| program trading | a trading technique involving large blocks of stock with trades triggered by computer programs |
counterpunch
parry
counter | a return punch (especially by a boxer) |
program
programme | a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation, the program lasted more than two hours |
pilot project
pilot program | activity planned as a test or trial, they funded a pilot project in six states |
| work-study program | an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study |
water development
water project
water program | making an area of water more useful |
| counter-sabotage | counterintelligence designed to detect and counteract sabotage |
| boron counter tube | a proportional counter tube for counting neutrons |
buffet
counter sideboard | a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room, has shelves and drawers |
checkout
checkout counter | a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases |
| counter | table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted |
| counter tabulator | a calculator that keeps a record of the number of times something happens |
| counter heel counter | a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot, a counter may be used to stiffen the material around the heel and to give support to the foot |
| counter | game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games |
| counter | (computer science) a register whose contents go through a regular series of states (usually states indicating consecutive integers) |
| counter tube | a measuring instrument for counting individual ionizing events |
| crystal counter | a counter tube in which an ionizing event increases conductivity |
Geiger counter
Geiger-Muller counter | counter tube that detects ionizing radiations |
| meat counter | counter where meats are displayed for sale |
| notions counter | counter where notions are sold |
proportional counter tube
proportional counter | counter tube whose output pulse is proportional to number of ions produced |
| pulse counter | an electronic counter that counts the number of electric pulses |
| scintillation counter | counter tube in which light flashes when exposed to ionizing radiation |
snack bar
snack counter
buffet | usually inexpensive bar |
spark chamber
spark counter | an instrument that detects ionizing radiation from elementary particles |
| counter conditioning | conditioning in which a second incompatible response is conditioned to an already conditioned stimulus, counter conditioning lies behind many of the procedures used in behavior therapy |
algorithm
algorithmic rule
algorithmic program | a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem |
heuristic
heuristic rule
heuristic program | a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem |
audit program
audit programme | a listing of audit procedures to be performed in completing an audit |
plan
program
programme | a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished, they drew up a six-step plan, they discussed plans for a new bond issue |
| program programme | a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need, he proposed an elaborate program of public works, working mothers rely on the day care program |
| Apollo program | a program of space flights undertaken by US to land a man on the Moon, the first lunar landing was achieved by the Apollo program on July , |
| Gemini program | a program of space flights undertaken by US in and , under the Gemini program each crew had two astronauts |
| Mercury program | a program of rocket-powered flights undertaken by US between and with the goal of putting a man in orbit around the earth, under the Mercury program each flight had one astronaut |
defense program
defense policy
defence program
defence policy | a program for defending a country against its enemies |
| educational program | a program for providing education |
| rehabilitation program | a program for restoring someone to good health |
| space program | a technological program intended to explore outer space |
Superfund program
Superfund | the federal government's program to locate and investigate and clean up the worst uncontrolled and abandoned toxic waste sites nationwide, administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, some have intimated that the Superfund's money may have turned into a political slush fund |
| vocational rehabilitation program | a program of rehabilitation through job training with an eye to gainful employment |
tax program
tax policy | a program for setting taxes |
| academic program | (education) a program of education in liberal arts and sciences (usually in preparation for higher education) |
| training program | a program designed for training in specific skills |
| preemployment training program | a training program to prepare you for employment |
| vocational program | a program of vocational education |
| works program | a program to provide jobs on public works paid for by government funds |
pension plan
pension account
retirement plan
retirement savings plan
retirement savings account
retirement account
retirement program | a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement |
platform
political platform
political program
program | a document stating the aims and principles of a political party, their candidate simply ignored the party platform, they won the election even though they offered no positive program |
software
software program
computer software
software system
software package
package | (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read
write memory, the market for software is expected to expand |
program programme computer program
computer programme | (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute, the program required several hundred lines of code |