English words for '(computing) The use of thunks (data mappings).'
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noun
- (computing theory) A partial description gleaned from data mining.
- (countable) A small, compact chunk or clump.
- (Australia, slang, countable) An item that is typically old and of dubious quality or poor condition.
- (countable) A small piece of tasty food, a tidbit.
- (uncountable) A type of boot polish.
- (countable, slang) An inexperienced, newly trained fighter pilot.
- (countable) A bud from the Cannabis sativa plant, especially one that is potent.
- (countable) A tidbit of something valuable.
- (slang, countable) A person with no arms or legs; a basket case.
- (countable) A chicken nugget.
- a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
verb
noun
- (computing) Automated collection of data, data scraping.
- Something removed by being scraped.
- The sound or action of something being scraped.
- a harsh noise made by scraping
- a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
- (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
verb
noun
- (computing, specifically) An act of fetching data.
- (originally Ireland, dialectal) The apparition of a living person; a person's double, the sight of which is supposedly a sign that they are fated to die soon, a doppelganger; a wraith (“a person's likeness seen just after their death; a ghost, a spectre”).
- (also figuratively) An act of fetching, of bringing something from a distance.
- An area over which wind is blowing (over water) and generating waves.
- The length of such an area; the distance a wave can travel across a body of water (without obstruction).
- (uncountable) A game played with a dog in which a person throws an object for the dog to retrieve.
- A stratagem or trick; an artifice.
- The object of fetching; the source of an attraction; a force, propensity, or quality which attracts.
- the action of fetching
intj
verb
- (transitive, ditransitive) To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.
- (transitive) To cause to come; to bring to a particular state.
- (transitive) To reduce; to throw.
- (nautical) To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing.
- (intransitive) To bring oneself; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.
- (nautical, transitive) To make (a pump) draw water by pouring water into the top and working the handle.
- (transitive, rare, literary) To take (a breath); to heave (a sigh).
- (transitive) To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.
- be sold for a certain price
- go or come after and bring or take back
- take someone to hell
noun
- (computing) A kind of data filter used in data visualization.
- A slicing cucumber.
- A broad, flat knife.
- A piece of software that converts a model into a series of thin layers for 3D printing.
- Someone or something that slices.
- (cooking) A machine that cuts meats, also named a deli slicer.
- a machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade
- knife especially designed for slicing particular foods, as cheese
- a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers)
noun
verb
noun
- (computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
- The act or process of acquiring.
- The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
- something acquired
- the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
- the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
- an ability that has been acquired by training
noun
- (computer science) A data structure containing buckets used in a hashing algorithm.
- A list of tasks arising during a meeting that are put aside to be dealt with later.
- A list of things to accomplish before one's death.
- (by extension) A list of things to accomplish before a certain deadline or in a certain time period.
- A list of things you plan to do before you die
noun
- (computing) Initialism of mapped diagnostic context.
- Initialism of mobile data computer.
- (US) Initialism of Major Diagnostic Category.
- (cryptography) Initialism of modification detection code.
- Initialism of mobile digital computer.
- (US, law enforcement) Initialism of Metropolitan Detention Center.
- (computing) Initialism of multiple description coding.
name
- (US) Initialism of Missouri Department of Conservation.
- (US) Initialism of MUMPS Development Committee.
- (British, historical) Initialism of Milk Development Council.
- (telecommunications) Initialism of Motorola data communications.
- (US) Initialism of Miami Dade College.
- (Zimbabwe) Initialism of Movement for Democratic Change.
noun
- (computing) An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
- A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.
- A roll or list.
- (military) A small detachment of soldiers.
- A tool consisting of a strip or rod of hardened and coarse metal, used for removing sharp edges, shaping, and cutting, especially through metal; usually a hand tool.
- A collection of papers collated and archived together.
- A course of thought; a thread of narration.
- (chess) One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).
- (Canada, US) Clipping of file cabinet.
- A row of modular kitchen units and a countertop, consisting of cabinets and appliances below (dishwasher) and next to (stove/cooker) a countertop.
- a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
- a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
- a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
- office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
verb
- (transitive) To commit (official papers) to some office.
- (transitive) To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
- (transitive) To place in an archive in a logical place and order.
- (transitive) To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
- (intransitive) To move in a file.
- To corrupt.
- (transitive) (of a journalist) To submit (an article) to a newspaper or similar publication.
