check-in | the act of reporting your presence (as at an airport or a hotel) |
check checkout check-out procedure | the act of inspecting or verifying, they made a check of their equipment, the pilot ran through the check-out procedure |
spot check | a check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning, spot checks ensure a high level of performance by employees |
checkup medical checkup medical examination medical exam medical health check | a thorough physical examination, includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person |
check | (chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king |
discovered check | a check on the opponent's king that is delivered by moving a piece out of the line of attack by a queen or rook or bishop |
check | obstructing an opponent in ice hockey |
poke check | knocking the puck away by jabbing at it with the hockey stick |
attendance check | a call of students' names in a classroom |
routine modus operandi | an unvarying or habitual method or procedure |
bridle check curb | the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess, his common sense is a bridle to his quick temper |
check | a textile pattern of squares or crossed lines (resembling a checkerboard), she wore a skirt with checks |
houndstooth check hound's-tooth check dogstooth check dogs-tooth check dog's-tooth check | textile with a pattern of small broken or jagged checks |
check chip | a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something |
hindrance hinderance deterrent impediment balk baulk check handicap | something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress |
assay check | an appraisal of the state of affairs, they made an assay of the contents, a check on its dependability under stress |
countercheck double check | something that checks the correctness of a previous check |
confirmation verification check substantiation | additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct, fossils provided further confirmation of the evolutionary theory |
bed check | a check that everyone is in bed by the time they should be |
parity check redundancy check odd-even check | a system of checking for errors in computer functioning |
cyclic redundancy check | an error correction code that is recorded in each sector of a magnetic disk and used to catch errors in the data |
check register | a register of checks issued (usually in numeric order) |
stub check stub counterfoil | the part of a check that is retained as a record |
check chit tab | the bill in a restaurant, he asked the waiter for the check |
rain check | a ticket stub entitling the holder to admission to a future event if the scheduled event was cancelled due to rain |
routine subroutine subprogram procedure function | a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program |
dump routine | a routine that writes from an internal store to some external medium |
input routine | a routine that writes from an external source to an internal store |
library routine | a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library |
output routine | a routine that controls an output device |
recursive routine | a routine that can call itself |
reusable routine | a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly |
supervisory routine executive routine | a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines |
tracing routine | a routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer program |
utility routine service routine | a routine that can be used as needed |
check mark check tick | a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc., as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name |
check character | a character that is added to the end of a block of transmitted data and used to check the accuracy of the transmission |
act routine number turn bit | a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program, he did his act three times every evening, she had a catchy little routine, it was one of the best numbers he ever did |
rain check | a promise that an unaccepted offer will be renewed in the future |
reality check | an occasion on which one is reminded of the nature of things in the real world, this program is intended as a reality check for CEOs, after all those elaborate productions, I felt in need of a reality check |
check girl hatcheck girl | a female checker |
traveler's check traveller's check banker's check | a letter of credit issued by a bank or express company that is payable on presentation to any correspondent of the issuer |
overdraft credit check overdraft credit | credit provided by a bank in honoring a customer's overdrafts |
check bank check cheque | a written order directing a bank to pay money, he paid all his bills by check |
bad check bad cheque | a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds, issuing a bad check is a form of larceny |
counter check | a blank check provided by a bank for the convenience of customers who are making withdrawals |
paycheck payroll check | a check issued in payment of wages or salary |
certified check certified cheque | a check containing certification that the person who issued the check has sufficient funds on deposit to cover payment |
personal check personal cheque | a check drawn against funds deposited in your personal checking account |
cashier's check treasurer's check cashier's cheque treasurer's cheque | a check issued by the officer of a bank on the banks own account (not that of a private person), cashier's checks are as good as cash |