| 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] |
| close |
to cease operation; become unavailable for business either temporarily or permanently. [1/23 definitions] |
| close down |
to cease operation permanently or for an extended period of time. [3/5 definitions] |
| commercialism |
the goals, spirit, operation, and methods of commerce and business. [1/2 definitions] |
| computing |
the use and operation of computers. [1/2 definitions] |
| cranky |
difficult or unreliable of operation. [1/3 definitions] |
| demise |
the end of existence or operation. [1/3 definitions] |
| derange |
to upset the usual functioning or operation of. [1/3 definitions] |
| develop |
to bring into being or operation; generate. [2/7 definitions] |
| direct |
to guide the affairs or operation of; manage. [1/14 definitions] |
| dispense |
to carry out or put into operation. [1/2 definitions] |
| distributive |
in mathematics and logic, of or involving the property by which an operation may be applied to each item in an expression or proposition. [1/4 definitions] |
| division |
the arithmetic operation that finds how many times one number contains another. [1/6 definitions] |
| documentation |
in computers, written and graphic material supplied to explain the operation and maintenance of hardware and software. [1/3 definitions] |
| effect |
something that happens because of something else. [1/2 definitions] |
| effective |
in operation. [1/2 definitions] |
| energize |
to put into operation by means of electrical energy. [1/3 definitions] |
| Espionage Act |
a U.S. law passed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1917, shortly after the U.S. entered World War I. The Espionage Act made it a crime to convey information with the intent to interfere with the operation of the U.S. military or its recruitment of troops, to disclose information relating to national defense, or to promote the success of the country's enemies. |
| exercise |
a military training operation or war game. [1/10 definitions] |
| fail-safe |
a point at which a military operation, esp. a bomber attack or counterattack, must halt pending further instruction. [1/5 definitions] |