English words for 'Initialism of residual-current device.'
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noun
- Initialism of integrated passive device.
- (medicine) Initialism of inpatient department.
- (statistics) Initialism of individual participant data.
- (medicine) Initialism of idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
- Initialism of initial professional development.
- (anatomy) Initialism of interpupillary distance.
- (game theory) Initialism of iterated prisoner's dilemma.
- (construction) Initialism of integrated project delivery.
- (medicine) Initialism of impulsive personality disorder.
- (astronautics) Initialism of integrated powerhead demonstrator.
- (medicine) Initialism of invasive pneumococcal disease.
verb
- (transitive, of a device with a mainspring) To unwind.
- (intransitive) To slow, as if coming to an end; to become calmer or less busy.
- (transitive, of an object that can be raised or lowered) To lower by winding, as with a crank or windlass.
- (transitive) To shut down slowly (by degrees or in phases).
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To relax; to get rid of stress; to destress.
noun
- (attributive) The original state of an electronic device, as it was when it came from the manufacturer.
- (UK, slang) A police station.
- A device or process that produces or manufactures something.
- (historical) A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.
- A factory farm.
- (programming) In a computer program or library, a function, method, etc. which creates an object.
- A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
- a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
adj
noun
- the internal mechanism of a device
- buildings for carrying on industrial labor
- everything available; usually preceded by ‘the’
- performance of moral or religious acts
- (with "the") Drastic treatment; abuse; the axe (dismissal).
- (slang) A heroin or other drug addict's equipment: syringes, needles, etc.
- plural of work in its countable senses
- A factory or factories, or a similar collection(s) of industrial facilities.
- (with "the") Everything or everything that is available or possible; especially, all available toppings on food.
- A mechanism or machinery; the means by which something happens.
verb
noun
- (Windows) Initialism of physical device object.
- Initialism of persistent data object (“a data object not lost when the application exits”).
- Initialism of Python data object.
- (oceanography) Initialism of Pacific decadal oscillationa, recurring pattern of ocean-atmosphere climate variability.
- (European Union) Initialism of protected designation of origin, a geographical indication for food-related products in Europe.
- Initialism of PHP data object, a PHP extension to be used as a database abstraction layer.
- Initialism of persistent domain object (“a domain object not lost when the application exits”).
noun
- (electronics) Initialism of peripheral interface controller.
- (electronics) Initialism of plastic-insulated conductor.
- Initialism of person in charge.
- (aviation) Initialism of pilot in command.
- (electronics) Initialism of programmable interface controller.
- (formal debate) Initialism of plan inclusive counterplan.
- (electronics) Initialism of programmable intelligent computer.
- Initialism of prison-industrial complex.
- (electronics) Initialism of programmable interrupt controller.
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name
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- (electronics) Initialism of baseband.
- (US, navy) Abbreviation of battleship.
- Initialism of baseball.
- Initialism of ball bearing.
- (gymnastics) Abbreviation of balance beam.
- (computing) Initialism of bulletin board.
- Initialism of BlackBerry.
- (baseball) A walk; the statistic reporting the number of "bases on balls".
- A type of pellet that can be shot from a BB gun.
- (cycling) Initialism of bottom bracket.
- Initialism of basketball.
- a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun
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- (electronics) Initialism of electrically reconfigurable array.
- (military) Initialism of explosive reactive armor.
- (baseball) Initialism of earned run average, a baseball statistic.
- (UK, military) Initialism of engine room artificer, a Royal Navy position.
- (astrometry) Initialism of Earth rotation angle (the rotation of the Earth from the Celestial Intermediate Origin that has no instantaneous motion along the equator.)
- (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched
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verb
- (transitive, electronics) To reverse the direction of (a current).
- (transitive) To transform, especially into a reversed or opposite form.
- (transitive, finance) To commute; to change one kind of payment into another, especially to convert from several installments to a single lumpsum payment.
- (transitive, law) To remove or reduce the legal obligations or restrictions on
- (intransitive, mathematics) To commute; to be invariant under a reversal of the positions of operands.
- (transitive, electronics) To convert from being or using an alternating current into being or using a direct current.
- reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current
verb
- (transitive) To continue to charge (an electrical device) beyond its capacity.
