English words for '(computing) A circuit board used for audio processing.'
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- (sound engineering) A mixing console.
- A nonalcoholic drink (such as lemonade, Coca-Cola or fruit juice) that is added to spirits to make cocktails.
- (electronics) A nonlinear electrical circuit that creates new frequencies from two signals applied to it.
- (US) A dance or other social event meant to foster new acquaintances, as at the beginning of a school year.
- Any of various social dances involving frequent changes of partners.
- A device for combining hot and cold water before it emerges from a single spout or shower head.
- A chiropractor who uses other treatments in addition to spinal adjustment.
- (cryptocurrencies) Synonym of tumbler.
- A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below.
- One who, or a device that, mixes or merges things together.
- One who mixes or socializes.
- a kitchen utensil that is used for mixing foods
- club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol
- electronic equipment that mixes two or more input signals to give a single output signal
- a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
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- (electronics, computing) A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording.
- The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
- A hint or intimation.
- An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.
- The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.
- evidence that helps to solve a problem
- an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
- sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
- a stimulus that provides information about what to do
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- (by extension) To spark or provoke.
- To give someone a cue signal.
- To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it.
- assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
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- (computing) Motherboard.
- Bachelor of Medicine degree (Latin: Medicinae Baccalaureus).
- (Thailand) million baht.
- (military, US) Initialism of marine barracks.
- (China, slang) moneyboy.
- a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes
- a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes
- (a British degree) a bachelor's degree in medicine
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- An electronic system used to reproduce sound.
- a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound
- (music, originally Jamaica) A mobile platform playing selected recorded music, set up as a social event, often with an entrance fee.
- The set of speech sounds that make up a language; a phonology.
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- (audio engineering) The setup of a mixing console or matrix mixer such that the output contains everything except a designated input; often used to prevent echoes or feedback.
- (television) A television feed without idents, commercial breaks, etc., suitable for generic use by different broadcasters.
- (television) A video signal without added graphics or text.
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- (music, electronics) An electronic audio device for altering the frequencies of sound recordings.
- A conductor of low resistance joining the armature ends of the series field coils of dynamos connected in parallel.
- A device, such as a bar, for operating two brakes, especially a pair of hub brakes for an automobile, with equal force.
- (mathematics) A set of arguments where two or more functions have equal values; the solution set of an equation.
- (category theory) A morphism whose codomain is the domain of a parallel pair of morphisms and which forms part of the limit of that parallel pair. Equivalently, a morphism which equalizes a parallel pair of morphisms in a limiting way, which is to say that any other morphism which equalizes that parallel pair factors through this limiting morphism; and moreover such factorization is unique.
- A sliding panel to preserve the lateral stability of an aeroplane.
- One who makes equal; a balancer.
- (Canada, US, slang) A weapon, usually a blackjack or gun.
- (sports) A goal, run, point, etc. that equalizes the score.
- A device that balances various quantities.
- Any device for equalizing the pull of electromagnets.
- electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion
- a score that makes the match even
- a weight that balances another weight
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- an audio system that can reproduce and amplify signals to produce sound
- (software engineering) A series of steps which reproduce a bug or other condition of interest.
- One who reproduces something.
- In a phonograph, a device containing a sounding diaphragm and the needle or stylus that traverses the moving record, for reproducing the sound.
- In a manograph, a device for reproducing the engine stroke on a reduced scale.
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- (audio) A device that converts an electrical signal to sound waves; the principal component of loudspeakers and headphones.
- (chiefly in the plural) A driving wheel of a locomotive.
- A mallet.
- A person who drives livestock: a drover.
- A tamping iron.
- Something that drives something else.
- (aviation, slang) A pilot (person who flies aircraft).
- A cooper's hammer for driving on barrel hoops.
- (engineering) Any driving element in any mechanism, which drives the driven element.
- A person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car, truck, bus, train, forklift, etc.
- (golf) A golf club used to drive the ball a great distance.
- (nautical) A kind of sail, smaller than a fore and aft spanker on a square-rigged ship, a driver is tied to the same spars.
- One who drives something.
- A factor contributing to something; a cause.
- A screwdriver, a nutdriver, or a bit for such a tool; such bits include nutsetters.
