line-drive single
line single | a single resulting from a line drive |
single
bingle | a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base |
rack
single-foot | a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately |
single entry
single-entry bookkeeping | a simple bookkeeping system, transactions are entered in only one account |
| single combat | a fight between two people, in all armies there were officers who needed to prove their bravery by single combat |
detached house
single dwelling | a house that stands alone |
racing skiff
single shell | a shell for a single oarsman |
| single bed | a bed for one occupant |
| single-breasted jacket | a jacket having fronts that overlap only enough for a single row of buttons |
| single-breasted suit | a suit having a single-breasted jacket |
single crochet
single stitch | a crochet stitch |
single prop
single-propeller plane | a propeller plane with a single propeller |
| single-mindedness | characterized by one unified purpose |
code of conduct
code of behavior | a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group |
uninominal system
uninominal voting system
single-member system
scrutin uninomial system
scrutin uninominal voting system | based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district |
| code | a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy |
access
access code | a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.) |
| area code | a number usually of digits assigned to a telephone area as in the United States and Canada |
bar code
Universal Product Code | code consisting of a series of vertical bars of variable width that are scanned by a laser, printed on consumer product packages to identify the item for a computer that provides the price and registers inventory information |
| color code | system using colors to designate classifications |
cipher
cypher
cryptograph secret code | a secret method of writing |
Morse
Morse code
international Morse code | a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals) |
ZIP code
ZIP
postcode
postal code | a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail |
| code computer code | (computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
ASCII | (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies, a string of binary digits represents each character, used in most microcomputers |
| binary code | code using a string of binary digits to represent characters |
error correction code
ECC | (telecommunication) a coding system that incorporates extra parity bits in order to detect errors |
machine code
machine language | a set of instructions coded so that the computer can use it directly without further translation |
| object code | the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer |
operation code
order code | the portion of a set of operation descriptions that specifies the operation to be performed, the set of operations in a computer |
| source code | program instructions written as an ASCII text file, must be translated by a compiler or interpreter or assembler into the object code for a particular computer before execution |
| single-spacing | typing that does not leave lines blank |
| questionnaire | a form containing a set of questions, submitted to people to gain statistical information |
Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire
PF | a selfeport personality inventory developed by Raymond B. Cattell to measure the personality dimensions that emerged from his factor analysis of a wide range of traits |
Roman law
Justinian code
civil law jus civile | the legal code of ancient Rome, codified under Justinian, the basis for many modern systems of civil law |
logic bomb
slag code | a set of instructions inserted into a program that are designed to execute (or `explode') if a particular condition is satisfied, when exploded it may delete or corrupt data, or print a spurious message, or have other harmful effects, a disgruntled employee planted a logic bomb |
ethic
ethical code | a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct |
| code codification | a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) |
| legal code | a code of laws adopted by a state or nation, a code of laws |
| penal code | the legal code governing crimes and their punishment |
United States Code
U. S. Code | a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States, is prepared and published by a unit of the United States House of Representatives |
| building code | set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings |
| dress code | a set of rules specifying the correct manner of dress while on the premises of the institution (or specifying what manner of dress is prohibited) |
| fire code | set of standards established and enforced by government for fire prevention and safety in case of fire as in fire escapes etc |
sanitary code
health code | set of standards established and enforced by government for health requirements as in plumbing etc |
| Highway Code | the code of rules governing the use of public roads |
| single quote | a single quotation mark |
code flag
nautical signal flag | one of an international code of flag signals used between ships |
light cream
coffee cream
single cream | cream that has at least % butterfat, in England they call light cream `single cream' |
file
single file
Indian file | a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other |