open frame
break | any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare, the break in the eighth frame cost him the match |
computer game
video game | a game played against a computer |
| frame | one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided |
frame-up
setup | an act that incriminates someone on a false charge |
| access memory access | (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information |
buff
buffer | an implement consisting of soft material mounted on a block, used for polishing (as in manicuring) |
buffer
fender | a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact |
| buffer polisher | a power tool used to buff surfaces |
buffer buffer storage
buffer store | (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device, used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system |
| cache memory cache | (computer science) RAM memory that is set aside as a specialized buffer storage that is continually updated, used to optimize data transfers between system elements with different characteristics |
CD-ROM
compact disc read-only memory | a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system), a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user |
| climbing frame | a framework of bars or logs for children to climb on |
| cold frame | protective covering consisting of a wooden frame with a glass top in which small plants are protected from the cold |
| computer graphics | the pictorial representation and manipulation of data by a computer |
| display video display | an electronic device that represents information in visual form |
erasable programmable read-only memory
EPROM | (computer science) a read-only memory chip that can be erased by ultraviolet light and programmed again with new data |
fender buffer cowcatcher
pilot | an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track |
| flash memory | nonvolatile storage that can be electrically erased and programmed anew |
frame
framing | a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror, the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention, the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held |
| frame | the framework for a pair of eyeglasses |
| frame | a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film |
| frame buffer | (computer science) a buffer that stores the contents of an image pixel by pixel |
| graphics | the drawings and photographs in the layout of a book |
| video iPod | (trademark) an iPod that can also play video files |
| keyboard buffer | a buffer that keeps track of key strokes until the computer is ready to respond to them |
| magnetic bubble memory | a nonvolatile storage device that holds information in the form of bubbles on a thin film of magnetic silicate, no longer used in most computers |
magnetic core memory
core memory | (computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores, now superseded by semiconductor memories |
memory
computer memory
storage computer storage
store memory board | an electronic memory device, a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached |
| memory chip | a RAM microchip that can be plugged into a computer to provide additional memory |
memory device
storage device | a device that preserves information for retrieval |
| picture frame | a framework in which a picture is mounted |
| print buffer | a buffer that stores data until the printer is ready |
random-access memory
random access memory
random memory
RAM read
write memory | the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on, an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible |
read-only memory
ROM
read-only storage
fixed storage | (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed |
| read-only memory chip | a memory chip providing read-only memory |
skeleton
skeletal frame
frame underframe | the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape, the building has a steel skeleton |
| spinning frame | spinning machine that draws, twists, and winds yarn |
tambour embroidery frame
embroidery hoop | a frame made of two hoops, used for embroidering |
television equipment
video equipment | electronic equipment that broadcasts or receives electromagnetic waves representing images and sound |
video recording
video | a recording of both the visual and audible components (especially one containing a recording of a movie or television program) |
virtual memory
virtual storage | (computer science) memory created by using the hard disk to simulate additional random-access memory, the addressable storage space available to the user of a computer system in which virtual addresses are mapped into real addresses |
walker Zimmer
Zimmer frame | a light enclosing framework (trade name Zimmer) with rubber castors or wheels and handles, helps invalids or the handicapped or the aged to walk |
| window frame | the framework that supports a window |
e human body
physical body
material body
soma
build
figure
physique
anatomy
shape
bod
chassis
frame form
flesh | alternative names for the body of a human being, Leonardo studied the human body, he has a strong physique, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak |
skeletal system
skeleton
frame
systema skeletale | the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal |
memory
retention
retentiveness
retentivity | the power of retaining and recalling past experience, he had a good memory when he was younger |
| frame of reference frame | a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning |
amnesia
memory loss
blackout | partial or total loss of memory, he has a total blackout for events of the evening |
coordinate system
frame of reference
reference system
reference frame | a system that uses coordinates to establish position |
memorization
memorisation
committal to memory | learning so as to be able to remember verbatim, the actor's memorization of his lines |