- (ambitransitive) To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.
- To charge (someone) with an inflated number or degree of legal charges (for example, charging them with a more serious crime than was committed); to upcharge.
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- place too much a load on
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- (countable, electronics) Initialism of direct attach connector.
- (computer security) Initialism of discretionary access control.
- (countable, materials science) Initialism of diamond anvil cell.
- (uncountable, organic chemistry) Abbreviation of D-acetylcarnitine.
- (countable, electronics) Acronym of digital-to-analog converter.
- (uncountable, engineering) Initialism of direct air capture.
- (UK, law enforcement) Initialism of deputy assistant commissioner, a police rank used in London's Metropolitan Police.
noun
- (electronics) Initialism of inductive output tube.
- (music, MIDI) Initialism of in-out-through.
- (computing) Initialism of interoperability testing, a process of testing to determine the interoperability of a software product.
- (computing) Initialism of input-output transfer, instructions for computers as in the PDP-8.
- (computing) Initialism of index-organized table, a type of database's table where the data is stored in a B-tree index structure.
- (business, telecommunications) Initialism of interoperator tariff.
- Initialism of in order to.
noun
- A device that charges or recharges.
- (historical, military) A large horse trained for battle and used by the cavalry.
- (kitchenware) A large platter.
- One who charges.
- (firearms) A speed loader that holds several cartridges together in a single unit for easier loading of a firearm's magazine.
- Synonym of hard charger (“person with a good work ethic”).
- (prison) A rectal concealment container for prohibited material such as money, drugs and tools.
- (kitchenware) A large decorative plate, sometimes used under dinner plates or other savoury-dish vessels in a multi-course meal.
- formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
- a device that can hold a rechargeable battery by means of an electrical cable
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- (fandom slang) Initialism of one true pair (or pairing): the romantic pairing preferred by an author or reader of fan fiction.
- (South Africa) Initialism of offer to purchase.
- (computing) Initialism of one-time password: a password that is valid for only one login session or transaction.
- (cryptography) Initialism of one-time pad.
- Initialism of one-trick pony.
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- (electronics) Initialism of current divider rule or current division rule.
- (telephony) Initialism of call detail record: a computer record representing a unit of traffic handled by a telephone exchange.
- (programming) Initialism of content of decrement of register; cdr.
- (ophthalmology) Initialism of cup-to-disc ratio.
- Initialism of common data rate.
- (video games) Initialism of cooldown reduction.
- (military) Abbreviation of commander.
- Initialism of carbon dioxide removal.
- (finance) Initialism of Canadian depositary receipt.
- Committee for the Defense of the Revolution
noun
- Initialism of Capacitance Electronic Disc.
- Community and Economic Development
- Initialism of community economic development.
- Initialism of counseling and educational development.
- Cooperative Education Division
- Civil Engineering Department
- Initialism of Camurati-Engelmann disease.
- Initialism of computer education and design.
name
- Centre for Educational Development
- Council on the Education of the Deaf
- Chemical Exchange Directory
- Canada Economic Development
- Capacitance Electronic Disc
- California Environmental Dialogue
- CONNECT: Entrepreneur Development
- Cambridge Electronic Design
- College of Environmental Design
- Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc.
- Centre for Executive Development
- Centre for Education and Documentation
- Initialism of Committee for Economic Development.
- Council for Entrepreneurial Development
- Initialism of Collins English Dictionary.
- Christian Engineers in Development
- Consolidated Energy Design
- Initialism of Cultural Entomology Digest, an entomology magazine.
verb
- (transitive) To power up, to put into operation, to start, to activate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
- (transitive) To aim at.
- (transitive) To set a flow of fluid or gas running by rotating a tap or valve.
- (intransitive, slang) To take drugs.
- (intransitive, of a device) To start operating; to power up, to become on.
- (transitive, slang) To cause to take up drugs, especially hallucinogens.
- (transitive) To rebel against; to suddenly attack.
- (transitive) To sexually arouse.
- (transitive) To introduce (someone to something), and especially to fill them with enthusiasm (about it); to intoxicate, give pleasure to ( + to an object of interest or excitement).
- (ditransitive) To cause (someone) to rebel against or suddenly attack (someone else).
- (intransitive) To depend upon; to pivot around, to have as a central subject.
