English words for '(object-oriented programming) Synonym of wrapper.'
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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) 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 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)
verb
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
noun
- (by extension, object-oriented programming) A creation of an instance of some class or template.
- (countable) Something resulting from the act of instantiating; an instance.
- (uncountable) The production of an instance, example, or specific application of a general classification, principle, theory, etc.
- a representation of an idea in the form of an instance of it
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
- (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
noun
- (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) In object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.
- (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) 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
verb
verb
- (object-oriented programming) Of a class: to be an extension or subtype of, or to be based on, a prototype or a more abstract class.
- (transitive) To cause to last for a longer period of time.
- (intransitive) To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.
- (intransitive, US, military) To reenlist for a further period.
- (transitive) To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.
- (UK, law) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.
- (transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
- To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions.
- (transitive) To straighten (a limb).
- (intransitive) To increase in extent.
- reach outward in space
- use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
- extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
- thrust or extend out
- cause to move at full gallop
- offer verbally
- open or straighten out; unbend
- extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
- extend in scope or range or area
- expand the influence of
- increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
- prolong the time allowed for payment of
- span an interval of distance, space or time
- lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
- continue or extend
- make available; provide
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
noun
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
- (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
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) An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class; especially (object-oriented programming) one that encapsulates an underlying variable.
- A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.
- (US) A script, book, screenplay, or the like that is on the market or has been bought for commercial production as a stage play, movie, or the like.
- (British) Real estate; the business of selling houses.
- Something that is owned.
- An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects.
- The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.
- (US, by extension, rare) A produced stage play, movie, or the like.
- (usually in the plural, theater) A prop, an object used in a dramatic production.
- An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.
- any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
- any area set aside for a particular purpose
- a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
- a basic or essential property shared by all members of a class
- something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
adj
- (programming) Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
- (only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
- Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.
- (entertainment, performing) Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
- (broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
- (of a performance or speech) In person.
- (engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
- Being in a state of ignition; burning.
- Having active properties; being energized.
- (film) Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
- (sports) Still in active play.
- Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
- (poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
- Taken from a living animal.
- Being in existence; actual.
- Able to fire or explode (of firearms or explosives).
- (linguistics) Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.
- Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
- (card games) Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
- (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
- highly reverberant
- elastic; rebounds readily
- possessing life
- charged or energized with electricity
- in current use or ready for use
- capable of erupting
- abounding with life and energy
- charged with an explosive
- of current relevance
- actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
- exerting force or containing energy
adv
verb
- (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
- (intransitive, informal) (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.
- (intransitive, followed by on, upon, or by) To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
- (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
- (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
- (intransitive) To outlast danger; (of a ship or boat) to float.
- (intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope.
- (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
- (transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
- (intransitive, informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
- (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
- (intransitive) To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
- pursue a positive and satisfying existence
- support oneself
- be an inhabitant of or reside in
- have life, be alive
- have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
- lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
- continue to live and avoid dying
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) 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) 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)
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
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
noun
- (programming) A construct used in statically-typed functional programming languages to access nested data structures.
- (optics) An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
- (by extension, figuratively) A way of looking, literally or figuratively, at something.
- (hydrology) A convex layer of fresh groundwater that floats above the denser saltwater, usually found on small coral or limestone islands and atolls.
- (anatomy) The transparent crystalline structure in the eye.
- (earth science) A body of rock, ice, or water shaped like a convex lens.
- (biology) A genus of the legume family; its bean.
- (geometry) A convex shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a lune.
- A device which focuses or defocuses other waves or radiation, such as microwave radiation, electron beams, sound waves (acoustic lenses), or explosions (explosive lenses).
- (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood
- a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
- biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina
- electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons
verb
noun
- (object-oriented programming) A method with the same name and signature as a method in a superclass, which runs instead of that method, when an object of the subclass is involved.
- A mechanism, device or procedure used to counteract an automatic control.
- A device for prioritizing audio signals, such that certain signals receive priority over others.
- A royalty.
- a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device
- the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
verb
- (transitive) To ride a horse too hard.
- (transitive) To give commands of a higher priority to an automated system; to take manual control of an automated system
- (transitive) To ride over the top of something, usually forcibly.
- (object-oriented programming, transitive) To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature.
- (transitive, intransitive) To counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority.
- (transitive) To ride across or beyond something.
- prevail over
- counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)
- rule against
- ride (a horse) too hard
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) 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 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)
verb
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
noun
- (by extension, object-oriented programming) A creation of an instance of some class or template.
- (countable) Something resulting from the act of instantiating; an instance.
- (uncountable) The production of an instance, example, or specific application of a general classification, principle, theory, etc.
- a representation of an idea in the form of an instance of it
noun
- (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
noun
- (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) In object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.
- (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) 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
verb
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
- (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
noun
- (computing) An editable or read-only parameter associated with an application, component or class; especially (object-oriented programming) one that encapsulates an underlying variable.
- A piece of real estate, such as a parcel of land.
- (US) A script, book, screenplay, or the like that is on the market or has been bought for commercial production as a stage play, movie, or the like.
