English words for '(programming) Reliance on raw computing power (rather than, for example, an efficient algorithm).'
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- (computing) A synthetic benchmark for evaluating the power and performance of a computer, primarily based on floating-point arithmetic.
- A surname.
- A suburb and ward in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ2693).
- A census-designated place in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States.
- A large village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5597).
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- (computing, uncountable) Initialism of advanced power management.
- (gaming, uncountable) Initialism of actions per minute.
- (computing) Initialism of application performance management/monitoring.
- (military, countable) Initialism of anti-personnel mine.
- (transport, countable) Initialism of automated people mover.
- (finance, countable) Initialism of arbitrage pricing model.
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- (computing) To accomplish a difficult programming task.
- To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
- To play hackeysack.
- To drive a hackney cab.
- (ice hockey) To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
- (transitive, slang, computing, by extension) To gain unauthorized access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
- (transitive) To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
- (falconry) To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
- (intransitive, video games) To cheat by using unauthorized modifications.
- (transitive, colloquial, by extension) To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
- (baseball) To swing at a pitched ball.
- (computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
- (intransitive) To cough noisily.
- (equestrianism) To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
- To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
- (transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
- (computing, slang, transitive) To work with something on an intimately technical level.
- To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
- To strike in a frantic movement.
- To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
- (transitive, slang, computing) To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
- (soccer and rugby) To kick (a player) on the shins.
- (ice hockey) To strike an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- significantly cut up a manuscript
- cut with a hacking tool
- kick on the shins
- cut away
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- cough spasmodically
- fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
- kick on the arms
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- A kick on the shins in football of any type.
- A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
- A hacking blow.
- (derogatory) One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)
- (military, slang) An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
- (derogatory, authorship) An untalented writer.
- A tool for chopping.
- A dry cough.
- (slang, military) Time check, as for example upon synchronization of wristwatches.
- (colloquial) A trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to increase productivity, efficiency, or ease.
- A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.
- (curling) The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
- (computing, slang) A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.
- (politics, slightly derogatory) A political agitator.
- (computing, slang) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.
- A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.
- A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.
- A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
- (now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney cab, now typically a taxicab.
- A food-rack for cattle.
- (derogatory) A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
- (derogatory) Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) A practical joke that showcases cleverness and creativity.
- (falconry) A board upon which the falcon's food is placed; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.
- (computing, slang) An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
- A hearse.
- (slang) The driver of a taxicab (hackney cab).
- (ice hockey) The act of striking an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- (baseball) A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter, particularly a choppy, ungraceful one that misses the ball such as at a fastball.
- A grating in a mill race.
- (informal) An improvised device or solution to a problem.
- (uncountable, slang, naval) Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
- (UK, student politics, derogatory) A person who frequently canvasses for votes, either directly or by appearing to continuously act with the ulterior motive of furthering their political career.
- A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
- (figuratively) A try, an attempt.
- (computing, slang) The illegal accessing of a computer network.
- a horse kept for hire
- a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
- one who works hard at boring tasks
- a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
- a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
- a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
- an old or over-worked horse
- a mediocre and disdained writer
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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
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- (computing) Taking little of system time or resources.
- (finance) Trading at a price level which is low relative to historical trends, a similar asset, or (for derivatives) a theoretical value.
- Of little worth.
- (slang, of an action or tactic in a game of skill) Underhanded or unfair.
- (informal, chiefly derogatory) Stingy; mean; excessively frugal.
- Low or reduced in price.
- Of poor quality.
- embarrassingly stingy
- relatively low in price or charging low prices
- tastelessly showy
- of very poor quality; flimsy
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- (programming) The reduction of a program or algorithm to its most efficient form, as during compilation, by removing unused portions of code and improving the speed or resource usage of others.
- The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.
- the act of rendering optimal
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- (computing) A program or algorithm that gathers data from a source.
- (forestry) A type of heavy forestry vehicle employed in cut-to-length logging for felling, delimbing and bucking trees; an instance of this type.
- A machine that gathers the harvest (harvests the crop).
- A North American butterfly species, Feniseca tarquinius, whose larvae eat aphids and are the only entirely carnivorous caterpillars in North America; an individual of this species.
- (Ireland) A finnock (a young sea trout).
- Any butterfly of the lycaenid subfamily Miletinae to which this belongs, which are all carnivores.
- farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields
- someone who helps to gather the harvest
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- (computing) A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.