- (intransitive, with for, chiefly law) To submit a formal request to some office.
- proceed in line
- smooth with a file
- place in a container for keeping records
- record in a public office or in a court of law
- file a formal charge against
noun
- (computing) Data that are misinterpreted as another kind of data.
- A place or receptacle for waste material.
- Food waste material of any kind.
- Nonsense; gibberish.
- Specifically, waste material destined not to be reclaimed through recycling, composting, etc.
- (computing) Allocated memory which is no longer in use but has not yet been deallocated.
- Something or someone worthless.
- Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.
- (sports, slang, Canada, US, attributive) An easy shot.
- a worthless message
- food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
- a receptacle where waste can be discarded
adj
noun
- (computing) A set of data relating to a single individual or item.
- Ellipsis of phonograph record (“a disc, usually made from vinyl, on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph”).
- (programming) A data structure similar to a struct, in some programming languages such as C and Java based on classes and designed for storing immutable data.
- Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.
- An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.
- The most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events.
- a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
- a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
- anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
- the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had
- the sum of recognized accomplishments
- a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
- sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
- an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
adj
verb
- (transitive) To make a record of information.
- (transitive, law) To give legal status to by making an official public record.
- (transitive) To make an audio or video recording of.
- (intransitive) To fix in a medium, usually in a tangible medium.
- (intransitive) To make an audio, video, or multimedia recording.
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
- register electronically
- make a record of; set down in permanent form
- be aware of
adj
- (computing) Carrying additional data or functionality.
- (sometimes derogatory) Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
- Bulbous; rotund.
- Alternative form of phat.
- (golf) Being a shot in which the ground is struck before the ball.
- (slang) Being greatly or substantially such; real.
- Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.
- (music) Having a full or rich sound with strong bass and low-midrange presence.
- Fertile; productive.
- Bountiful.
- (theater) Of a role: significant; major; meaty.
- Rich; producing a large income; desirable.
- Thick; large.
- Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich (said of food).
- lucrative
- having an (over)abundance of flesh
- marked by great fruitfulness
- having a relatively large diameter
- containing or composed of fat
noun
- (informal, derogatory) A fat person.
- (uncountable) A specialized animal tissue with high lipid content, used for long-term storage of energy: fat tissue.
- (countable) A lipid that is solid at room temperature, which fat tissue contains and which is also found in the blood circulation; sometimes, a refined substance chemically resembling such naturally occurring lipids.
- That part of an organization deemed wasteful.
- (slang) An erection.
- A fop or dandy.
- Such tissue as food: the fatty portion of (or trimmings from) meat cuts.
- The best or richest productions; the best part.
- (Australia) A beef cattle fattened for sale.
- (golf) A poorly played shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (see also thin, shank, toe)
- a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
- excess bodily weight
verb
noun
name
noun
- (computing) Initialism of change data capture.
- (cooking) Initialism of chef de cuisine.
- (medicine) Initialism of centre for disease control.
- a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
name
noun
- (computing) A list of words or other data items which, for some special reason, should be ignored or bypassed by a particular data processing operation.
- (music) A list of the stops found on a particular organ.
- (media) A list of people who subscribed to a publication (e.g. newspaper) but no longer wish to receive it.
noun
name
noun
- (computing) A set of data to be processed at one time.
- The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
- A bank; a sandbank.
- A field or patch of ground lying near a stream; the dale in which a stream flows.
- (UK, dialect, Midlands) A bread roll.
- A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business.
- (by extension) A quantity of anything produced at one operation.
- (Philippines) A graduating class; school class.
- a collection of things or persons to be handled together
- all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
adj
verb
noun
- (computing) A program or algorithm for compressing data.
- (anatomy) A muscle that compresses certain parts.
- (audio, sound engineering) A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
- 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
verb
- (computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
- (medicine) To become affected by an illness.
- (transitive) To get.
- (transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
- (Canada, US, military) To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the implication that an attack on the target thereby becomes possible.
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- gain knowledge or skills
- win something through one's efforts
- come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
- gain through experience
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
noun
- (computing) A set of tables and other objects (queries, reports, forms) in the form of a structured data set.
- (computing, loosely, metonymic) A combination of such data sets and the programs for using them.
- (computing, loosely, metonymic) A software program (application) for storing, retrieving and manipulating such a structured data set.
- (loosely) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.
