regional) Ellipsis of ABC store.
- (immunology, medicine) Initialism of antigen-binding capacity.
- (sometimes derogatory) Initialism of American-born Chinese.
- (pathology) Initialism of aneurysmal bone cyst.
- (psychology) Initialism of affect, behavior, and cognition.
- (computing, typography) A keyboard layout in which all keys are arranged in alphabetical order in English.
- (computing) Initialism of artificial bee colony.
- (Christianity, informal) Initialism of Archbishop of Canterbury.
- (poker) A straightforward, uniform playing style, often focusing on betting for value, folding weak hands, and avoiding bluffing.
- (US) Initialism of alcoholic beverage control.
- (biochemistry) Initialism of ATP-binding cassette.
- (business management) Initialism of activity-based costing.
- (electrical engineering) Initialism of absorbing boundary condition.
- (law, finance) Initialism of assignment for the benefit of creditors.
- (UK, rail transport) A British alphabetized guidebook listing trains and their stations.
- (mnemonic, emergency medicine) Initialism of airway, breathing and circulation, the essential steps in the immediate assessment and treatment of critically ill or injured patients.
- (uncountable, countable, usually plural in Canada, US) The English alphabet.
- The fundamentals of any subject.
- (immunology) Initialism of age-associated B cell.
- (psychology) Initialism of adventure-based counseling.
- (pathology) Initialism of adenoid basal cell carcinoma.
- (computing) Initialism of Atanasoff-Berry computer.
- a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
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- (aviation) Initialism of Advance Booking Charter.
- (historical, radio, television) Initialism of Australian Broadcasting Commission.
- (historical, radio) Initialism of Australian Broadcasting Company.
- (UK, now historical) Initialism of Aerated Bread Company, which ran a network of shops and cafeterias.
- (television) Initialism of American Broadcasting Company, an American commercial broadcast television network founded in 1943.
- Initialism of Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo and São Caetano do Sul, satellite cities around the city of São Paulo that form the most important industrial area in Brazil.
- (computer languages) An imperative general-purpose programming language, intended for teaching or prototyping.
- (finance) Initialism of Agricultural Bank of China.
- (publishing) Initialism of Audit Bureau of Circulations.
- (Christianity) Initialism of Anglican Book Centre, the publishing house and bookshop of the Anglican Church of Canada until 2013.
- (historical, bowling) Initialism of American Bowling Congress.
- (radio, television) Initialism of Asahi Broadcasting Corporation.
- (radio, television) Initialism of Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- (US, rail transport) Initialism of Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad.
- (historical, basketball) Initialism of Asian Basketball Confederation.
- Initialism of American Book Center, an English-language bookstore in Amsterdam founded in 1972.
- (often attributively) Initialism of Argentina, Brazil and Chile, the three most powerful and wealthiest countries in South America.
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- (medicine) Initialism of abstinence, be faithful, use a condom, a sex education policy developed in response to the epidemic of HIV/AIDS in Africa.
- (Canadian politics) Initialism of anything but Conservative.
- (wine) Initialism of anything but Chardonnay, a backlash against Chardonnay wine, seen as ubiquitous.
- (electronics, electric vehicles, automotive) Initialism of always be charging, a recommendation to remember to charge or be left without use by a low battery at an inopportune time.
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- (programming) An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.
- (by extension) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as the prospect of an organ.
- (architecture) The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
- (figuratively) A deceptive or insincere outward appearance.
- the face or front of a building
- a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
verb
- (software, object-oriented programming) To enclose objects in a common interface in a way that makes them interchangeable, and guards their states from invalid changes.
- (transitive) To epitomize something by expressing it as a brief summary.
- (transitive) To enclose something in, or as if in, a capsule.
- (networking) To enclose data in packets that can be transmitted using a given protocol.
- put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume
- enclose in a capsule or other small container
verb
- (transitive, object-oriented programming) To place a value of a primitive type into a casing object.
- (transitive) To strike with the fists; to punch.
- (motor racing) To enter the pit.
- (transitive) To mix two containers of paint of similar colour to ensure that the color is identical.
- (transitive) Usually followed by in: to surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement; to corner, to hem in.
- (transitive, boxing) To fight against (a person) in a boxing match.
- (transitive, agriculture) To make an incision or hole in (a tree) for the purpose of procuring the sap.
- (transitive, architecture) To enclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to conceal (for example, pipes) or to bring to a required form.
- (transitive) To place inside a box; to pack in one or more boxes.
- (transitive, engineering) To furnish (for example, the axle of a wheel) with a box.
- (intransitive, stative, boxing) To participate in boxing; to be a boxer.
- (transitive, graphic design, printing) To enclose (images, text, etc.) in a box.
- put into a box
- hit with the fist
- engage in a boxing match
noun
- (baseball) The rectangle in which the batter stands.