- (British) Real estate; the business of selling houses.
- Something that is owned.
- An attribute or abstract quality which is characteristic of a class of objects.
- The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying and disposing of a thing.
- (US, by extension, rare) A produced stage play, movie, or the like.
- (usually in the plural, theater) A prop, an object used in a dramatic production.
- An attribute or abstract quality associated with an individual, object or concept.
- any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
- any area set aside for a particular purpose
- a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
- a basic or essential property shared by all members of a class
- something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
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) 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) 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
- (programming) A construct used in statically-typed functional programming languages to access nested data structures.
- (optics) An object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it.
- (by extension, figuratively) A way of looking, literally or figuratively, at something.
- (hydrology) A convex layer of fresh groundwater that floats above the denser saltwater, usually found on small coral or limestone islands and atolls.
- (anatomy) The transparent crystalline structure in the eye.
- (earth science) A body of rock, ice, or water shaped like a convex lens.
- (biology) A genus of the legume family; its bean.
- (geometry) A convex shape bounded by two circular arcs, joined at their endpoints, the corresponding concave shape being a lune.
- A device which focuses or defocuses other waves or radiation, such as microwave radiation, electron beams, sound waves (acoustic lenses), or explosions (explosive lenses).
- (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood
- a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
- biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; its role (along with the cornea) is to focus light on the retina
- electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons
verb
noun
- (object-oriented programming) A method with the same name and signature as a method in a superclass, which runs instead of that method, when an object of the subclass is involved.
- A mechanism, device or procedure used to counteract an automatic control.
- A device for prioritizing audio signals, such that certain signals receive priority over others.
- A royalty.
- a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device
- the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
verb
- (transitive) To ride a horse too hard.
- (transitive) To give commands of a higher priority to an automated system; to take manual control of an automated system
- (transitive) To ride over the top of something, usually forcibly.
- (object-oriented programming, transitive) To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature.
- (transitive, intransitive) To counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority.
- (transitive) To ride across or beyond something.
- prevail over
- counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)
- rule against
- ride (a horse) too hard
verb
- (object-oriented programming) Of a class: to be an extension or subtype of, or to be based on, a prototype or a more abstract class.
- (transitive) To cause to last for a longer period of time.
- (intransitive) To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.
- (intransitive, US, military) To reenlist for a further period.
- (transitive) To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.
- (UK, law) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.
- (transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
- To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions.
- (transitive) To straighten (a limb).
- (intransitive) To increase in extent.
- reach outward in space
- use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity
- extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
- thrust or extend out
- cause to move at full gallop
- offer verbally
- open or straighten out; unbend
- extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
- extend in scope or range or area
- expand the influence of
- increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
- prolong the time allowed for payment of
- span an interval of distance, space or time
- lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
- continue or extend
- make available; provide
- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
noun
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
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
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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.
adj
- (programming) Of an object or value: that may potentially be used in the future execution of a program.
- (only used attributively) Having life; that is alive.
- Outstanding, top-notch, exhilarating.
- (entertainment, performing) Recorded from a performance in front of an audience.
- (broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.
- (of a performance or speech) In person.
- (engineering) Imparting power; having motion.
- Being in a state of ignition; burning.
- Having active properties; being energized.
- (film) Featuring humans; not animated, in the phrases “live actors” or “live action”.
- (sports) Still in active play.
- Operational; in actual use rather than in testing etc.
- (poker) Being a bet which can be raised by the bettor, usually in reference to a blind or straddle.
- Taken from a living animal.
- Being in existence; actual.
- Able to fire or explode (of firearms or explosives).
- (linguistics) Of a syllable in languages such as Thai and Burmese: resonating, not ending abruptly.
- Of an environment where sound is recorded: having noticeable reverberation.
- (card games) Of a card: not yet dealt or played.
- (circuitry) Electrically charged or energized, usually indicating that the item may cause electrocution if touched.
- highly reverberant
- elastic; rebounds readily
- possessing life
- charged or energized with electricity
- in current use or ready for use
- capable of erupting
- abounding with life and energy
- charged with an explosive
- of current relevance
- actually being performed at the time of hearing or viewing
- exerting force or containing energy
adv
verb
- (transitive) To act habitually in conformity with; to practice; to exemplify in one's way of life.
- (intransitive, informal) (of an object) to have its proper place; to normally be stored.
- (intransitive, followed by on, upon, or by) To maintain or support one's existence; to provide for oneself; to feed; to subsist.
- (intransitive) To be alive; to have life.
- (intransitive) To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside.
- (intransitive) To outlast danger; (of a ship or boat) to float.
- (intransitive, hyperbolic) To cope.
- (intransitive) To pass life in a specified manner.
- (transitive) To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue in, constantly or habitually.
- (intransitive, informal) To make the most of life; to experience a full, rich life.
- (intransitive) To survive; to persevere; to continue.
- (intransitive) To endure in memory; to escape oblivion.
- pursue a positive and satisfying existence
- support oneself
- be an inhabitant of or reside in
- have life, be alive
- have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
- lead a certain kind of life; live in a certain style
- continue to live and avoid dying
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