- (vulgar, slang) The vagina.
- A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
- (Cumbria, Northern UK) A chat.
- (figurative, humorous) Something good-tasting or habit-forming.
- (informal) An attempt at something.
- A narrow opening.
- (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous storytelling; good company.
- (Internet slang) Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.
- (onomatopoeia) Any sharp sound.
- The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
- A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
- (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Business; events; news.
- (onomatopoeia) The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.
- (slang) Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
- (informal) The space between the buttocks.
- A sharp, resounding blow.
- a long narrow cleft
- the act of cracking something
- a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
- a usually brief attempt
- a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
- a narrow opening
- a long narrow depression in a surface
- a sudden sharp noise
- witty remark
- a chance to do something
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- (transitive) To overcome a security system or component.
- (intransitive) To make a cracking sound.
- (transitive) To cause to make a sharp sound.
- (intransitive) To break apart under force, stress, or pressure.
- (intransitive) To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
- (transitive, figurative) To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure.
- (colloquial) To barely reach or attain (a measurement or extent).
- (transitive) To tell (a joke).
- (transitive) To open slightly.
- (intransitive, transgender slang) To realize that one is transgender.
- (intransitive, of a voice) To change rapidly in register.
- (intransitive) To make a sharply humorous comment.
- (transitive) To strike forcefully.
- (intransitive, of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.
- (transitive) To make a crack or cracks in.
- (intransitive) To form cracks.
- (transitive, computing) To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.
- (transitive, informal) To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.
- (transitive, chemistry) To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.
- (transitive) To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.
- (intransitive) To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
- (mid 2020s slang) To have sex with, especially penetrative sex.
- (transitive, figurative) To solve a difficult problem.
- cause to become cracked
- break partially but keep its integrity
- tell spontaneously
- make a very sharp explosive sound
- break into simpler molecules by means of heat
- hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
- make a sharp sound
- reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
- gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- suffer a nervous breakdown
- pass through (a barrier)
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- The distance between the actual performance of an algorithm and its maximum possible performance.
- The vertical measurement, top to bottom, for example for clearance under a bridge.
- Synonym of headspace (“space between the top of the contents of a container and its seal”).
- The vertical clearance above someone's head, as in a tunnel, doorway etc; room (space) for one's head.
- (electronics) The ability of a system to reproduce loud sounds free of distortion; dynamic headroom.
- vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
- the capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortion
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- (slang, computing) The use of hacks (ingenious but inelegant techniques).
- (India, Sri Lanka) A two-wheeled ox- or horsecart used for transporting people.
- (slang, chiefly derogatory) Advocacy of a position when motivated by political allegiance, public relations interests, or for other reasons considered crass compared to personal conviction.
- (India) A two-wheeled oxcart used for transporting freight.
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- (computing, of a method or algorithm) That provides a useful, but not optimal, solution to a problem. Such algorithms are typically employed either because the only known algorithms that provide optimal solutions use too much time or resources, or else because there is no known algorithm that provides an optimal solution.
- (of an argument) That reasons from the value of a method or principle that has been shown by experimental investigation to be a useful aid in learning, discovery and problem-solving.
- (of an approach to problem solving, learning, or discovery) That employs a practical method not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect; either not following or derived from any theory, or based on an advisedly oversimplified one.
- of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation
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- (computing) Data or steps of computation used only to facilitate the computations in the system and not directly related to the actual program code or data being processed.
- (transport) A type of bridge, also commonly known as an overpass or flyover, which carries one form of traffic over another.
- (tennis) A smash.
- (countable, business, accounting) The items or classes of expense not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
- (uncountable, business) Wasted money.
- (juggling, by ellipsis) An overhead throw.
- (countable) A sheet of transparent material with an image used with an overhead projector; an overhead transparency.
- (countable) An overhead projector.
- (transport) The system of overhead wires used to power electric transport, such as streetcars, trains, or buses.
- (uncountable, business, accounting) The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
- (uncountable) Any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to its progress or outcome.
- A compartment above the seats for stowing luggage in a passenger aircraft.
- (nautical) The ceiling of any enclosed space below decks in a vessel.
- (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing
- a transparency for use with an overhead projector
- a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
- (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship
- (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command
- the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
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- (computing) A program that prepares other programs for execution.
- Agent noun of load; a person or device that loads.
- A tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, tracked loader, wheel loader, etc.