- (music, slang) A musical instrument, especially one made from boxwood.
- (fencing) A device used in electric fencing to detect whether a weapon has struck an opponent, which connects to a fencer's weapon by a spool and body wire. It uses lights and sound to notify a hit, with different coloured lights for on target and off target hits.
- (geometry, by extension) A rectangular object in any number of dimensions.
- (slang) A cell used for solitary confinement.
- A cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
- A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.
- (Australia) An evergreen tree of the genus Lophostemon (for example, box scrub, Brisbane box, brush box, pink box, or Queensland box, Lophostemon confertus).
- (juggling) A pattern usually performed with three balls where the movements of the balls make a boxlike shape.
- A compartment to sit inside in an auditorium, courtroom, theatre, or other building.
- The wood from a box tree: boxwood.
- A blow with the fist.
- (lacrosse, informal) Ellipsis of box lacrosse (“indoor form of lacrosse”).
- (rail transport) Ellipsis of signal box.
- (colloquial, chiefly UK, Ireland) Short for squeeze box (“accordion or concertina”)
- Ellipsis of horsebox (“container for transporting horses”).
- (cricket) A hard protector for the genitals worn inside the underpants by a batsman or close fielder.
- (colloquial, chiefly Southern US) A stringed instrument with a soundbox, especially a guitar.
- A compartment or receptacle for receiving items.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of gearbox.
- A numbered receptacle at a newspaper office for anonymous replies to advertisements; see also box number.
- (slang, preceded by the) The television.
- Any of various evergreen shrubs or trees of genus Buxus, especially common box, European box, or boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) which is often used for making hedges and topiary.
- (figuratively) A predicament or trap.
- (slang) A prison cell.
- (aviation) A diamond-shaped flying formation consisting of four aircraft.
- A compartment (as a drawer) of an item of furniture used for storage, such as a cupboard, a shelf, etc.
- (automotive) Ellipsis of stashbox.
- (Australia) Various species of Eucalyptus trees are popularly called various kinds of boxes, on the basis of the nature of their wood, bark, or appearance for example, drooping box (Eucalyptus bicolor), shiny-leaved box (Eucalyptus tereticornis), black box, or ironbark box trees.
- A rectangle: an oblong or a square.
- (motor racing) An area in the pit where the car is repaired and refueled.
- (genetics) One of two specific regions in a promoter.
- (soccer) The penalty area.
- (computing, slang) A computer, or the case in which it is housed.
- The driver’s seat on a horse-drawn coach.
- (engineering) A cylindrical casing around the axle of a wheel, a bearing, a gland, etc.
- (slang) A gym dedicated to the CrossFit exercise program.
- A small rectangular shelter.
- (cricket) Synonym of gully (“a certain fielding position”).
- (euphemistic) A coffin.
- (slang, vulgar) The vagina.
- the quantity contained in a box
- separate partitioned area in a public place for a few people
- a rectangular drawing
- evergreen shrubs or small trees
- a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
- any one of several designated areas on a ball field where the batter or catcher or coaches are positioned
- private area in a theater or grandstand where a small group can watch the performance
- a blow with the hand (usually on the ear)
- the driver's seat on a coach
- a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible
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adj
- (object-oriented programming) Of a class member: capable of being overridden with a different implementation in a subclass.
- (quantum mechanics) Of a quantum state: having an intermediate, short-lived, and unobservable nature.
- Operating using a computer and/or online rather than physically present.
- In effect or essence, rather than in fact or reality; also, imitated, simulated.
- (particle physics) Pertaining to particles in temporary existence due to the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
- (mechanics) Pertaining to a theoretical infinitesimal velocity in a mechanical system that does not violate the system's constraints; also, of other physical quantities: resulting from such a velocity.
- (optics) Chiefly in virtual focus: of a focus or point: from which light or other radiation apparently emanates; also, of an image: produced by light that appears to diverge from a point beyond the reflecting or refracting surface.
- For practical purposes, though not technically; almost complete, very near.
- Simulated in a computer and/or online.
- Pertaining to a theoretical quality of something which would produce an observable effect if counteracting factors such as friction are disregarded; specifically, of a head of water: producing a certain pressure if friction, etc., is disregarded.
- being actually such in almost every respect
- existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact
noun
- (uncountable) Preceded by the: that which is imitated or simulated rather than existing in fact or reality; (countable) an instance of this.
- (countable, programming) A virtual (adjective adjective sense 3.3) member function of a class.
- (uncountable) That which is simulated in a computer and/or online; virtual reality; (countable) an instance of this; specifically (gambling), a computer simulation of a real-world sport such as horse racing.
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- (object-oriented programming) Defined for the class itself, as opposed to instances of it; thus shared between all instances and accessible even without an instance.
