process physical process | a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states, events now in process, the process of calcification begins later for boys than for girls |
service serving service of process | the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone, he accepted service of the subpoena |
computer game video game | a game played against a computer |
operation surgery surgical operation surgical procedure surgical process | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments, performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body, they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available, he died while undergoing surgery |
mathematical process mathematical operation operation | (mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods, the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation, they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic |
programming programing computer programming computer programing | creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something |
computer technology | the activity of designing and constructing and programming computers |
procedure process | a particular course of action intended to achieve a result, the procedure of obtaining a driver's license, it was a process of trial and error |
due process due process of law | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles, based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards |
analog computer analogue computer | a computer that represents information by variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages) |
backup computer backup | (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device, he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased |
briefcase computer | a portable computer housed in a box that resembles a briefcase |
computer computing machine computing device data processor electronic computer information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
computer accessory | an accessory for a computer, when you add in all the computer accessories you are going to need the computer gets pretty expensive |
computer circuit | a circuit that is part of a computer |
computer graphics | the pictorial representation and manipulation of data by a computer |
computer keyboard keypad | a keyboard that is a data input device for computers, arrangement of keys is modelled after the typewriter keyboard |
computer monitor | a device that displays signals on a computer screen |
computer network | (computer science) a network of computers |
computer screen computer display | a screen used to display the output of a computer to the user |
computer store | a store that sells computers to the small businessperson or personal user |
computer system computing system automatic data processing system ADP system ADPS | a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage |
desktop computer | a personal computer small enough to fit conveniently in an individual workspace |
digital computer | a computer that represents information by numerical (binary) digits |
graphic computer graphic | an image that is generated by a computer |
hand-held computer hand-held microcomputer | a portable battery-powered computer small enough to be carried in your pocket |
hardware computer hardware | (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system |
home computer | a computer intended for use in the home |
laptop laptop computer | a portable computer small enough to use in your lap |
mainframe mainframe computer | a large digital computer serving - users and occupying a special aironditioned room |
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 |
mouse computer mouse | a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad, on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad, a mouse takes much more room than a trackball |
notebook notebook computer | a small compact portable computer |
peripheral computer peripheral peripheral device | (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer, disk drives and printers are important peripherals |
personal computer PC microcomputer | a small digital computer based on a microprocessor and designed to be used by one person at a time |
portable computer | a personal computer that can easily be carried by hand |
small computer system interface SCSI | interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers |
computer architecture architecture | (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software, the architecture of a computer's system software |
complex instruction set computing complex instruction set computer CISC | (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a large number of instructions hard coded into the CPU chip |
reduced instruction set computing reduced instruction set computer RISC | (computer science) a kind of computer architecture that has a relatively small set of computer instructions that it can perform |
compulsory process | the right of a defendant to have a court use its subpoena power to compel the appearance of material witnesses before the court |
right to due process | a right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution, reaffirmed by the Fourteenth Amendment |
acromion acromial process | the outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade |
xiphoid process | smallest of the three parts of the breastbone, articulates with the corpus sternum and the seventh rib |
alveolar ridge gum ridge alveolar process | a ridge that forms the borders of the upper and lower jaws and contains the sockets of the teeth |
process outgrowth appendage | a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant, a bony process |
condylar process condyloid process mandibular condyle | the condyle of the ramus of the mandible that articulates with the skull |
coronoid process processus coronoideus | a sharp triangular process projecting from a bone |
coronoid process of the mandible | the coronoid process that provides an attachment for the temporal muscle |
appendix vermiform appendix vermiform process cecal appendage | a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch |