| bar code |
a set of vertical bars of varying widths containing coded information that can be read by an optical scanner, usu. printed on the labels of consumer goods, on mail, and the like. (Cf. Universal Product Code.) |
| blog |
shortened form of "Web log," an online journal that may be personal or topical, in which the author makes regular entries that appear in reverse chronological order and can be read by the general public. [1/2 definitions] |
| blogosphere |
all the blogs on the internet and the people who read and write them. |
| Braille |
(often l.c.) a writing and printing system for blind persons, in which raised dots are grouped into different patterns to represent characters, which are read by touch. [1/2 definitions] |
| CD1 |
abbreviation of "compact disk," a palm-sized disk on which music, data, or the like has been digitally encoded, that is read by laser and transmitted to a playback device; optical disk. |
| chant |
to read or speak rhythmically on a single pitch. [2/7 definitions] |
| closet drama |
a play better read than performed. |
| coffeehouse |
a small, informal restaurant that specializes in coffee and light meals, and to which its patrons often come to socialize, listen to music, read, or the like; café. |
| compact disk |
a palm-sized disk on which music, data, or the like has been digitally encoded, that is read by laser and transmitted to a playback device; optical disk. |
| crack a book |
to open a book and read it, or to discipline oneself to study. |
| dictate |
to say or read aloud (something) in order that it may be recorded or written down by someone else. [2/6 definitions] |
| dictation |
the words that are spoken or read for that purpose. [1/3 definitions] |
| encrypt |
to put (information) into a code, thus protecting it from being read and understood by those not authorized to have access to the information. |
| functional illiterate |
a person who does not read well enough to function properly in a given situation or job. |
| go through |
to discuss, explain, or read each one of a number of items. [1/7 definitions] |
| Haggadah |
a book read at the Passover Seder that contains the story of Exodus and the ritual of the Seder. [1/2 definitions] |
| illegible |
difficult or impossible to read or decipher. |
| illiteracy |
the condition of being unable to read and write. [1/3 definitions] |
| illiterate |
If a person is illiterate, they cannot read or write. [1/5 definitions] |
| literacy |
the state of being literate, esp. of having the ability to read or write. |
| literary |
of or relating to literature or those who create or read literature. [1/2 definitions] |