- Unchanging; that cannot or does not change.
- Immobile; fixed in place; having no motion.
- (programming) Computed, created, or allocated before the program starts running, as opposed to at runtime.
- Making no progress; stalled, without movement or advancement.
- concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity
- not in physical motion
- showing little if any change
noun
- (uncountable, slang, US) Verbal abuse.
- (figurative, by extension, uncountable) Interference or obstruction from people.
- (countable) A static caravan.
- (uncountable) Static electricity.
- (countable, programming) A static variable.
- (uncountable) Interference on a broadcast signal caused by atmospheric disturbances; heard as crackles on radio, or seen as random specks on television.
- angry criticism
- a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference
adj
- (object-oriented programming, of a class) Being a partial basis for subclasses rather than a complete template for objects.
- Pertaining comprehensively to, or representing, a class or group of objects, as opposed to any specific object; considered apart from any application to a particular object: general, generic, nonspecific; representational.
- (dance) Lacking a story.
- (art, often capitalized) Free from representational qualities, in particular the non-representational styles of the 20ᵗʰ century.
- (music) Absolute.
- Insufficiently factual.
- Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.
- (grammar) As a noun, denoting a concept or intangible as opposed to an object, place, or person.
- Separately expressing a property or attribute of an object that is considered to be inherent to that object: attributive, ascriptive.
- Not concrete: conceptual, ideal.
- Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize.
- dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention
- existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
- not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
noun
- An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
- (art) An abstract work of art.
- (real estate) A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title.
- (medicine) A powdered solid extract of a medicinal substance mixed with lactose.
- Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items.
- An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract.
- Concentrated essence of a product.
- The theoretical way of looking at things; something that exists only in idealized form.
- a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
- a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
verb
- (transitive) To separate; to disengage.
- (transitive) To draw off (interest or attention).
- (intransitive, fine arts) To create abstractions.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To steal; to take away; to remove without permission.
- (transitive) To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize.
- (intransitive, rare) To perform the process of abstraction.
- (transitive) To remove; to take away; withdraw.
- (intransitive, computing) To produce an abstraction, usually by refactoring existing code. Generally used with "out".
- (transitive) To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality.
- To conceptualize an ideal subgroup by means of the generalization of an attribute, as follows: by apprehending an attribute inherent to one individual, then separating that attribute and contemplating it by itself, then conceiving of that attribute as a general quality, then despecifying that conceived quality with respect to several or many individuals, and by then ideating a group composed of those individuals perceived to possess said quality.
- (intransitive, reflexive, literally, figuratively) To withdraw oneself; to retire.
- consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
- consider apart from a particular case or instance
- give an abstract (of)
- make off with belongings of others
adj
- (object-oriented programming) Not subclassable; from which one cannot inherit.
- Of a road: having an asphalt or macadamised surface.
- Closed by a seal (something to prevent leakage).
- Preventing entrance.
- covered with a waterproof coating
- closed or secured with or as if with a seal
- apply a non-porous coating to something so as to ensure it is impervious
- determined irrevocably
- (of walls) covered with a coat of plaster
- undisclosed for the time being
- established irrevocably
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- (not comparable, by extension, object-oriented programming) Of an object: accessible to the program in general, not only to a class or subclass.
- (business) Of a company: having shares of stock traded publicly, for example, through a stock market.
- Pertaining to a person in the capacity in which they deal with other people on a formal or official basis, as opposed to a personal or private capacity; official, professional.
- (UK, education, chiefly historical) In some older universities in the United Kingdom: open or pertaining to the whole university, as opposed to a constituent college or an individual staff member or student.
- Open to all members of a community, as opposed to only a segment of it; especially, provided by national or local authorities and supported by money from taxes.
- Pertaining to the people as a whole, as opposed to a group of people; concerning the whole community or country.
- Able to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view.
- Officially representing the community; carried out or funded by the government or state on behalf of the community, rather than by a private organization.
- not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole
- affecting the people or community as a whole
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- (countable, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group.
- (sociology) A group of people sharing some common cultural, political, or social interest, but not necessarily having any interactions with each other.
- (uncountable) Chiefly in in public: the presence of spectators or people generally; the open.
- (often public relations) Often preceded by the and a qualifying word: a particular demographic or group of people, or segment of the population, sharing some common characteristic.
- (non-native speakers' English, neologism) An internet publication.
- (informal) Ellipsis of public house or (dated) public bar (“an inn, a pub: the more basic bar in a public house, as contrasted with the lounge bar or saloon bar which has more comfortable seats, personalized service, etc.”).
- Preceded by a possessive determiner such as my, your, or their: a group of people who support a particular person, especially a performer, a writer, etc.; an audience, a following.
- people in general considered as a whole
- a body of people sharing some common interest