- (computing) A device driver; a program that acts as an interface between an application and hardware, written specifically for the device it controls.
- (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device
- the operator of a motor vehicle
- a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver
- a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee
- someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
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- (computing, electronics) Initialism of motherboard.
- (pathology) Initialism of minimal brain damage.
- (software, testing) Initialism of model-based testing.
- (anthropology) Initialism of mother's brother's daughter.
- (pathology) Initialism of minimal brain disorder.
- (software, programming) Initialism of model-based development.
- (pathology) Initialism of minimal brain dysfunction.
- (CAD, computing) Initialism of model-based definition.
- (pathology) Initialism of mosquito-borne disease.
- a condition characterized by hyperactivity, impulsivity, and emotional dysregulation
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- Of a device or system, using sound energy in its operation.
- (social media, offensive) Euphemistic form of autistic.
- (weaponry) Of an explosive mine or other weapon, able to be set off by sound waves.
- (transferred sense, humorous or proscribed) Nonelectric; mechanical or otherwise basic.
- (architecture, of building materials) Used for soundproofing or modifying sound.
- (music) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification or the need thereof.
- of or relating to the science of acoustics
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- Electronic circuitry.
- (in the plural) Devices which require the flow of electrons through conductors and semiconductors in order to perform their function; devices that operate on electrical power (battery or outlet)
- (physics) The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles or by converting the flow of charged particles to or from other forms of energy.
- the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices
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- (computer hardware) A computer chassis that hosts and interconnects modules that perform various tasks.
- (computer hardware) A large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate with very many connected terminals; used by large, complex organizations (such as banks and supermarkets) where continuously sustained operation is vital.
- The main frame of a vehicle etc., more commonly main frame.
- a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room
- (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
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- (audio, sound engineering) A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
- (anatomy) A muscle that compresses certain parts.
- (computing) A program or algorithm for compressing data.
- An instrument for compressing an artery (especially the femoral artery) or other part.
- A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
- An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass plates an object to be examined with the microscope; a compressorium.
- A machine for compressing gases, especially an air compressor.
- an electronic device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
- a mechanical device that compresses gasses
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- (computing) A mechanical device that automatically loads storage media (such as tapes or disks) into the device that can read them.
- (programming) A software mechanism that automatically locates and loads classes etc. as required at run time.
- (military) A mechanical device that loads ordnance into weapons such as tanks and artillery that would otherwise be loaded by a dedicated crew.
- (firearms) A semi-automatic firearm.
- a firearm that reloads itself
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- (slang) A linear amplifier used with CB radio.
- (construction) A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc.
- (US, military, law enforcement, slang) A recently arrived recruit; a rookie.
- (countable, uncountable) That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged; compensation; recompense.
- (aviation) A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft’s wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup; a deicing boot.
- (uncountable) Profit, plunder.
- (footwear) A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
- (uncountable) A blow with the foot; a kick.
- (firearms) A hard or rigid case for a long firearm, typically moulded to the shape of the gun.
- (baseball) A bobbled ball.
- (informal, with definite article) The act or process of removing or firing someone (dismissing them from a job or other post).
- (US, military, usually plural) A soldier, especially a footsoldier.
- (Australia, British, New Zealand, South Africa, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car.
- (slang, ethnic slur) A black person.
- (sports) A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football (historically in the form of boots, now shorter, but still called the same).
- (US, transport) A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
- (usually preceded by definite article) A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot.
- (slang, motor racing) A tyre.
- (US) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
- (botany) The inflated flag leaf sheath of a wheat plant.
- (British, slang) An unattractive person, ugly woman.
- (figurative, with definite article) Oppression, an oppressor.
- an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
- protective casing for something that resembles a leg
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools
- footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
- a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
- the act of delivering a blow with the foot
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- (MLE, criminal slang) To shoot, to kill by gunfire.
- (colloquial, Canada, US, usually with it) To step on the accelerator of a vehicle for faster acceleration than usual or to drive faster than usual.
- (informal) To eject; kick out.
- (transitive) To kick.
- (computing, informal) To disconnect forcibly; to eject from an online service, conversation, etc.
- (slang) To vomit.
- To put boots on, especially for riding.
- cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
- kick; give a boot to
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- The component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.
- (entertainment industry, informal) A musical.
- A person who tunes a piano or organ.
- On a musical instrument, a peg or mechanical device that changes the tension, and hence pitch, of a string.
- A device, electronic or mechanical, that helps a person tune a musical instrument by showing the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch.
- an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
- someone who tunes a musical instrument
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- (computing) A set of hardware and software operating in a computer.
- (multiplicity) A set of alters of a person, or the multiple (“an individual with multiple personalities”) who contains them.
- A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole.
- (physiology) A set of body organs having a particular function.
- (politics) A socioeconomic formation.
- (music) A set of staves linked by a brace that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously.
- (derogatory, preceded by the, often capitalized) The mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or a combination of them, seen as oppressive to the individual.
- (astronomy) A system in which two or more objects are bound to each other by gravity.
- (roleplaying games) A set of rules for a tabletop roleplaying game.
- (mathematics) A set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously.
- (countable, uncountable) A method or way of organizing or planning.
- (philosophy) A comprehensive and logically organized set of propositions or philosophical beliefs.
- an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
- a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
- a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
- an organized structure for arranging or classifying
- a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
- the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole
- instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
- (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium
- a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
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- (electronics) An electronic speaker designed to produce high-frequency sound.
- (social media) One who posts messages ("tweets") on the social networking site Twitter.
- (social media, by extension) A poster on a microblogging social networking service.
- One who or that which makes a tweeting noise.
- a loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency sounds
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- a device for making soundings
- A young boar.
- A group of wild boar.
- An instrument used in telegraphy in place of a register, the communications being read by sound.
- (nautical) A person who takes soundings.
- (fishing) A fishfinder.
- Something or someone who makes a sound.
- (nautical) A device for making soundings at sea.
- Synonym of sting (“brief musical sequence in television etc.”).
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- (electronics) An electronic circuit constructed of individual devices bonded to a substrate or PCB.
- (golf) A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
- (biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
- (linguistics) A word that is internally macaronic, its elements being derived from different languages.
- (cycling) A bicycle that is a compromise between a road bike and a mountain bike.
- (computing) A computer that is part analog computer and part digital computer.
- A hybrid vehicle, especially a car; a vehicle that runs on both fuel (gasoline or diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
- (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species
- a car which runs on two power sources, usually an internal combustion engine and an electronic motor
- a composite of mixed origin
- a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., ‘monolingual’ has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
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- computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware)
- one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
- a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components
- detachable compartment of a spacecraft
- (hydraulics) A contrivance for regulating the supply of water from an irrigation channel.
- A unit of education covering a single topic.
- (astronautics) An independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft.
- (architecture) A standard unit of measure used for determining the proportions of a building.
- (fractal geometry, mathematics) A fractal element.
- (algebra, ring theory) An abelian group equipped with the operation of multiplication by an element of a ring (or another of certain algebraic objects), representing a generalisation of the concept of vector space with scalar multiplication.
- A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.
- (programming) A section of a program; a subroutine or group of subroutines.
- A pre-prepared adventure scenario with related materials for a role-playing game.
- (music, computing) A file containing a music sequence that can be played in a tracker (also called mod or music module).
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- (computing) A cartridge-based interface for computers that reads from and/or writes to a tape.
- A drive mechanism that is used to traverse a tape.
- (computing, historical) A cassette drive.
- (computing, historical) A reel-to-reel tape machine for computers.
- a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
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- (slang) A computer processor.
- (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) Computing.
- 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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- (sound engineering) A mixing console.
- A nonalcoholic drink (such as lemonade, Coca-Cola or fruit juice) that is added to spirits to make cocktails.
- (electronics) A nonlinear electrical circuit that creates new frequencies from two signals applied to it.
- (US) A dance or other social event meant to foster new acquaintances, as at the beginning of a school year.
- Any of various social dances involving frequent changes of partners.
- A device for combining hot and cold water before it emerges from a single spout or shower head.
- A chiropractor who uses other treatments in addition to spinal adjustment.
- (cryptocurrencies) Synonym of tumbler.
- A machine outfitted with (typically blunt) blades with which it mixes or beats ingredients in a bowl below.