- (marketing) An incentive given to a dealer.
- Ellipsis of backhoe loader
- a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
- an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game
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- (computing) The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.
- The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
- Something, such as an image, that is reflected.
- A representative manifestation or outcome of a condition, trend or trait.
- The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
- (followed by on) Used to make an implied criticism.
- Careful thought or consideration.
- (anatomy) The folding of a part; a fold.
- a likeness in which left and right are reversed
- (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed
- the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)
- the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
- a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
- a remark expressing careful consideration
- the ability to reflect beams or rays
- expression without words
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- (computing) A software program that compresses code or data.
- (Australia) A packhorse.
- Clipping of meatpacker.
- (New Zealand) An object inserted to hold a space open for the purpose of alignment; a spacer or shim.
- A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation
- (LGBTQ) An artificial penis or similar object worn by a drag king, trans man, etc., inside the trousers.
- (US) A ring of packing or a special device to render gastight and watertight the space between the tubing and bore of an oil well.
- (Nigeria) A dustpan.
- a hiker who wears a backpack
- a wholesaler in the meat-packing business
- a workman employed to pack things into containers
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- (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- (card games) Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).
- (UK, dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
- (uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- (slang, usually in phrase "easy make") Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
- Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.
- (slang) Identification: recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
- (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
- A homemade project, particularly one demonstrated on television.
- A person's character or disposition.
- (basketball) A made basket.
- (slang, military) A promotion.
- the act of mixing cards haphazardly
- a recognizable kind
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- To enact; to establish.
- (transitive) To add up to, have a sum of.
- (transitive) To prepare (food); to cook (food).
- To perform a feat.
- (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- (transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
- To develop into; to prove to be.
- (transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- (intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
- (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
- (transitive, slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- (transitive, usually stressed) To bring into success.
- To constitute.
- (intransitive) Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.
- (transitive, US slang, crime, law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
- (transitive) To move at (a speed).
- (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- (religious) To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
- To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.
- To form or formulate in the mind.
- (intransitive) To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
- (transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
- (transitive, construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
- (transitive, backgammon) To establish two or more men on (a point) so that it cannot be captured.
- (transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- To write or compose.
- To appoint; to name.
- (transitive, of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To take the virginity of.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
- act in a certain way so as to acquire
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- amount to
- institute, enact, or establish
- reach in time
- eliminate urine
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- achieve a point or goal
- induce to have sex
- add up to
- calculate as being
- create by artistic means
- compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
- perform, produce, or carry out
- appear to begin an activity
- charge with a function; charge to be
- form by assembling individuals or constituents
- be or be capable of being changed or made into
- give certain properties to something
- undergo fabrication or creation
- have a bowel movement
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- put in order or neaten
- proceed along a path
- make or cause to be or to become
- change from one form into another
- to compose or represent
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- consider as being
- develop into
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- make by combining materials and parts
- create or design, often in a certain way
- constitute the essence of
- favor the development of
- behave in a certain manner
- carry out or commit
- head into a specified direction
- engage in
- reach a goal
- cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
- gather and light the materials for
- organize or be responsible for
- assure the success of
- be suitable for
- make by shaping or bringing together constituents
- create or manufacture a man-made product
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- (computing, informal) Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds.
- (Geordie) Filthy or totally dirty.
- (comedy, informal) Hackneyed (lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite)
- (colloquial) Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacking.
- Like a hack; amateurish.
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- (by extension, computing) The dynamic analysis of a program's performance and behaviour, usually by injecting profiling code into it.
- Monitoring gauges for any machine, such as a reactor.
- The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band.
- The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments.
- (automotive) On a vehicle, dashboard gauges monitoring engine functions and performance, along with other essential functions.
- The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments; performance.
- the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
- an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end
- the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation
- the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra
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- (computing) A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
- (music) The act of being featured in a piece of music.
- (engineering) Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet.
- (media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
- (statistics, machine learning) An individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon being observed; the input of a model.
- An important or main item.
- (linguistics) The elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.
- Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
- (archaeology) Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.
- The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.
- (film) Ellipsis of feature film.
- the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
- an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
- a prominent attribute or aspect of something
- (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind
- a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine
- the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater
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- (programming) A computer program that writes or manipulates other programs as data, or does the work at runtime that would otherwise be done at compile time.
- (neurolinguistic programming) A thinking pattern which determines what information a person takes note of and what information they screen out.