- to evoke sexual feelings
- cause to operate by flipping a switch
- get high, stoned, or drugged
- become hostile towards
- produce suddenly or automatically
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- be contingent on
verb
- (transitive, electronics) To convert (alternating current) into direct current.
- (transitive) To correct or amend (a mistake, defect etc.).
- (transitive, mathematics) To determine the length of a curve included between two limits.
- (transitive) To produce (as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling bad wines or strong spirits (whisky, rum, etc.) with flavourings.
- (transitive, geodesy, historical) To adjust (a globe or sundial) to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem.
- (transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right.
- (transitive) To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.).
- (transitive, chemistry) To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation.
- make right or correct
- convert into direct current
- determine the length of
- reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
- bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
- set straight or right
noun
- (electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
- Mental assimilation.
- Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
- (meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
- (physical chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
- (physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
- The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
- assimilation; incorporation.
- complete attention; intense mental effort
- the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
- the mental state of being preoccupied by something
- the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
- (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
- (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
noun
- A short length of electrical conductor, to make a temporary connection.
- (chiefly British, Australia, New Zealand) A woollen sweater or pullover.
- (Australian rules football) The shirt worn by the players; a guernsey.
- (rail transport) An electrical connection between the vehicles of a train, usually a passenger train; a jumper cable.
- (usually plural, jumpers) Rompers.
- (basketball) A shot in which the player releases the ball at the highest point of a jump; a jump shot.
- (US) A crude kind of sleigh, usually a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills.
- Ellipsis of smokejumper.
- A loose outer jacket, especially one worn by workers and sailors.
- (video games) A platform game based around jumping.
- A nuclear power plant worker who repairs equipment in areas with extremely high levels of radiation.
- (horology) A spring to impel the starwheel, or a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece.
- A person who attempts suicide by jumping from a great height.
- A long drilling tool used by masons and quarry workers, consisting of an iron bar with a chisel-edged steel tip at one or both ends, operated by striking it against the rock, turning it slightly with each blow.
- Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.
- (US) A one-piece, sleeveless dress, or a skirt with straps and a complete or partial bodice, usually worn over a blouse by women and children; pinafore.
- (arachnology, informal) A jumping spider.
- The larva of the cheese fly.
- (electricity) A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.
- (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump
- an athlete who competes at jumping
- a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
- a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen
- a coverall worn by children
- a person who jumps
- a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections
- a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
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- a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
- (music) A device that connects two keyboards of an organ together so that they play together.
- An electrical device used to transfer energy from one electric device to another, especially without a physical connection.
- A device used to convert electronic information into audible sound signals for transmission over telephone lines.
- Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.
noun
- a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
- the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
- a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
- (sexuality) An act of sexual intercourse.
- A link between the performance of an action and the location where that action occurs or the method used to perform that action.
- The act of joining together to form a couple.
- (software engineering) The degree of reliance between two or more software modules.
- (electronics) A connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them.
- A device that couples two things together.
- (physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other
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verb
- (transitive, electronics) To plug (something) back into its socket.
- (intransitive, rare) To sit down again.
- (transitive) To seat (someone) again, to give somebody a different seat.
- (transitive, engineering) To fit (something, especially a valve) back into its place.
- (transitive) To provide (e.g. a room) with more, or new, seats.
- show to a different seat
- provide with a new seat
- provide with new seats
noun
- (electronics) Initialism of printed circuit assembly.
- (aviation) Abbreviation of propulsion controlled aircraft (system/unit), an aircraft with a control system with two or more engines arrayed abreast, allowing descent, ascent, turns by adjusting the throttle control to the engines (sometimes used attributively).
- (medicine) Abbreviation of patient-controlled analgesia; palliator.
- (statistics) Abbreviation of principal components analysis.
- (anatomy) Initialism of posterior cerebral artery.
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- A movable electric contact in some devices.
- (computing) A program or process that erases data.
- Something, such as a windscreen wiper, that is designed for wiping.
- (nautical) A junior role in the engine room of a ship, someone who wipes down machinery and generally keeps it clean.
- A hybrid fish variety artificially bred from eggs of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) fertilized with white bass (Morone chrysops) sperm, or the opposite combination.
