| Word | Description |
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to abandon v |
to give up, to quit |
abundance n |
overflow, the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply |
abundant adj |
available in great quantity |
to accelerate v |
1. to cause to happen sth sooner than expected or more quickly 2. to increase speed 3. (to cause) to move faster; to quicken |
access rights n |
privileges that are granted to a user, or a program, to read, write, and erase files in the computer system |
accessory n |
supplementary component |
accompanying adj |
additional, complementary, associated |
accustomed to adj |
familiar with |
ACME n |
A Company that Makes Everything :-), i.e. an imaginary business; derived from the Greek word 'acme' meaning 'highest point or perfection of achievement' |
actionable adj |
having good grounds for legal action |
AD&D n |
advanced dungeons & dragons |
to adapt v |
to adjust, to fit, to match; to make sth more flexible |
adaptation n |
adjustment, alignment, modulation |
addictive adj |
causing or characterized by dependency on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming |
addressing n |
the act of accessing or locating by address |
adherence n |
sticking to (rules), obeying (rules) |
to adjust v |
to alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard |
to adopt v |
1. to choose and follow 2. to choose, take up, and practise |
adoption n |
the introduction of a new method or system for use in regular operations |
adversary n |
antagonist, opponent |
affiliate n |
a subordinate or subsidiary associate or organisation that works as a junior partner of another organisation |
affordable adj |
1. reasonable, inexpensive 2. sth offered at a reasonable price |
aggregation n |
collection |
agile adj |
mentally or physically active, quick and flexible; nimble |
agility n |
the state or quality of being agile |
agreement n |
contract; the statement (written or oral) of an exchange of promises |
ain't (informal) v |
are not, is not, am not, have not, has not |
AIX n |
Advanced Interactive eXecutive - IBM's Unix-based operating system |
to alert v |
to warn |
to alleviate v |
to make an improvement by lessening (pain, trouble, problems etc); to make sth easier to bear |
along adv |
horizontally, in a horizontal line |
ambitious adj |
having a strong desire for success or achievement |
amendment n |
a statement that is added to a document |
amp n |
ampere, the basic unit of electric current; pl: amps; syn: A |
amplification n |
the act of increasing signal power, voltage or current |
to annoy v |
to cause a feeling of discomfort |
appealing adj |
attractive, pleasing, tempting |
applet n |
a Java application; an application program that uses the client's Web browser to provide a user interface |
appliance n |
unit of equipment |
applicable adj |
having relevance; capable of being applied |
application n |
1. a program designed to do a particular job, e.g. a word-processing, database, spreadsheet, etc. program 2. a set of files that make up software for the user 3. a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a specific task |
to be appointed (to sth) v |
to be selected for sth, e.g. a job |
approach n |
1. idea or action intended to deal with a problem 2. actions or ideas intended to deal with a situation or to solve a problem 3. a method of getting a job done; a way of dealing with a problem |
appropriate adj |
suitable for a particular purpose in a particular condition |
appropriateness n |
the quality of being especially suitable |
to approve v |
to confirm, accept, say yes to sth |
array n |
a group or collection of things (or people), often one that is large or impressive |
as is (law) adv |
without liability for defects or deficiencies |
ASCII n |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
assembly n |
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit |
to assess v |
to evaluate |
assessment n |
evaluation |
asset n |
anything of material or immaterial value or usefulness |
assignment n |
1. an instruction that attributes a quantity or a quality to sth, e.g. a value to a variable 2. short for: 'assignment statement'; the act of storing the value of an expression in a variable. This is commonly written in the form of, e.g. "y = 60;". It consists of a variable, followed by an equals sign and an expression which can be evaluated (to some value of the correct type), and is closed with a semicolon. In ALGOL, a high-level compiler language of the 60's, the assignment operator was ":=" (pronounced 'becomes') to avoid mathematicians' qualms about writing statements like "y = y + 20". |
associative adj |
related |
to assume v |
to bear, to take over, to accept responsibility |
assumption n |
a statement that is considered to be true, from which a conclusion can be drawn |
assurance n |
a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from sth, syn: pledge |
asterisk n |
the mathematical symbol '*' used to indicate multiplication in spreadsheet formulas; read: 'multiplied by' or 'times' |
attitude n |
way of behaving or thinking |
audit n |
official examination of accounts or settings to see that they are in order |
authentication n |
1. identity check(ing) 2. the process of determining whether someone or something is, in fact, who or what it is declared to be, usually done through the use of logon passwords |
AutoFit |
a formatting feature of Excel that can be used to automatically adapt the width of a column to its content |
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