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- (computing) A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user.
- One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field.
- (Internet) An administrator of a multi-user dungeon, or someone who has earned similar rights through gameplay; a user in wizard mode.
- (incel slang, sometimes humorous) A virgin over the age of 30 who does not socialize and thus cannot find a sexual partner.
- Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- one who practices magic or sorcery
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- (computing, uncountable) Initialism of advanced power management.
- (gaming, uncountable) Initialism of actions per minute.
- (computing) Initialism of application performance management/monitoring.
- (military, countable) Initialism of anti-personnel mine.
- (transport, countable) Initialism of automated people mover.
- (finance, countable) Initialism of arbitrage pricing model.
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- (programming) The reduction of a program or algorithm to its most efficient form, as during compilation, by removing unused portions of code and improving the speed or resource usage of others.
- The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.
- the act of rendering optimal
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- (computing) A program or algorithm that gathers data from a source.
- (forestry) A type of heavy forestry vehicle employed in cut-to-length logging for felling, delimbing and bucking trees; an instance of this type.
- A machine that gathers the harvest (harvests the crop).
- A North American butterfly species, Feniseca tarquinius, whose larvae eat aphids and are the only entirely carnivorous caterpillars in North America; an individual of this species.
- (Ireland) A finnock (a young sea trout).
- Any butterfly of the lycaenid subfamily Miletinae to which this belongs, which are all carnivores.
- farm machine that gathers a food crop from the fields
- someone who helps to gather the harvest
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- (computing) A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.
- (vulgar, slang) The vagina.
- A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
- (Cumbria, Northern UK) A chat.
- (figurative, humorous) Something good-tasting or habit-forming.
- (informal) An attempt at something.
- A narrow opening.
- (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Conviviality; fun; good conversation, chat, gossip, or humorous storytelling; good company.
- (Internet slang) Extremely silly, absurd or off-the-wall ideas or prose.
- (onomatopoeia) Any sharp sound.
- The tone of voice when changed at puberty.
- A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.
- (Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Business; events; news.
- (onomatopoeia) The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.
- (slang) Crack cocaine, a potent, relatively cheap, addictive variety of cocaine; often a rock, usually smoked through a crack-pipe.
- (informal) The space between the buttocks.
- A sharp, resounding blow.
- a long narrow cleft
- the act of cracking something
- a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts
- a usually brief attempt
- a purified and potent form of cocaine that is smoked rather than snorted; highly addictive
- a narrow opening
- a long narrow depression in a surface
- a sudden sharp noise
- witty remark
- a chance to do something
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- (transitive) To overcome a security system or component.
- (intransitive) To make a cracking sound.
- (transitive) To cause to make a sharp sound.
- (intransitive) To break apart under force, stress, or pressure.
- (intransitive) To break down or yield, especially under interrogation or torture.
- (transitive, figurative) To cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure.
- (colloquial) To barely reach or attain (a measurement or extent).
- (transitive) To tell (a joke).
- (transitive) To open slightly.
- (intransitive, transgender slang) To realize that one is transgender.
- (intransitive, of a voice) To change rapidly in register.
- (intransitive) To make a sharply humorous comment.
- (transitive) To strike forcefully.
- (intransitive, of a pubescent boy's voice) To alternate between high and low register in the process of eventually lowering.
- (transitive) To make a crack or cracks in.
- (intransitive) To form cracks.
- (transitive, computing) To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.
- (transitive, informal) To open a canned beverage, or any packaged drink or food.
- (transitive, chemistry) To break down (a complex molecule), especially with the application of heat: to pyrolyse.
- (transitive) To break open or crush to small pieces by impact or stress.
- (intransitive) To become debilitated by psychological pressure.
- (mid 2020s slang) To have sex with, especially penetrative sex.
- (transitive, figurative) To solve a difficult problem.
- cause to become cracked
- break partially but keep its integrity
- tell spontaneously
- make a very sharp explosive sound
- break into simpler molecules by means of heat
- hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
- break suddenly and abruptly, as under tension
- make a sharp sound
- reduce (petroleum) to a simpler compound by cracking
- gain unauthorized access computers with malicious intentions
- become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
- suffer a nervous breakdown
- pass through (a barrier)
noun
- The distance between the actual performance of an algorithm and its maximum possible performance.
- The vertical measurement, top to bottom, for example for clearance under a bridge.
- Synonym of headspace (“space between the top of the contents of a container and its seal”).