- One who, or a device that, mixes or merges things together.
- One who mixes or socializes.
- a kitchen utensil that is used for mixing foods
- club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol
- electronic equipment that mixes two or more input signals to give a single output signal
- a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity
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- (electronics, computing) A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording.
- The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
- A hint or intimation.
- An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.
- The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.
- evidence that helps to solve a problem
- an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
- sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
- a stimulus that provides information about what to do
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- (by extension) To spark or provoke.
- To give someone a cue signal.
- To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.
- (sports, billiards, snooker, pool) To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it.
- assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
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- (computing) Motherboard.
- Bachelor of Medicine degree (Latin: Medicinae Baccalaureus).
- (Thailand) million baht.
- (military, US) Initialism of marine barracks.
- (China, slang) moneyboy.
- a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes
- a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes
- (a British degree) a bachelor's degree in medicine
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- An electronic system used to reproduce sound.
- a system of electronic equipment for recording or reproducing sound
- (music, originally Jamaica) A mobile platform playing selected recorded music, set up as a social event, often with an entrance fee.
- The set of speech sounds that make up a language; a phonology.
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- (audio engineering) The setup of a mixing console or matrix mixer such that the output contains everything except a designated input; often used to prevent echoes or feedback.
- (television) A television feed without idents, commercial breaks, etc., suitable for generic use by different broadcasters.
- (television) A video signal without added graphics or text.
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- (music, electronics) An electronic audio device for altering the frequencies of sound recordings.
- A conductor of low resistance joining the armature ends of the series field coils of dynamos connected in parallel.
- A device, such as a bar, for operating two brakes, especially a pair of hub brakes for an automobile, with equal force.
- (mathematics) A set of arguments where two or more functions have equal values; the solution set of an equation.
- (category theory) A morphism whose codomain is the domain of a parallel pair of morphisms and which forms part of the limit of that parallel pair. Equivalently, a morphism which equalizes a parallel pair of morphisms in a limiting way, which is to say that any other morphism which equalizes that parallel pair factors through this limiting morphism; and moreover such factorization is unique.
- A sliding panel to preserve the lateral stability of an aeroplane.
- One who makes equal; a balancer.
- (Canada, US, slang) A weapon, usually a blackjack or gun.
- (sports) A goal, run, point, etc. that equalizes the score.
- A device that balances various quantities.
- Any device for equalizing the pull of electromagnets.
- electronic equipment that reduces frequency distortion
- a score that makes the match even
- a weight that balances another weight
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- an audio system that can reproduce and amplify signals to produce sound
- (software engineering) A series of steps which reproduce a bug or other condition of interest.
- One who reproduces something.
- In a phonograph, a device containing a sounding diaphragm and the needle or stylus that traverses the moving record, for reproducing the sound.
- In a manograph, a device for reproducing the engine stroke on a reduced scale.
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- (audio) A device that converts an electrical signal to sound waves; the principal component of loudspeakers and headphones.
- (chiefly in the plural) A driving wheel of a locomotive.
- A mallet.
- A person who drives livestock: a drover.
- A tamping iron.
- Something that drives something else.
- (aviation, slang) A pilot (person who flies aircraft).
- A cooper's hammer for driving on barrel hoops.
- (engineering) Any driving element in any mechanism, which drives the driven element.
- A person who drives a motorized vehicle such as a car, truck, bus, train, forklift, etc.
- (golf) A golf club used to drive the ball a great distance.
- (nautical) A kind of sail, smaller than a fore and aft spanker on a square-rigged ship, a driver is tied to the same spars.
- One who drives something.
- A factor contributing to something; a cause.
- A screwdriver, a nutdriver, or a bit for such a tool; such bits include nutsetters.
- (computing) A device driver; a program that acts as an interface between an application and hardware, written specifically for the device it controls.
- (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device
- the operator of a motor vehicle
- a golfer who hits the golf ball with a driver
- a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee
- someone who drives animals that pull a vehicle
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- (computing, electronics) Initialism of motherboard.
- (pathology) Initialism of minimal brain damage.
- (software, testing) Initialism of model-based testing.
- (anthropology) Initialism of mother's brother's daughter.