- an organized body of related information
verb
adj
- (computing) Of an algorithm for converting or compressing data, reducing the amount of information in data.
- (electricity) Of an electricity transmission line, subject to various forms of power loss.
- (telecommunications) Of a communication channel, subject to loss of signal strength.
- characterized by or causing dissipation of energy
noun
- (computing, databases) A data structure that improves the performance of operations on a table.
- (computing, especially programming and databases) An integer or other key indicating the location of data, e.g. within an array, vector, database table, associative array, or hash table.
- (mathematics) A raised suffix indicating a power.
- (typography) A symbol resembling a pointing hand, used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.
- (sciences) A number representing a property or ratio; a coefficient.
- A sign; an indication; a token.
- That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
- A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.
- (linguistics) A type of noun where the meaning of the form changes with respect to the context; e.g., 'Today's newspaper' is an indexical form since its referent will differ depending on the context. See also icon and symbol.
- (algebra, index of a subgroup) The number of cosets that exist.
- An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
- (economics) A single number calculated from an array of prices or of quantities.
- The index finger; the forefinger.
- the finger next to the thumb
- a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
- an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed
- a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
- a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
verb
- (computing) To access a value in a data container by an index.
- To measure by an associated value.
- (transitive) To arrange an index for something, especially a long text.
- (linguistics, transitive) To be indexical for (some situation or state of affairs); to indicate.
- To inventory; to take stock.
- (chiefly economics) To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.
- (mechanical engineering, transitive) To use a mechanism to move an object to a precise location.
- adjust through indexation
- list in an index
- provide with an index
noun
- (computing, data management) The output resulting from the systematic collection, manipulation and organization of raw data into a structured, interpretable format.
- A service provided by telephone which provides listed telephone numbers of a subscriber.
- (information theory) Any unambiguous abstract data, the smallest possible unit being the bit.
- (information technology) Any ordered sequence of symbols (or signals) (that could contain a message).
- Something that provides a definitive characterization or description of the nature and attributes of a specified entity.
- (computing, formally) The meaning that a human assigns to data by means of the known conventions used in its representation.
- (Christianity) Divine inspiration.
- Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something.
- (law, countable) A statement of criminal activity brought before a judge or magistrate; in the UK, used to inform a magistrate of an offence and request a warrant; in the US, an accusation brought before a judge without a grand jury indictment.
- The act of informing or imparting knowledge; notification.
- knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
- a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
- formal accusation of a crime
- (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
- a message received and understood
noun
- (computing) The process by which data is compressed.
- (astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
- An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
- (music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
- (automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
- the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
- encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
- an increase in the density of something
- applying pressure
noun
- (computing) An instance of scanning.
- Of written things, a careful reading.
- Of written things, a cursory reading: a skim.
- (functional programming) A higher-order function that applies a binary operation to a sequence of values, starting with an accumulator, and returns a new sequence with the results.
- (computing) The result or output of a scanning process.
- the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
- an image produced by scanning
verb
- (computing, transitive) To read with an electronic device.
- (computing, transitive) To inspect, analyse or go over, often to find something.
- (computing, transitive) To perform lexical analysis; to tokenize.
- (poetry, intransitive) To conform to a metrical structure.
- (poetry, transitive) To read or mark so as to show a specific metre.
- (transitive) To look about for; to look over quickly.
- (computing, medicine, transitive) To create an image of something with the use of a scanner.
- (transitive) To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.
- examine hastily
- obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
- read metrically
- move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
- examine minutely or intensely
- make a wide, sweeping search of
- conform to a metrical pattern
adj
noun
- (by extension) A person with low endurance.
- A person who cannot handle their drink; one who gets drunk on very little alcohol.
- Something that is light in weight, or relatively so.
- One of little consequence or ability.
- (rowing) A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class.
- (combat sports) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.
- A political candidate with little chance of winning.
- (weightlifting) A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight and the lighter featherweight.
- an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds
- A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the featherweight division and lighter than those in the welterweight division.
- a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds
- a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds
- someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous
verb
noun
verb
- (transitive) To cover in writing; to write over the top of.
- (ambitransitive) To write in an unnecessarily complicated or florid way; to produce purple prose.
- (transitive, computing) To destroy (older) data by recording new data over it.
- (ambitransitive) To write too much.
