| activation code |
a set of characters, consisting of numbers, letters, characters, or a combination of these, that is sent by a website to a user's email so that the website can verify the user's email address and comply with the user's request to begin a new service or change personal information. Once received, the user enters the code into the provided box on the website so that fulfillment of the user's request can begin. |
| advance |
provided beforehand. [1/14 definitions] |
| angary |
the legal right of a state or nation at war to seize, destroy, or otherwise use the property of a neutral state, provided proper compensation is made. |
| as long as |
on the condition that; provided that. [1/3 definitions] |
| boot |
of a computer, to start up after an operating system has been loaded or after being provided with initial instructions (often fol. by "up") [1/10 definitions] |
| CCC |
abbreviation of "Civilian Conservation Corps," the New Deal program in the U.S. (1933-42) that provided conservation work for the unemployed during the Great Depression, through activities such as constructing and maintaining buildings and trails for state and national parks. |
| chapter 11 |
a provision of the U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Act that allows a company to reorganize and remain in business, provided it pays its current debts by a date set by a court. |
| checks and balances |
a governmental mechanism of self-regulation provided for in the U.S. and other constitutions, by which the powers of each branch of government are limited by powers vested in another branch of government. |
| chemosynthesis |
the synthesis of organic substances by an organism using energy provided by a chemical reaction. |
| Civilian Conservation Corps |
the New Deal program in the U.S. (1933-42) that provided conservation work for the unemployed during the Great Depression, through activities such as constructing and maintaining buildings and trails for state and national parks. |
| compound2 |
an enclosed area in which residential units and sometimes other facilities are provided, as for foreigners in some Middle and Far East countries. [1/2 definitions] |
| corded |
made of, resembling, or provided with a cord or cords. [1/4 definitions] |
| coverage |
the amount or type of protection available against loss or liability as provided by insurance or reserve funds, or the protection itself. [1/3 definitions] |
| electrophoresis |
the motion of particles, esp. colloids, in a relatively stationary fluid due to the influence of an electric field, usu. provided by immersed electrodes; cataphoresis. |
| endowment |
the act of providing with a permanent fund or source of income, or the money so provided. [1/2 definitions] |
| equipment |
anything designed or provided for a particular use. [1/3 definitions] |
| extemporaneous |
provided or made with anything available; makeshift. [1/4 definitions] |
| financial aid |
money provided for college students to help pay tuition and other college expenses. |
| form |
a document with empty spaces provided for the insertion of information. [1/16 definitions] |
| Freemason |
in the Middle Ages, a highly skilled itinerant stonemason not bound to local guilds, and hence often a member of a mutual aid society that provided for the families of dead or disabled masons. [1/2 definitions] |
| greenroom |
a lounge or waiting room provided in some theaters and concert halls for actors or musicians when they are offstage. |