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| abort |
of a program or operation, to end prematurely, usu. in failure. [1/6 definitions] |
| add |
to perform the mathematical operation of addition. [1/5 definitions] |
| administer |
to bring into operation or use; implement. [1/5 definitions] |
| aeronautics |
(used with a sing. verb) a science that deals with the design, operation, and navigation of aircraft. |
| afloat |
in operation; avoiding collapse. [1/6 definitions] |
| alive |
in operation; active. [1/4 definitions] |
| amphibious |
of or pertaining to a military assault operation involving a landing from the sea. [1/3 definitions] |
| asynchronous |
in computing, having each operation start after the preceding operation is complete. [1/2 definitions] |
| automate |
to convert to a mechanical or electronic system of operation. [1/3 definitions] |
| automation |
operation by machinery rather than by people. |
| automatism |
automatic, mechanical, or involuntary action, as in the operation of many bodily organs, in the actions of one not in conscious control, such as a sleepwalker, or in the suspension of conscious control so as to allow subconscious expression, as in art. [1/2 definitions] |
| autonomic nervous system |
the part of the nervous system in vertebrates that controls involuntary bodily processes, such as the operation of the heart, stomach, and glands; sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems together. |
| basis |
a particular system, mode of operation, standard, or guiding principle that underlies the way something else is established, decided on, or managed. [1/3 definitions] |
| batch |
an amount or quantity used or produced in one operation. [1/2 definitions] |
| bias |
a voltage applied to an electronic device, such as a transistor or a vacuum tube, to establish a reference level of operation. [1/8 definitions] |
| bootleg |
characterized by or associated with bootlegging, as an illegal or clandestine operation. [1/4 definitions] |
| bootstrap |
a single computer program that loads and puts into operation a bigger program. [2/5 definitions] |
| breeder reactor |
a nuclear reactor that is designed to produce more fissionable material than it consumes, and thus generate additional fuel for its own operation. |
| bypass |
in medicine, the operation by which an alternative route of flow is created in order to avoid a blocked or diseased organ or part of such an organ. [1/5 definitions] |
| byte |
in computers, a basic unit of operation, usu. equal to eight binary digits or bits. |
| campaign |
a military operation organized to achieve specific objectives. [1/4 definitions] |
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