- write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data
noun
- (computing, chiefly databases) A lookup table, most often a set of vectors.
- A supply of food or entertainment.
- A flat tray which can be used as a table.
- The board or table-like furniture on which a game is played, such as snooker, billiards, or draughts.
- A group of people at a table, for example, for a meal, meeting or game.
- A collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table, such as multiplications in a multiplication table.
- A matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns.
- A wide, flat obstacle for a horse to jump over.
- (waitstaff, metonymic) A group of diners at a given table or tables.
- A flat gravestone supported on pillars.
- (metonymic) A booth or display at an event such as an exposition or fair.
- (music) The top of a stringed instrument, particularly a member of the violin family: the side of the instrument against which the strings vibrate.
- The flat topmost facet of a cut diamond.
- (poker, metonymic) The lineup of players at a given table.
- (roleplaying games, metonymic) A group of players meeting regularly to play a campaign.
- (backgammon) One half of a backgammon board, which is divided into the inner and outer table.
- An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs.
- A service of Holy Communion.
- (sports) A visual representation of a classification of teams or individuals based on their success over a predetermined period.
- a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs
- flat tableland with steep edges
- food or meals in general
- a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it
- a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game
- a set of data arranged in rows and columns
verb
- To put on a table.
- (metonymic) To represent a company or organization (at an exposition, fair, etc.), usually at a booth or display.
- (non-US) To put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussion or consideration, to put on the agenda.
- (poker, colloquial) To show one's cards face-up, especially during showdown.
- To tabulate; to put into a table or grid.
- (nautical) To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached to the bolt-rope.
- (chiefly US) To remove from the agenda, to postpone dealing with; to shelve (to indefinitely postpone consideration or discussion of something).
- hold back to a later time
- arrange or enter in tabular form
noun
- (computing theory) A partial description gleaned from data mining.
- (countable) A small, compact chunk or clump.
- (Australia, slang, countable) An item that is typically old and of dubious quality or poor condition.
- (countable) A small piece of tasty food, a tidbit.
- (uncountable) A type of boot polish.
- (countable, slang) An inexperienced, newly trained fighter pilot.
- (countable) A bud from the Cannabis sativa plant, especially one that is potent.
- (countable) A tidbit of something valuable.
- (slang, countable) A person with no arms or legs; a basket case.
- (countable) A chicken nugget.
- a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
verb
noun
- (computing) Automated collection of data, data scraping.
- Something removed by being scraped.
- The sound or action of something being scraped.
- a harsh noise made by scraping
- a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)
- (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected
verb
noun
- (computing, specifically) An act of fetching data.
- (originally Ireland, dialectal) The apparition of a living person; a person's double, the sight of which is supposedly a sign that they are fated to die soon, a doppelganger; a wraith (“a person's likeness seen just after their death; a ghost, a spectre”).
- (also figuratively) An act of fetching, of bringing something from a distance.
- An area over which wind is blowing (over water) and generating waves.
- The length of such an area; the distance a wave can travel across a body of water (without obstruction).
- (uncountable) A game played with a dog in which a person throws an object for the dog to retrieve.
- A stratagem or trick; an artifice.
- The object of fetching; the source of an attraction; a force, propensity, or quality which attracts.
- the action of fetching
intj
verb
- (transitive, ditransitive) To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.
- (transitive) To cause to come; to bring to a particular state.
- (transitive) To reduce; to throw.
- (nautical) To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing.
- (intransitive) To bring oneself; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.
- (nautical, transitive) To make (a pump) draw water by pouring water into the top and working the handle.
- (transitive, rare, literary) To take (a breath); to heave (a sigh).
- (transitive) To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.
- be sold for a certain price
- go or come after and bring or take back
- take someone to hell
noun
- (computing) A kind of data filter used in data visualization.
- A slicing cucumber.
- A broad, flat knife.
- A piece of software that converts a model into a series of thin layers for 3D printing.
- Someone or something that slices.
- (cooking) A machine that cuts meats, also named a deli slicer.
- a machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade
- knife especially designed for slicing particular foods, as cheese
- a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers)
noun
verb
noun
- (computing) The process of sampling signals that measure real world physical conditions and converting these signals into digital numeric values that can be manipulated by a computer.
- The act or process of acquiring.
- The thing acquired or gained; a gain.
- something acquired
- the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
- the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
- an ability that has been acquired by training
noun
- (computer science) A data structure containing buckets used in a hashing algorithm.