- (pathology) Initialism of minimal brain disorder.
- (software, programming) Initialism of model-based development.
- (pathology) Initialism of minimal brain dysfunction.
- (CAD, computing) Initialism of model-based definition.
- (pathology) Initialism of mosquito-borne disease.
- a condition characterized by hyperactivity, impulsivity, and emotional dysregulation
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- Electronic circuitry.
- (in the plural) Devices which require the flow of electrons through conductors and semiconductors in order to perform their function; devices that operate on electrical power (battery or outlet)
- (physics) The study and use of electrical devices that operate by controlling the flow of electrons or other electrically charged particles or by converting the flow of charged particles to or from other forms of energy.
- the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices
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- (computer hardware) A computer chassis that hosts and interconnects modules that perform various tasks.
- (computer hardware) A large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate with very many connected terminals; used by large, complex organizations (such as banks and supermarkets) where continuously sustained operation is vital.
- The main frame of a vehicle etc., more commonly main frame.
- a large digital computer serving 100-400 users and occupying a special air-conditioned room
- (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing
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- (audio, sound engineering) A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
- (anatomy) A muscle that compresses certain parts.
- (computing) A program or algorithm for compressing data.
- An instrument for compressing an artery (especially the femoral artery) or other part.
- A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
- An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass plates an object to be examined with the microscope; a compressorium.
- A machine for compressing gases, especially an air compressor.
- an electronic device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
- a mechanical device that compresses gasses
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- (computing) A mechanical device that automatically loads storage media (such as tapes or disks) into the device that can read them.
- (programming) A software mechanism that automatically locates and loads classes etc. as required at run time.
- (military) A mechanical device that loads ordnance into weapons such as tanks and artillery that would otherwise be loaded by a dedicated crew.
- (firearms) A semi-automatic firearm.
- a firearm that reloads itself
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- (slang) A linear amplifier used with CB radio.
- (construction) A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc.
- (US, military, law enforcement, slang) A recently arrived recruit; a rookie.
- (countable, uncountable) That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make up for the deficiency of value in one of the things exchanged; compensation; recompense.
- (aviation) A rubber bladder on the leading edge of an aircraft’s wing, which is inflated periodically to remove ice buildup; a deicing boot.
- (uncountable) Profit, plunder.
- (footwear) A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg.
- (uncountable) A blow with the foot; a kick.
- (firearms) A hard or rigid case for a long firearm, typically moulded to the shape of the gun.
- (baseball) A bobbled ball.
- (informal, with definite article) The act or process of removing or firing someone (dismissing them from a job or other post).
- (US, military, usually plural) A soldier, especially a footsoldier.
- (Australia, British, New Zealand, South Africa, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan or saloon car.
- (slang, ethnic slur) A black person.
- (sports) A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football (historically in the form of boots, now shorter, but still called the same).
- (US, transport) A parking enforcement device used to immobilize a car until it can be towed or a fine is paid; a wheel clamp.
- (usually preceded by definite article) A torture device used on the feet or legs, such as a Spanish boot.
- (slang, motor racing) A tyre.
- (US) A crust end-piece of a loaf of bread.
- (botany) The inflated flag leaf sheath of a wheat plant.
- (British, slang) An unattractive person, ugly woman.
- (figurative, with definite article) Oppression, an oppressor.
- an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg
- protective casing for something that resembles a leg
- the swift release of a store of affective force
- compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools
- footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
- a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed
- the act of delivering a blow with the foot
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- (MLE, criminal slang) To shoot, to kill by gunfire.
- (colloquial, Canada, US, usually with it) To step on the accelerator of a vehicle for faster acceleration than usual or to drive faster than usual.
- (informal) To eject; kick out.
- (transitive) To kick.
- (computing, informal) To disconnect forcibly; to eject from an online service, conversation, etc.
- (slang) To vomit.
- To put boots on, especially for riding.
- cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes
- kick; give a boot to
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- The component of an audio system that receives radio broadcasts.
- (entertainment industry, informal) A musical.
- A person who tunes a piano or organ.
- On a musical instrument, a peg or mechanical device that changes the tension, and hence pitch, of a string.