- Someone who wipes.
- Something, such as a towel, that is used for wiping.
- a mechanical device that cleans the windshield
- contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet
- a worker who wipes
noun
- Initialism of conduction band.
- Initialism of continental breakfast.
- Initialism of competition best or championship best.
- (British military) Initialism of confined to barracks.
- (soccer) Initialism of centre-back, a defensive position.
- Abbreviation of citizens' band radio.
- (textiles, sewing) Initialism of center back, a line marking the center on the back side of a piece of clothing.
- (cytology) Initialism of Cajal body.
- Abbreviation of Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath.
- (Singapore) Initialism of circuit breaker.
- (American football, Gaelic football, hurling) Initialism of cornerback.
- (military, historical) The United States Navy hull classification symbol for a large cruiser.
- (speedrunning) Initialism of cruise boost.
- (physics) Initialism of centre of buoyancy.
- (Singapore, Malaysia) Initialism of cheebai.
- Initialism of citizens' band.
- (military) Initialism of construction battalion.
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- Initialism of special purpose cartridge.
- Initialism of special purpose carbine.
- Initialism of soy protein concentrate.
- Initialism of security in pervasive computing.
- Initialism of segregated portfolio company.
- (patent law) Initialism of supplementary protection certificate.
- Initialism of structure-property correlation.
- Initialism of saeclum post Christum (“era after Christ”).
- Initialism of serum protein concentrate.
- (pharmacology) Initialism of single pill combination.
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- Initialism of secretariat of the Pacific Community.
- (US) Initialism of Southwest Preparatory Conference.
- (Oxford University) Initialism of St Peter's College, Oxford.
- (US) Initialism of St. Petersburg College.
- (software) Initialism of Software Productivity Consortium.
- Initialism of State Property Committee (of Mongolia)
- (US) Initialism of Storm Prediction Center (United States NOAA)
- Initialism of Supreme Political Council (of Yemen).
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- (electronics) Initialism of device layer transfer: the process of fabricating a device on one substrate, followed by transfer to target substrate.
- (computing) Initialism of Digital Linear Tape: a computer storage tape format having a single spooled cartridge using multitrack linear serpentine recording on a half-inch wide tape.
noun
- an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
- a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
- an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
- The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
- An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
- Parsimony; frugal use.
- (bowling) The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.
- A spare part, especially a spare tire.
- (bowling) The act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame; this entitles the pins knocked down on the next ball to be added to the score for that frame.
- A superfluous or second-best person.
- (Canada) A free period; a block of school during which one does not have a class.
- That which has not been used or expended.
- (Myanmar) assistant or extra hand (typically on buses and lorries)
adj
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- thin and fit
- not taken up by scheduled activities
- kept in reserve especially for emergency use
- more than is needed, desired, or required
- lacking in magnitude or quantity
- Lean; lacking flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
- Austere, stripped down, without what is extraneous.
- Not occupied or in current use.
- Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
- Scant; not abundant or plentiful.
- (UK, informal) Very angry; frustrated or distraught.
- Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; not spending much money.
- Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency.
verb
- give up what is not strictly needed
- use frugally or carefully
- refrain from harming
- save or relieve from an experience or action
- (specifically) To refrain from killing (someone) or having (someone) killed.
- (transitive) To keep to oneself; to forbear to impart or give.
- (intransitive) To be frugal; to not be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.
- (intransitive) To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance.
- (transitive) (to give up): To deprive oneself of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.
- (transitive) To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.
- (intransitive) To desist; to stop; to refrain.
- (transitive) To preserve (someone) from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm (someone); to show mercy towards.
noun
- Initialism of integrated passive device.
- (medicine) Initialism of inpatient department.
- (statistics) Initialism of individual participant data.
- (medicine) Initialism of idiopathic Parkinson's disease.
- Initialism of initial professional development.
- (anatomy) Initialism of interpupillary distance.
- (game theory) Initialism of iterated prisoner's dilemma.
- (construction) Initialism of integrated project delivery.
- (medicine) Initialism of impulsive personality disorder.
- (astronautics) Initialism of integrated powerhead demonstrator.
- (medicine) Initialism of invasive pneumococcal disease.
noun
- (attributive) The original state of an electronic device, as it was when it came from the manufacturer.
- (UK, slang) A police station.
- A device or process that produces or manufactures something.
- (historical) A trading establishment, especially set up by merchants working in a foreign country.
- A factory farm.
- (programming) In a computer program or library, a function, method, etc. which creates an object.
- A building or other place where manufacturing takes place.
- a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
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- the internal mechanism of a device
- buildings for carrying on industrial labor
- everything available; usually preceded by ‘the’
- performance of moral or religious acts
- (with "the") Drastic treatment; abuse; the axe (dismissal).
- (slang) A heroin or other drug addict's equipment: syringes, needles, etc.
- plural of work in its countable senses
- A factory or factories, or a similar collection(s) of industrial facilities.
- (with "the") Everything or everything that is available or possible; especially, all available toppings on food.
- A mechanism or machinery; the means by which something happens.
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- (Windows) Initialism of physical device object.
- Initialism of persistent data object (“a data object not lost when the application exits”).
- Initialism of Python data object.
- (oceanography) Initialism of Pacific decadal oscillationa, recurring pattern of ocean-atmosphere climate variability.
- (European Union) Initialism of protected designation of origin, a geographical indication for food-related products in Europe.
- Initialism of PHP data object, a PHP extension to be used as a database abstraction layer.
- Initialism of persistent domain object (“a domain object not lost when the application exits”).
noun
- (electronics) Initialism of peripheral interface controller.
- (electronics) Initialism of plastic-insulated conductor.
- Initialism of person in charge.
- (aviation) Initialism of pilot in command.
- (electronics) Initialism of programmable interface controller.
- (formal debate) Initialism of plan inclusive counterplan.
- (electronics) Initialism of programmable intelligent computer.
- Initialism of prison-industrial complex.
- (electronics) Initialism of programmable interrupt controller.
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name
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- (electronics) Initialism of baseband.
- (US, navy) Abbreviation of battleship.
- Initialism of baseball.
- Initialism of ball bearing.
- (gymnastics) Abbreviation of balance beam.
- (computing) Initialism of bulletin board.
- Initialism of BlackBerry.
- (baseball) A walk; the statistic reporting the number of "bases on balls".
- A type of pellet that can be shot from a BB gun.
- (cycling) Initialism of bottom bracket.
- Initialism of basketball.
- a small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun
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phrase
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- (electronics) Initialism of electrically reconfigurable array.
- (military) Initialism of explosive reactive armor.
- (baseball) Initialism of earned run average, a baseball statistic.
- (UK, military) Initialism of engine room artificer, a Royal Navy position.
- (astrometry) Initialism of Earth rotation angle (the rotation of the Earth from the Celestial Intermediate Origin that has no instantaneous motion along the equator.)
- (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched
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- (countable, electronics) Initialism of direct attach connector.
- (computer security) Initialism of discretionary access control.
- (countable, materials science) Initialism of diamond anvil cell.
- (uncountable, organic chemistry) Abbreviation of D-acetylcarnitine.
- (countable, electronics) Acronym of digital-to-analog converter.
- (uncountable, engineering) Initialism of direct air capture.
- (UK, law enforcement) Initialism of deputy assistant commissioner, a police rank used in London's Metropolitan Police.
noun
- (electronics) Initialism of inductive output tube.
- (music, MIDI) Initialism of in-out-through.
- (computing) Initialism of interoperability testing, a process of testing to determine the interoperability of a software product.
- (computing) Initialism of input-output transfer, instructions for computers as in the PDP-8.
- (computing) Initialism of index-organized table, a type of database's table where the data is stored in a B-tree index structure.
- (business, telecommunications) Initialism of interoperator tariff.
- Initialism of in order to.
noun
- A device that charges or recharges.
- (historical, military) A large horse trained for battle and used by the cavalry.
- (kitchenware) A large platter.
- One who charges.
- (firearms) A speed loader that holds several cartridges together in a single unit for easier loading of a firearm's magazine.
- Synonym of hard charger (“person with a good work ethic”).
- (prison) A rectal concealment container for prohibited material such as money, drugs and tools.
- (kitchenware) A large decorative plate, sometimes used under dinner plates or other savoury-dish vessels in a multi-course meal.
- formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle
- a device that can hold a rechargeable battery by means of an electrical cable
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- (electronics) Initialism of current divider rule or current division rule.
- (telephony) Initialism of call detail record: a computer record representing a unit of traffic handled by a telephone exchange.
- (programming) Initialism of content of decrement of register; cdr.
- (ophthalmology) Initialism of cup-to-disc ratio.
- Initialism of common data rate.
- (video games) Initialism of cooldown reduction.
- (military) Abbreviation of commander.
- Initialism of carbon dioxide removal.
- (finance) Initialism of Canadian depositary receipt.
- Committee for the Defense of the Revolution
noun
- Initialism of Capacitance Electronic Disc.
- Community and Economic Development
- Initialism of community economic development.
- Initialism of counseling and educational development.
- Cooperative Education Division
- Civil Engineering Department
- Initialism of Camurati-Engelmann disease.
- Initialism of computer education and design.
name
- Centre for Educational Development
- Council on the Education of the Deaf
- Chemical Exchange Directory
- Canada Economic Development
- Capacitance Electronic Disc
- California Environmental Dialogue
- CONNECT: Entrepreneur Development
- Cambridge Electronic Design
- College of Environmental Design
- Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc.
- Centre for Executive Development
- Centre for Education and Documentation
- Initialism of Committee for Economic Development.
- Council for Entrepreneurial Development
- Initialism of Collins English Dictionary.
- Christian Engineers in Development
- Consolidated Energy Design
- Initialism of Cultural Entomology Digest, an entomology magazine.
noun
- (electrical engineering) The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.
- Mental assimilation.
- Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
- (meteorology) The process in which incident radiant energy is retained by a substance (such as an air mass) by conversion to some other form of energy (such as heat).
- (physical chemistry, physics) the imbibing or reception by molecular or chemical action, of radiant energy; the process of being neutrons being absorbed by the nucleus; interception.
- (physiology) in living organisms, the process by which the materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and conveyed to the tissues and organs; taking in by various means, such as by osmosis.
- The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
- assimilation; incorporation.
- complete attention; intense mental effort
- the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
- the mental state of being preoccupied by something
- the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
- (chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
- (physics) the process in which incident radiated energy is retained without reflection or transmission on passing through a medium
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- A short length of electrical conductor, to make a temporary connection.
- (chiefly British, Australia, New Zealand) A woollen sweater or pullover.
- (Australian rules football) The shirt worn by the players; a guernsey.
- (rail transport) An electrical connection between the vehicles of a train, usually a passenger train; a jumper cable.
- (usually plural, jumpers) Rompers.
- (basketball) A shot in which the player releases the ball at the highest point of a jump; a jump shot.
- (US) A crude kind of sleigh, usually a simple box on runners which are in one piece with the poles that form the thills.
- Ellipsis of smokejumper.
- A loose outer jacket, especially one worn by workers and sailors.
- (video games) A platform game based around jumping.
- A nuclear power plant worker who repairs equipment in areas with extremely high levels of radiation.
- (horology) A spring to impel the starwheel, or a pawl to lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece.
- A person who attempts suicide by jumping from a great height.
- A long drilling tool used by masons and quarry workers, consisting of an iron bar with a chisel-edged steel tip at one or both ends, operated by striking it against the rock, turning it slightly with each blow.
- Someone or something that jumps, e.g. a participant in a jumping event in track or skiing.
- (US) A one-piece, sleeveless dress, or a skirt with straps and a complete or partial bodice, usually worn over a blouse by women and children; pinafore.
- (arachnology, informal) A jumping spider.
- The larva of the cheese fly.
- (electricity) A removable connecting pin on an electronic circuit board.
- (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump
- an athlete who competes at jumping
- a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
- a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen
- a coverall worn by children
- a person who jumps
- a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections
- a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
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- a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
- (music) A device that connects two keyboards of an organ together so that they play together.
- An electrical device used to transfer energy from one electric device to another, especially without a physical connection.
- A device used to convert electronic information into audible sound signals for transmission over telephone lines.
- Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.
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- a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
- the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
- a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
- (sexuality) An act of sexual intercourse.
- A link between the performance of an action and the location where that action occurs or the method used to perform that action.
- The act of joining together to form a couple.