- A list of tasks arising during a meeting that are put aside to be dealt with later.
- A list of things to accomplish before one's death.
- (by extension) A list of things to accomplish before a certain deadline or in a certain time period.
- A list of things you plan to do before you die
noun
- (computing) Initialism of mapped diagnostic context.
- Initialism of mobile data computer.
- (US) Initialism of Major Diagnostic Category.
- (cryptography) Initialism of modification detection code.
- Initialism of mobile digital computer.
- (US, law enforcement) Initialism of Metropolitan Detention Center.
- (computing) Initialism of multiple description coding.
name
- (US) Initialism of Missouri Department of Conservation.
- (US) Initialism of MUMPS Development Committee.
- (British, historical) Initialism of Milk Development Council.
- (telecommunications) Initialism of Motorola data communications.
- (US) Initialism of Miami Dade College.
- (Zimbabwe) Initialism of Movement for Democratic Change.
noun
- (computing) An aggregation of data on a storage device, identified by a name.
- A column of people one behind another, whether "single file" or in a grid pattern.
- A roll or list.
- (military) A small detachment of soldiers.
- A tool consisting of a strip or rod of hardened and coarse metal, used for removing sharp edges, shaping, and cutting, especially through metal; usually a hand tool.
- A collection of papers collated and archived together.
- A course of thought; a thread of narration.
- (chess) One of the eight vertical lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a letter).
- (Canada, US) Clipping of file cabinet.
- A row of modular kitchen units and a countertop, consisting of cabinets and appliances below (dishwasher) and next to (stove/cooker) a countertop.
- a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
- a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal
- a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
- office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order
verb
- (transitive) To commit (official papers) to some office.
- (transitive) To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.
- (transitive) To place in an archive in a logical place and order.
- (transitive) To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
- (intransitive) To move in a file.
- To corrupt.
- (transitive) (of a journalist) To submit (an article) to a newspaper or similar publication.
- (intransitive, with for, chiefly law) To submit a formal request to some office.
- proceed in line
- smooth with a file
- place in a container for keeping records
- record in a public office or in a court of law
- file a formal charge against
noun
- (computing) Data that are misinterpreted as another kind of data.
- A place or receptacle for waste material.
- Food waste material of any kind.
- Nonsense; gibberish.
- Specifically, waste material destined not to be reclaimed through recycling, composting, etc.
- (computing) Allocated memory which is no longer in use but has not yet been deallocated.
- Something or someone worthless.
- Useless or disposable material; waste material of any kind.
- (sports, slang, Canada, US, attributive) An easy shot.
- a worthless message
- food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
- a receptacle where waste can be discarded
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- (computing) A set of data relating to a single individual or item.
- Ellipsis of phonograph record (“a disc, usually made from vinyl, on which sound is recorded and may be replayed on a phonograph”).
- (programming) A data structure similar to a struct, in some programming languages such as C and Java based on classes and designed for storing immutable data.
- Any instance of a physical medium on which information was put for the purpose of preserving it and making it available for future reference.
- An item of information put into a temporary or permanent physical medium.
- The most extreme known value of some variable, particularly that of an achievement in competitive events.
- a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
- a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
- anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
- the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had
- the sum of recognized accomplishments
- a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
- sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
- an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
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- (transitive) To make a record of information.
- (transitive, law) To give legal status to by making an official public record.
- (transitive) To make an audio or video recording of.
- (intransitive) To fix in a medium, usually in a tangible medium.
- (intransitive) To make an audio, video, or multimedia recording.
- indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
- register electronically
- make a record of; set down in permanent form
- be aware of
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name
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- (computing) Initialism of change data capture.
- (cooking) Initialism of chef de cuisine.
- (medicine) Initialism of centre for disease control.
- a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
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- (computing) A list of words or other data items which, for some special reason, should be ignored or bypassed by a particular data processing operation.
- (music) A list of the stops found on a particular organ.
- (media) A list of people who subscribed to a publication (e.g. newspaper) but no longer wish to receive it.
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name
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- (computing) A set of data to be processed at one time.
- The quantity of bread or other baked goods baked at one time.
- A bank; a sandbank.
- A field or patch of ground lying near a stream; the dale in which a stream flows.
- (UK, dialect, Midlands) A bread roll.