- A device, electronic or mechanical, that helps a person tune a musical instrument by showing the deviation of the played pitch from the desired pitch.
- an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals
- someone who tunes a musical instrument
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- (computing) A set of hardware and software operating in a computer.
- (multiplicity) A set of alters of a person, or the multiple (“an individual with multiple personalities”) who contains them.
- A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex whole.
- (physiology) A set of body organs having a particular function.
- (politics) A socioeconomic formation.
- (music) A set of staves linked by a brace that indicate instruments or sounds that are to be played simultaneously.
- (derogatory, preceded by the, often capitalized) The mainstream culture, controlled by the elites or government of a state, or a combination of them, seen as oppressive to the individual.
- (astronomy) A system in which two or more objects are bound to each other by gravity.
- (roleplaying games) A set of rules for a tabletop roleplaying game.
- (mathematics) A set of equations involving the same variables, which are to be solved simultaneously.
- (countable, uncountable) A method or way of organizing or planning.
- (philosophy) A comprehensive and logically organized set of propositions or philosophical beliefs.
- an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
- a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
- a procedure or process for obtaining an objective
- an organized structure for arranging or classifying
- a complex of methods or rules governing behavior
- the living body considered as made up of interdependent components forming a unified whole
- instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
- (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium
- a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole
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- (electronics) An electronic speaker designed to produce high-frequency sound.
- (social media) One who posts messages ("tweets") on the social networking site Twitter.
- (social media, by extension) A poster on a microblogging social networking service.
- One who or that which makes a tweeting noise.
- a loudspeaker that reproduces higher audio frequency sounds
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- a device for making soundings
- A young boar.
- A group of wild boar.
- An instrument used in telegraphy in place of a register, the communications being read by sound.
- (nautical) A person who takes soundings.
- (fishing) A fishfinder.
- Something or someone who makes a sound.
- (nautical) A device for making soundings at sea.
- Synonym of sting (“brief musical sequence in television etc.”).
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- (electronics) An electronic circuit constructed of individual devices bonded to a substrate or PCB.
- (golf) A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
- (biology) Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
- (linguistics) A word that is internally macaronic, its elements being derived from different languages.
- (cycling) A bicycle that is a compromise between a road bike and a mountain bike.
- (computing) A computer that is part analog computer and part digital computer.
- A hybrid vehicle, especially a car; a vehicle that runs on both fuel (gasoline or diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
- (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species
- a car which runs on two power sources, usually an internal combustion engine and an electronic motor
- a composite of mixed origin
- a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., ‘monolingual’ has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
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- computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware)
- one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
- a self-contained component (unit or item) that is used in combination with other components
- detachable compartment of a spacecraft
- (hydraulics) A contrivance for regulating the supply of water from an irrigation channel.
- A unit of education covering a single topic.
- (astronautics) An independent self-contained unit of a spacecraft.
- (architecture) A standard unit of measure used for determining the proportions of a building.
- (fractal geometry, mathematics) A fractal element.
- (algebra, ring theory) An abelian group equipped with the operation of multiplication by an element of a ring (or another of certain algebraic objects), representing a generalisation of the concept of vector space with scalar multiplication.
- A self-contained component of a system, often interchangeable, which has a well-defined interface to the other components.
- (programming) A section of a program; a subroutine or group of subroutines.
- A pre-prepared adventure scenario with related materials for a role-playing game.
- (music, computing) A file containing a music sequence that can be played in a tracker (also called mod or music module).
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- (computing) A cartridge-based interface for computers that reads from and/or writes to a tape.
- A drive mechanism that is used to traverse a tape.
- (computing, historical) A cassette drive.
- (computing, historical) A reel-to-reel tape machine for computers.
- a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder
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- (slang) A computer processor.
- (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) Computing.
- 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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- Of a device or system, using sound energy in its operation.
- (social media, offensive) Euphemistic form of autistic.
- (weaponry) Of an explosive mine or other weapon, able to be set off by sound waves.
- (transferred sense, humorous or proscribed) Nonelectric; mechanical or otherwise basic.
- (architecture, of building materials) Used for soundproofing or modifying sound.
- (music) Naturally producing or produced by an instrument without electrical amplification or the need thereof.
- of or relating to the science of acoustics