- The vertical clearance above someone's head, as in a tunnel, doorway etc; room (space) for one's head.
- (electronics) The ability of a system to reproduce loud sounds free of distortion; dynamic headroom.
- vertical space available to allow easy passage under something
- the capacity of a system to reproduce loud sounds without distortion
noun
- (slang, computing) The use of hacks (ingenious but inelegant techniques).
- (India, Sri Lanka) A two-wheeled ox- or horsecart used for transporting people.
- (slang, chiefly derogatory) Advocacy of a position when motivated by political allegiance, public relations interests, or for other reasons considered crass compared to personal conviction.
- (India) A two-wheeled oxcart used for transporting freight.
noun
- (computing) Data or steps of computation used only to facilitate the computations in the system and not directly related to the actual program code or data being processed.
- (transport) A type of bridge, also commonly known as an overpass or flyover, which carries one form of traffic over another.
- (tennis) A smash.
- (countable, business, accounting) The items or classes of expense not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
- (uncountable, business) Wasted money.
- (juggling, by ellipsis) An overhead throw.
- (countable) A sheet of transparent material with an image used with an overhead projector; an overhead transparency.
- (countable) An overhead projector.
- (transport) The system of overhead wires used to power electric transport, such as streetcars, trains, or buses.
- (uncountable, business, accounting) The expense of a business not directly assigned to goods or services provided.
- (uncountable) Any cost or expenditure (monetary, time, effort or otherwise) incurred in a project or activity, which does not directly contribute to its progress or outcome.
- A compartment above the seats for stowing luggage in a passenger aircraft.
- (nautical) The ceiling of any enclosed space below decks in a vessel.
- (computer science) the disk space required for information that is not data but is used for location and timing
- a transparency for use with an overhead projector
- a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
- (nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship
- (computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command
- the expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
adj
adv
prep
noun
- (computing) A program that prepares other programs for execution.
- Agent noun of load; a person or device that loads.
- A tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, tracked loader, wheel loader, etc.
- (marketing) An incentive given to a dealer.
- Ellipsis of backhoe loader
- a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
- an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game
noun
- (computing) The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.
- The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
- Something, such as an image, that is reflected.
- A representative manifestation or outcome of a condition, trend or trait.
- The property of a propagated wave being thrown back from a surface (such as a mirror).
- (followed by on) Used to make an implied criticism.
- Careful thought or consideration.
- (anatomy) The folding of a part; a fold.
- a likeness in which left and right are reversed
- (mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed
- the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material)
- the phenomenon of a propagating wave (light or sound) being thrown back from a surface
- a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
- a remark expressing careful consideration
- the ability to reflect beams or rays
- expression without words
noun
- (computing) A software program that compresses code or data.
- (Australia) A packhorse.
- Clipping of meatpacker.
- (New Zealand) An object inserted to hold a space open for the purpose of alignment; a spacer or shim.
- A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation
- (LGBTQ) An artificial penis or similar object worn by a drag king, trans man, etc., inside the trousers.
- (US) A ring of packing or a special device to render gastight and watertight the space between the tubing and bore of an oil well.
- (Nigeria) A dustpan.
- a hiker who wears a backpack
- a wholesaler in the meat-packing business
- a workman employed to pack things into containers
noun
- (computing) A software utility for automatically building large applications, or an implementation of this utility.
- (card games) Turn to declare the trump for a hand (in bridge), or to shuffle the cards.
- Manner or style of construction (style of how a thing is made).
- (UK, dialectal) Mate; a spouse or companion; a match.
- (uncountable) Quantity produced, especially of materials.
- (slang, usually in phrase "easy make") Past, present, or future target of seduction (usually female).
- Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.
- (slang) Identification: recognition (of identity), especially from police records or evidence.
- (physics) The closing of an electrical circuit.
- Origin (of a manufactured article); manufacture; production.
- A homemade project, particularly one demonstrated on television.
- A person's character or disposition.
- (basketball) A made basket.
- (slang, military) A promotion.
- the act of mixing cards haphazardly
- a recognizable kind
verb
- To enact; to establish.
- (transitive) To add up to, have a sum of.
- (transitive) To prepare (food); to cook (food).
- To perform a feat.
- (ditransitive, of a fact) To indicate or suggest to be.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb) To cause (to do something); to compel (to do something).
- To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- (transitive) To have sexual intercourse with.
- To develop into; to prove to be.