- A group or collection of things of the same kind, such as a batch of letters or the next batch of business.
- (by extension) A quantity of anything produced at one operation.
- (Philippines) A graduating class; school class.
- a collection of things or persons to be handled together
- all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
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- (computing) A program or algorithm for compressing data.
- (anatomy) A muscle that compresses certain parts.
- (audio, sound engineering) A device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.
- 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 set of tables and other objects (queries, reports, forms) in the form of a structured data set.
- (computing, loosely, metonymic) A combination of such data sets and the programs for using them.
- (computing, loosely, metonymic) A software program (application) for storing, retrieving and manipulating such a structured data set.
- (loosely) A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.
- an organized body of related information
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- (computing, databases) A data structure that improves the performance of operations on a table.
- (computing, especially programming and databases) An integer or other key indicating the location of data, e.g. within an array, vector, database table, associative array, or hash table.
- (mathematics) A raised suffix indicating a power.
- (typography) A symbol resembling a pointing hand, used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.
- (sciences) A number representing a property or ratio; a coefficient.
- A sign; an indication; a token.
- That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
- A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.
- (linguistics) A type of noun where the meaning of the form changes with respect to the context; e.g., 'Today's newspaper' is an indexical form since its referent will differ depending on the context. See also icon and symbol.
- (algebra, index of a subgroup) The number of cosets that exist.
- An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
- (economics) A single number calculated from an array of prices or of quantities.
- The index finger; the forefinger.
- the finger next to the thumb
- a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
- an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed
- a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
- a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
verb
- (computing) To access a value in a data container by an index.
- To measure by an associated value.
- (transitive) To arrange an index for something, especially a long text.
- (linguistics, transitive) To be indexical for (some situation or state of affairs); to indicate.
- To inventory; to take stock.
- (chiefly economics) To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.
- (mechanical engineering, transitive) To use a mechanism to move an object to a precise location.
- adjust through indexation
- list in an index
- provide with an index
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- (computing, data management) The output resulting from the systematic collection, manipulation and organization of raw data into a structured, interpretable format.
- A service provided by telephone which provides listed telephone numbers of a subscriber.
- (information theory) Any unambiguous abstract data, the smallest possible unit being the bit.
- (information technology) Any ordered sequence of symbols (or signals) (that could contain a message).
- Something that provides a definitive characterization or description of the nature and attributes of a specified entity.
- (computing, formally) The meaning that a human assigns to data by means of the known conventions used in its representation.
- (Christianity) Divine inspiration.
- Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something.
- (law, countable) A statement of criminal activity brought before a judge or magistrate; in the UK, used to inform a magistrate of an offence and request a warrant; in the US, an accusation brought before a judge without a grand jury indictment.
- The act of informing or imparting knowledge; notification.
- knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
- a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
- formal accusation of a crime
- (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome
- a message received and understood
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- (computing) The process by which data is compressed.
- (astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
- An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
- (music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
- (automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
- the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
- encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
- an increase in the density of something
- applying pressure
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- (computing) An instance of scanning.
- Of written things, a careful reading.
- Of written things, a cursory reading: a skim.
- (functional programming) A higher-order function that applies a binary operation to a sequence of values, starting with an accumulator, and returns a new sequence with the results.
- (computing) The result or output of a scanning process.
- the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
- an image produced by scanning
verb
- (computing, transitive) To read with an electronic device.
- (computing, transitive) To inspect, analyse or go over, often to find something.
- (computing, transitive) To perform lexical analysis; to tokenize.
- (poetry, intransitive) To conform to a metrical structure.
- (poetry, transitive) To read or mark so as to show a specific metre.
- (transitive) To look about for; to look over quickly.
- (computing, medicine, transitive) To create an image of something with the use of a scanner.
- (transitive) To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.
- examine hastily
- obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
- read metrically
- move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
- examine minutely or intensely
- make a wide, sweeping search of
- conform to a metrical pattern
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- (transitive) To cover in writing; to write over the top of.
- (ambitransitive) To write in an unnecessarily complicated or florid way; to produce purple prose.
- (transitive, computing) To destroy (older) data by recording new data over it.
- (ambitransitive) To write too much.
- write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data
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- (computing, chiefly databases) A lookup table, most often a set of vectors.
- A supply of food or entertainment.
- A flat tray which can be used as a table.
- The board or table-like furniture on which a game is played, such as snooker, billiards, or draughts.