- (software engineering) The degree of reliance between two or more software modules.
- (electronics) A connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them.
- A device that couples two things together.
- (physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other
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- (electronics) Initialism of printed circuit assembly.
- (aviation) Abbreviation of propulsion controlled aircraft (system/unit), an aircraft with a control system with two or more engines arrayed abreast, allowing descent, ascent, turns by adjusting the throttle control to the engines (sometimes used attributively).
- (medicine) Abbreviation of patient-controlled analgesia; palliator.
- (statistics) Abbreviation of principal components analysis.
- (anatomy) Initialism of posterior cerebral artery.
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- A movable electric contact in some devices.
- (computing) A program or process that erases data.
- Something, such as a windscreen wiper, that is designed for wiping.
- (nautical) A junior role in the engine room of a ship, someone who wipes down machinery and generally keeps it clean.
- A hybrid fish variety artificially bred from eggs of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) fertilized with white bass (Morone chrysops) sperm, or the opposite combination.
- Someone who wipes.
- Something, such as a towel, that is used for wiping.
- a mechanical device that cleans the windshield
- contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet
- a worker who wipes
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- Initialism of conduction band.
- Initialism of continental breakfast.
- Initialism of competition best or championship best.
- (British military) Initialism of confined to barracks.
- (soccer) Initialism of centre-back, a defensive position.
- Abbreviation of citizens' band radio.
- (textiles, sewing) Initialism of center back, a line marking the center on the back side of a piece of clothing.
- (cytology) Initialism of Cajal body.
- Abbreviation of Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath.
- (Singapore) Initialism of circuit breaker.
- (American football, Gaelic football, hurling) Initialism of cornerback.
- (military, historical) The United States Navy hull classification symbol for a large cruiser.
- (speedrunning) Initialism of cruise boost.
- (physics) Initialism of centre of buoyancy.
- (Singapore, Malaysia) Initialism of cheebai.
- Initialism of citizens' band.
- (military) Initialism of construction battalion.
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- Initialism of special purpose cartridge.
- Initialism of special purpose carbine.
- Initialism of soy protein concentrate.
- Initialism of security in pervasive computing.
- Initialism of segregated portfolio company.
- (patent law) Initialism of supplementary protection certificate.
- Initialism of structure-property correlation.
- Initialism of saeclum post Christum (“era after Christ”).
- Initialism of serum protein concentrate.
- (pharmacology) Initialism of single pill combination.
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- Initialism of secretariat of the Pacific Community.
- (US) Initialism of Southwest Preparatory Conference.
- (Oxford University) Initialism of St Peter's College, Oxford.
- (US) Initialism of St. Petersburg College.
- (software) Initialism of Software Productivity Consortium.
- Initialism of State Property Committee (of Mongolia)
- (US) Initialism of Storm Prediction Center (United States NOAA)
- Initialism of Supreme Political Council (of Yemen).
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- (electronics) Initialism of device layer transfer: the process of fabricating a device on one substrate, followed by transfer to target substrate.
- (computing) Initialism of Digital Linear Tape: a computer storage tape format having a single spooled cartridge using multitrack linear serpentine recording on a half-inch wide tape.
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- an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
- a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
- an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
- The act of sparing; moderation; restraint.
- An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket.
- Parsimony; frugal use.
- (bowling) The right of bowling again at a full set of pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare.
- A spare part, especially a spare tire.
- (bowling) The act of knocking down all remaining pins in second ball of a frame; this entitles the pins knocked down on the next ball to be added to the score for that frame.
- A superfluous or second-best person.
- (Canada) A free period; a block of school during which one does not have a class.
- That which has not been used or expended.
- (Myanmar) assistant or extra hand (typically on buses and lorries)
adj
- lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- thin and fit
- not taken up by scheduled activities
- kept in reserve especially for emergency use
- more than is needed, desired, or required
- lacking in magnitude or quantity
- Lean; lacking flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.
- Austere, stripped down, without what is extraneous.
- Not occupied or in current use.
- Being more than what is necessary, or what must be used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous.
- Scant; not abundant or plentiful.
- (UK, informal) Very angry; frustrated or distraught.
- Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; not spending much money.
- Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency.
