steel engraving | the act of engraving on a steel plate |
bureaucratic procedure red tape | needlessly timeonsuming procedure |
adhesive tape | tape coated with adhesive |
cassette tape | a cassette that contains magnetic tape |
cellulose tape Scotch tape Sellotape | transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending |
central processing unit CPU C.P.U. central processor processor mainframe | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing, the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached |
computer computing machine computing device data processor electronic computer information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
computer system computing system automatic data processing system ADP system ADPS | a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage |
duct tape | a wide silvery adhesive tape intended to seal joints in sheet metal duct work but having many other uses, duct tape holds the world together |
friction tape insulating tape | a wateresistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed electrical conductors |
Hawaiian guitar steel guitar | guitar whose steel strings are twanged while being pressed with a movable steel bar for a glissando effect |
magnetic tape mag tape tape | memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide, used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information, he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview |
masking tape masking paper | adhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that should not be painted |
steel | knife sharpener consisting of a ridged steel rod |
steel arch bridge | a steel bridge constructed in the form of an arch |
steel drum | a concave percussion instrument made from the metal top of an oil drum, has an array of flattened areas that produce different tones when struck (of Caribbean origin) |
steel engraving | engraving on a steel plate |
steel engraving | an impression taken from an engraved steel plate |
steel mill steelworks steel plant steel factory | a factory where steel is made |
steel plate | a plate of steel |
steel trap | a trap made of steel with a strong spring and sharp toothlike projections to hold the prey |
steel-wool pad | abrader consisting of a pad of steel wool used for polishing or smoothing |
sword blade brand steel | a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard |
tape | a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening, he used a piece of tape for a belt, he wrapped a tape around the package |
tape tape recording taping | a recording made on magnetic tape, the several recordings were combined on a master tape |
tape tapeline tape measure | measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths, the carpenter should have used his tape measure |
tape cartridge | a cartridge containing magnetic tape, for use with audio or video recorders or computer systems |
tape deck | electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers), a component in an audio system |
tape drive tape transport transport | a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read write heads of a tape playback recorder |
tape player | electronic equipment for playing back magnetic tapes |
tape recorder tape machine | a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape |
steel blue | a greyish blue color |
steel trap | an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well-known sharpness of steel traps), he's as sharp as a steel trap, a mind like a steel trap |
information science informatics information processing IP | the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information |
natural language processing NLP human language technology | the branch of information science that deals with natural language information |
natural language processor natural language processing application | an application program that deals with natural language text |
word processor word processing system | an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer |
LISP list-processing language | a flexible procedure-oriented programing language that manipulates symbols in the form of lists |
steel company | a company that makes and sells steel |
steel industry | the industry that makes steel and steel products |
steel band | a band that plays instruments made from the heads of oil drums (Caribbean Islands) |
tape | the finishing line for a foot race, he broke the tape in record time |
tape grass eelgrass wild celery Vallisneria spiralis | submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves, Old World and Australia |
administrative data processing business data processing | data processing in accounting or business management |
automatic data processing ADP | data processing by a computer |
background processing backgrounding | the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system |
batch processing | the serial execution of computer programs |
data processing | (computer science) a series of operations on data by a computer in order to retrieve or transform or classify information |
distributed data processing remote-access data processing teleprocessing | data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities |
electronic data processing EDP | automatic data processing by electronic means without the use of tabulating cards or punched tapes |