- A group of people at a table, for example, for a meal, meeting or game.
- A collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table, such as multiplications in a multiplication table.
- A matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns.
- A wide, flat obstacle for a horse to jump over.
- (waitstaff, metonymic) A group of diners at a given table or tables.
- A flat gravestone supported on pillars.
- (metonymic) A booth or display at an event such as an exposition or fair.
- (music) The top of a stringed instrument, particularly a member of the violin family: the side of the instrument against which the strings vibrate.
- The flat topmost facet of a cut diamond.
- (poker, metonymic) The lineup of players at a given table.
- (roleplaying games, metonymic) A group of players meeting regularly to play a campaign.
- (backgammon) One half of a backgammon board, which is divided into the inner and outer table.
- An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs.
- A service of Holy Communion.
- (sports) A visual representation of a classification of teams or individuals based on their success over a predetermined period.
- a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs
- flat tableland with steep edges
- food or meals in general
- a piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it
- a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game
- a set of data arranged in rows and columns
verb
- To put on a table.
- (metonymic) To represent a company or organization (at an exposition, fair, etc.), usually at a booth or display.
- (non-US) To put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussion or consideration, to put on the agenda.
- (poker, colloquial) To show one's cards face-up, especially during showdown.
- To tabulate; to put into a table or grid.
- (nautical) To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached to the bolt-rope.
- (chiefly US) To remove from the agenda, to postpone dealing with; to shelve (to indefinitely postpone consideration or discussion of something).
- hold back to a later time
- arrange or enter in tabular form
verb
- (computing) To sample signals and convert them into digital values.
- (medicine) To become affected by an illness.
- (transitive) To get.
- (transitive) To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own.
- (Canada, US, military) To begin tracking a mobile target with a particular detector or sight, generally with the implication that an attack on the target thereby becomes possible.
- take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
- gain knowledge or skills
- win something through one's efforts
- come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
- locate (a moving entity) by means of a tracking system such as radar
- gain through experience
- come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
adj
- (computing) Carrying additional data or functionality.
- (sometimes derogatory) Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
- Bulbous; rotund.
- Alternative form of phat.
- (golf) Being a shot in which the ground is struck before the ball.
- (slang) Being greatly or substantially such; real.
- Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.
- (music) Having a full or rich sound with strong bass and low-midrange presence.
- Fertile; productive.
- Bountiful.
- (theater) Of a role: significant; major; meaty.
- Rich; producing a large income; desirable.
- Thick; large.
- Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich (said of food).
- lucrative
- having an (over)abundance of flesh
- marked by great fruitfulness
- having a relatively large diameter
- containing or composed of fat
noun
- (informal, derogatory) A fat person.
- (uncountable) A specialized animal tissue with high lipid content, used for long-term storage of energy: fat tissue.
- (countable) A lipid that is solid at room temperature, which fat tissue contains and which is also found in the blood circulation; sometimes, a refined substance chemically resembling such naturally occurring lipids.
- That part of an organization deemed wasteful.
- (slang) An erection.
- A fop or dandy.
- Such tissue as food: the fatty portion of (or trimmings from) meat cuts.
- The best or richest productions; the best part.
- (Australia) A beef cattle fattened for sale.
- (golf) A poorly played shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (see also thin, shank, toe)
- a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)
- a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs
- excess bodily weight
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- (computing) Of an algorithm for converting or compressing data, reducing the amount of information in data.
- (electricity) Of an electricity transmission line, subject to various forms of power loss.
- (telecommunications) Of a communication channel, subject to loss of signal strength.
- characterized by or causing dissipation of energy
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- (by extension) A person with low endurance.
- A person who cannot handle their drink; one who gets drunk on very little alcohol.
- Something that is light in weight, or relatively so.
- One of little consequence or ability.
- (rowing) A particular weight category as prescribed by the rules, separate from an open or heavyweight class.
- (combat sports) A particular weight class, or member of such, as prescribed by the rules, between that of the heavier welterweight and the lighter featherweight. See Wikipedia for the specifics of each sport.
- A political candidate with little chance of winning.
- (weightlifting) A competitive weight division as prescribed by the rules, between the heavier middleweight and the lighter featherweight.
- an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds
- A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the featherweight division and lighter than those in the welterweight division.
- a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds
- a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds
- someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous