| protection tribute | payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence, every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection |
| protection | the activity of protecting someone or something, the witnesses demanded police protection |
self-defense
self-defence
self-protection | the act of defending yourself |
accordance
accordance of rights | the act of granting rights, the accordance to Canada of rights of access |
| protection trade protection | the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition, he made trade protection a plank in the party platform |
auspices
protection aegis | kindly endorsement and guidance, the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council |
| blunt file | a file with parallel edges |
| dedicated file server | (computer science) a file server that can be used only as a file server |
| file | a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces, used for smoothing wood or metal |
file file cabinet
filing cabinet | office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order |
| file folder | folder that holds papers together in a filing cabinet |
| file server | (computer science) a digital computer that provides workstations on a network with controlled access to shared resources |
| flat file | a file with two flat surfaces |
| non-dedicated file server | (computer science) a file server that can be used simultaneously as a workstation |
protective covering
protective cover
protection | a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury, they had no protection from the fallout, wax provided protection for the floors |
rasp
wood file | a coarse file with sharp pointed projections |
| rat-tail file | a thin round file shaped like the tail of a rat |
| round file | a file with a circular cross section, used to file the inside of holes |
| taper file | a file with converging edges |
| vertical file | a file in which records are stored upright on one edge |
wastepaper basket
waste-paper basket
wastebasket
waste basket
circular file | a container with an open top, for discarded paper and other rubbish |
sun protection factor
SPF | the degree to which a sunscreen protects the skin from the direct rays of the sun |
| equal protection of the laws | a right guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution and by the due-process clause of the Fifth Amendment |
| states' rights | the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution |
file system
filing system | a system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically) |
| states' rights | a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states |
extension
filename extension
file name extension | a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters, the optional second part of a PC computer filename, most applications provide extensions for the files they create, most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS |
filename
file name
computer filename
computer file name | (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files, may contain an extension that indicates the type of file |
file
data file | a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together |
| computer file | (computer science) a file maintained in computereadable form |
| backup file | (computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups |
| binary file | (computer science) a computer file containing machineeadable information that must be read by an application, characters use all bits of each byte |
master file
main file | (computer science) a computer file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent |
| disk file | (computer science) a computer file stored on a magnetic disk and identified by a unique label |
transaction file
detail file | (computer science) a computer file containing relatively transient data about a particular data processing task |
input file
input data | (computer science) a computer file that contains data that serve as input to a device or program |
| output file | (computer science) a computer file that contains data that are the output of a device or program |
| read-only file | (computer science) a file that you can read but cannot change |
text file
document | (computer science) a computer file that contains text (and possibly formatting instructions) using seven-bit ASCII characters |
| ASCII text file | a text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formatting |
mug file
mug book | a file of mug shots (pictures of criminals that are kept on file by the police) |
file transfer protocol
FTP | protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network |
anonymous ftp
anonymous file transfer protocol | a common way to make software available, users are allowed to log in as `guest' without a password and copy whatever has been made available |
| Bill of Rights | a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) |
tickler
tickler file | a file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be done |
rights offering
rights issue | an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later, the investment banker who handles a rights offering usually agrees to buy any shares not bought by shareholders |
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA | an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment |
States' Rights Democratic Party
Dixiecrats | a former political party in the United States, formed in by Democrats from southern states in order to oppose to the candidacy of Harry S Truman |
| file allocation table | the part of a floppy disk or hard disk where information is stored about the location of each piece of information on the disk (and about the location of unusable areas of the disk) |
| Commission on Human Rights | the commission of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations that is concerned with human rights |