- (transitive) To earn, to gain (money, points, membership or status).
- (intransitive) To tend; to contribute; to have effect; with for or against.
- (intransitive, now mostly colloquial) To behave, to act.
- (ditransitive, second object is an adjective or participle) To cause to be.
- (transitive, slang) To induct into the Mafia or a similar organization (as a made man).
- (transitive, usually stressed) To bring into success.
- To constitute.
- (intransitive) Of water, to flow toward land; to rise.
- (transitive, US slang, crime, law enforcement) To recognise, identify, spot.
- (transitive) To move at (a speed).
- (transitive, colloquial) To arrive at a destination, usually at or by a certain time.
- (religious) To create (the universe), especially (in Christianity) from nothing.
- To cause to appear to be; to represent as.
- (intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) To defecate or urinate.
- To form or formulate in the mind.
- (intransitive) To gain sufficient audience to warrant its existence.
- (ditransitive, second object is a verb, can be stressed for emphasis or clarity) To force to do.
- (transitive) To cover (a given distance) by travelling.
- To bring about; to effect or produce by means of some action.
- (transitive, construed with of, typically interrogative) To interpret.
- (transitive, backgammon) To establish two or more men on (a point) so that it cannot be captured.
- (transitive) To pay, to cover (an expense); chiefly used after expressions of inability.
- To write or compose.
- To appoint; to name.
- (transitive, of a bed) To cover neatly with bedclothes.
- (transitive, euphemistic) To take the virginity of.
- (intransitive, colloquial) To proceed (in a direction).
- act in a certain way so as to acquire
- reach a destination, either real or abstract
- prepare for eating by applying heat
- amount to
- institute, enact, or establish
- reach in time
- eliminate urine
- give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
- represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
- achieve a point or goal
- induce to have sex
- add up to
- calculate as being
- create by artistic means
- compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
- perform, produce, or carry out
- appear to begin an activity
- charge with a function; charge to be
- form by assembling individuals or constituents
- be or be capable of being changed or made into
- give certain properties to something
- undergo fabrication or creation
- have a bowel movement
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- put in order or neaten
- proceed along a path
- make or cause to be or to become
- change from one form into another
- to compose or represent
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- consider as being
- develop into
- make, formulate, or derive in the mind
- make by combining materials and parts
- create or design, often in a certain way
- constitute the essence of
- favor the development of
- behave in a certain manner
- carry out or commit
- head into a specified direction
- engage in
- reach a goal
- cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
- gather and light the materials for
- organize or be responsible for
- assure the success of
- be suitable for
- make by shaping or bringing together constituents
- create or manufacture a man-made product
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adj
verb
noun
- (by extension, computing) The dynamic analysis of a program's performance and behaviour, usually by injecting profiling code into it.
- Monitoring gauges for any machine, such as a reactor.
- The arrangement of a musical composition for performance by a number of different instruments; instrumental composition; composition for an orchestra or military band.
- The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or combination of instruments.
- (automotive) On a vehicle, dashboard gauges monitoring engine functions and performance, along with other essential functions.
- The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments; performance.
- the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
- an artifact (that is instrumental in accomplishing some end) for accomplishing some end
- the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation
- the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra
noun
- (computing) A beneficial capability of a piece of software.
- (music) The act of being featured in a piece of music.
- (engineering) Characteristic forms or shapes of parts. For example, a hole, boss, slot, cut, chamfer, or fillet.
- (media) A long, prominent article or item in the media, or the department that creates them; frequently used technically to distinguish content from news.
- (statistics, machine learning) An individual measurable property or characteristic of a phenomenon being observed; the input of a model.
- An important or main item.
- (linguistics) The elements into which linguistic units can be broken down.
- Any of the physical constituents of the face (eyes, nose, etc.).
- (archaeology) Something discerned from physical evidence that helps define, identify, characterize, and interpret an archeological site.
- The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic.
- (film) Ellipsis of feature film.
- the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
- an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles
- a prominent attribute or aspect of something
- (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind
- a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine
- the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater
verb
noun
- (programming) A computer program that writes or manipulates other programs as data, or does the work at runtime that would otherwise be done at compile time.
- (neurolinguistic programming) A thinking pattern which determines what information a person takes note of and what information they screen out.
noun
- (computing) A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user.
- One who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field.
- (Internet) An administrator of a multi-user dungeon, or someone who has earned similar rights through gameplay; a user in wizard mode.
