audio |
a particular sound recording, often giving instructions, information, or a sample of a longer recording, made to be heard on a computer or other electronic device. [1/4 definitions] |
boot |
in computing, to start up (a computer or a program) by loading the operating system or providing the initial instructions (often fol. by "up"). [2/10 definitions] |
boot up |
in computing, to start up (a computer or a program) by loading the operating system or installing the initial instructions. |
callboard |
a backstage bulletin board in a theater, used by the director, stage manager, and the like to post notices or instructions. |
central processing unit |
in computing, the part of a computer that interprets program commands and executes its instructions. |
check |
written instructions, usu. on a printed form, to a bank to pay money from an account. [1/19 definitions] |
CPU |
abbreviation of "central processing unit," (in computing) the part of a computer that interprets program commands and executes its instructions. |
direct |
to give instructions that lead or guide. [2/14 definitions] |
directory |
a book of directions or instructions. [1/4 definitions] |
docket |
a label or ticket on a package that lists contents or states any particulars about it, such as assembly or operating instructions. [1/7 definitions] |
how-to |
(informal) providing basic directions and instructions for doing or making something. |
huddle |
in football, a gathering of a team's players to get instructions for the next play. [1/8 definitions] |
Leviticus |
the third book of the Old Testament, which contains laws and instructions for religious worship. |
loop |
a set of instructions that a computer program executes repeatedly until a certain condition is met. [1/11 definitions] |
machine language |
a computer language that presents information and instructions in symbols used directly by the computer with no translation. |
macro |
an abbreviated computer instruction that represents a particular sequence of instructions; macroinstruction. [1/2 definitions] |
manual |
a booklet, esp. one providing instructions; handbook. [1/5 definitions] |
nag1 |
to bother with constant complaints, demands, or instructions; pester. [1/6 definitions] |
order |
to command or issue instructions. [1/17 definitions] |
play by ear |
to go forward with (some activity) without any previous planning or instructions, dealing with any problems just at the time they arise; improvise. [1/2 definitions] |
program |
a sequence of instructions that allows a machine, esp. a computer, to perform an operation or set of operations. [1/11 definitions] |