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- give up what is not strictly needed
- use frugally or carefully
- refrain from harming
- save or relieve from an experience or action
- (specifically) To refrain from killing (someone) or having (someone) killed.
- (transitive) To keep to oneself; to forbear to impart or give.
- (intransitive) To be frugal; to not be profuse; to live frugally; to be parsimonious.
- (intransitive) To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or forbearance.
- (transitive) (to give up): To deprive oneself of, as by being frugal; to do without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.
- (transitive) To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some occupation, use, or duty.
- (intransitive) To desist; to stop; to refrain.
- (transitive) To preserve (someone) from danger or punishment; to forbear to punish, injure, or harm (someone); to show mercy towards.
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- (transitive, of a device with a mainspring) To unwind.
- (intransitive) To slow, as if coming to an end; to become calmer or less busy.
- (transitive, of an object that can be raised or lowered) To lower by winding, as with a crank or windlass.
- (transitive) To shut down slowly (by degrees or in phases).
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To relax; to get rid of stress; to destress.
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- (transitive, electronics) To reverse the direction of (a current).
- (transitive) To transform, especially into a reversed or opposite form.
- (transitive, finance) To commute; to change one kind of payment into another, especially to convert from several installments to a single lumpsum payment.
- (transitive, law) To remove or reduce the legal obligations or restrictions on
- (intransitive, mathematics) To commute; to be invariant under a reversal of the positions of operands.
- (transitive, electronics) To convert from being or using an alternating current into being or using a direct current.
- reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current
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- (transitive) To continue to charge (an electrical device) beyond its capacity.
- (ambitransitive) To charge (somebody) more money than the correct amount or to surpass a certain limit while charging a bill.
- To charge (someone) with an inflated number or degree of legal charges (for example, charging them with a more serious crime than was committed); to upcharge.
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- place too much a load on
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- (transitive) To power up, to put into operation, to start, to activate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.).
- (transitive) To aim at.
- (transitive) To set a flow of fluid or gas running by rotating a tap or valve.
- (intransitive, slang) To take drugs.
- (intransitive, of a device) To start operating; to power up, to become on.
- (transitive, slang) To cause to take up drugs, especially hallucinogens.
- (transitive) To rebel against; to suddenly attack.
- (transitive) To sexually arouse.
- (transitive) To introduce (someone to something), and especially to fill them with enthusiasm (about it); to intoxicate, give pleasure to ( + to an object of interest or excitement).
- (ditransitive) To cause (someone) to rebel against or suddenly attack (someone else).
- (intransitive) To depend upon; to pivot around, to have as a central subject.
- to evoke sexual feelings
- cause to operate by flipping a switch
- get high, stoned, or drugged
- become hostile towards
- produce suddenly or automatically
- cause to be agitated, excited, or roused
- be contingent on
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- (transitive, electronics) To convert (alternating current) into direct current.
- (transitive) To correct or amend (a mistake, defect etc.).
- (transitive, mathematics) To determine the length of a curve included between two limits.
- (transitive) To produce (as factitious gin or brandy) by redistilling bad wines or strong spirits (whisky, rum, etc.) with flavourings.
- (transitive, geodesy, historical) To adjust (a globe or sundial) to prepare for the solution of a proposed problem.
- (transitive) To restore (someone or something) to its proper condition; to straighten out, to set right.
- (transitive) To remedy or fix (an undesirable state of affairs, situation etc.).
- (transitive, chemistry) To purify or refine (a substance) by distillation.
- make right or correct
- convert into direct current
- determine the length of
- reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
- bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
- set straight or right
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- (transitive, electronics) To plug (something) back into its socket.
- (intransitive, rare) To sit down again.
- (transitive) To seat (someone) again, to give somebody a different seat.
- (transitive, engineering) To fit (something, especially a valve) back into its place.
- (transitive) To provide (e.g. a room) with more, or new, seats.
- show to a different seat
- provide with a new seat
- provide with new seats
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- (fandom slang) Initialism of one true pair (or pairing): the romantic pairing preferred by an author or reader of fan fiction.
- (South Africa) Initialism of offer to purchase.
- (computing) Initialism of one-time password: a password that is valid for only one login session or transaction.
- (cryptography) Initialism of one-time pad.
- Initialism of one-trick pony.