- (incel slang, sometimes humorous) A virgin over the age of 30 who does not socialize and thus cannot find a sexual partner.
- Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
- someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field
- one who practices magic or sorcery
verb
adj
verb
- (computing) To accomplish a difficult programming task.
- To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
- To play hackeysack.
- To drive a hackney cab.
- (ice hockey) To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
- (transitive, slang, computing, by extension) To gain unauthorized access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
- (transitive) To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
- (falconry) To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
- (intransitive, video games) To cheat by using unauthorized modifications.
- (transitive, colloquial, by extension) To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
- (baseball) To swing at a pitched ball.
- (computing) To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
- (intransitive) To cough noisily.
- (equestrianism) To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
- To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
- (transitive) To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
- (computing, slang, transitive) To work with something on an intimately technical level.
- To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
- To strike in a frantic movement.
- To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
- (transitive, slang, computing) To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
- (soccer and rugby) To kick (a player) on the shins.
- (ice hockey) To strike an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- significantly cut up a manuscript
- cut with a hacking tool
- kick on the shins
- cut away
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- cough spasmodically
- fix a computer program piecemeal until it works
- kick on the arms
intj
noun
- A kick on the shins in football of any type.
- A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
- A hacking blow.
- (derogatory) One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.)
- (military, slang) An airplane of poor quality or in poor condition.
- (derogatory, authorship) An untalented writer.
- A tool for chopping.
- A dry cough.
- (slang, military) Time check, as for example upon synchronization of wristwatches.
- (colloquial) A trick, shortcut, skill, or novel method to increase productivity, efficiency, or ease.
- A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.
- (curling) The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
- (computing, slang) A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.
- (politics, slightly derogatory) A political agitator.
- (computing, slang) An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date; a workaround.
- A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.
- A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.
- A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
- (now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney cab, now typically a taxicab.
- A food-rack for cattle.
- (derogatory) A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
- (derogatory) Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
- (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) A practical joke that showcases cleverness and creativity.
- (falconry) A board upon which the falcon's food is placed; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.
- (computing, slang) An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
- A hearse.
- (slang) The driver of a taxicab (hackney cab).
- (ice hockey) The act of striking an opponent with one's hockey stick, typically on the leg but occasionally and more seriously on the back, arm, head, etc.
- (baseball) A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter, particularly a choppy, ungraceful one that misses the ball such as at a fastball.
- A grating in a mill race.
- (informal) An improvised device or solution to a problem.
- (uncountable, slang, naval) Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
- (UK, student politics, derogatory) A person who frequently canvasses for votes, either directly or by appearing to continuously act with the ulterior motive of furthering their political career.
- A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
- (figuratively) A try, an attempt.
- (computing, slang) The illegal accessing of a computer network.
- a horse kept for hire
- a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money
- one who works hard at boring tasks
- a tool (as a hoe or pick or mattock) used for breaking up the surface of the soil
- a politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends
- a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
- an old or over-worked horse
- a mediocre and disdained writer
adj
noun
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
adj
- (computing) Taking little of system time or resources.
- (finance) Trading at a price level which is low relative to historical trends, a similar asset, or (for derivatives) a theoretical value.
- Of little worth.
- (slang, of an action or tactic in a game of skill) Underhanded or unfair.
- (informal, chiefly derogatory) Stingy; mean; excessively frugal.
- Low or reduced in price.
- Of poor quality.
- embarrassingly stingy
- relatively low in price or charging low prices
- tastelessly showy
- of very poor quality; flimsy
noun
adj
adj
- (computing, of a method or algorithm) That provides a useful, but not optimal, solution to a problem. Such algorithms are typically employed either because the only known algorithms that provide optimal solutions use too much time or resources, or else because there is no known algorithm that provides an optimal solution.
- (of an argument) That reasons from the value of a method or principle that has been shown by experimental investigation to be a useful aid in learning, discovery and problem-solving.
- (of an approach to problem solving, learning, or discovery) That employs a practical method not guaranteed to be optimal or perfect; either not following or derived from any theory, or based on an advisedly oversimplified one.
- of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation
noun
adj
- (computing, informal) Using, or characterised by, hacks: poorly designed workarounds.
- (Geordie) Filthy or totally dirty.
- (comedy, informal) Hackneyed (lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite)
- (colloquial) Short and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacking.
- Like a hack; amateurish.