deposit
deposition | the act of putting something somewhere |
| fixed intonation | the intonation of keyboard instruments where the pitch of each note is fixed and cannot be varied by the performer |
depository
deposit
depositary
repository | a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping |
hard disc
hard disk
fixed disk | a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit |
read-only memory
ROM
read-only storage
fixed storage | (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed |
safe-deposit
safe-deposit box
safety-deposit
safety deposit box
deposit box
lockbox | a fireproof metal strongbox (usually in a bank) for storing valuables |
terminus terminal figure
term | (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar, originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome |
| fixed phagocyte | a phagocyte that does not circulate in the blood but is fixed in the liver or spleen or bone marrow etc. |
short-term memory
STM
immediate memory | what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it |
long-term memory
LTM | your general store of remembered information |
| term | any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial, the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree |
| degree of a term | the sum of the exponents of the variables in the term |
| term | a word or expression used for some particular thing, he learned many medical terms |
| term paper | a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term |
| deposit | a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met |
| term | one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition, the major term of a syllogism must occur twice |
| major term | the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion |
| minor term | the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion |
| middle term | the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion |
| condition term | (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement, the contract set out the conditions of the lease, the terms of the treaty were generous |
mantissa
fixed-point part | the positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm, in the expression log . the mantissa is . |
fixed-point notation
fixed-point representation system | a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is fixed by convention |
typewriter font
constant-width font
fixed-width font
monospaced font | a typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter) |
slang slang expression
slang term | informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions, often vituperative or vulgar, their speech was full of slang expressions |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
FDIC | a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions |
alluvial sediment
alluvial deposit
alluvium
alluvion | clay or silt or gravel carried by rushing streams and deposited where the stream slows down |
| fixed star | any star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion |
sediment
deposit | matter that has been deposited by some natural process |
| term infant | infant born at a gestational age between and completed weeks |
deposit
sedimentation
alluviation | the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating |
fixed charge
fixed cost
fixed costs | a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) |
| term insurance | lowost insurance that is valid only for a stated period of time and has no cash surrender value or loan value, term insurance is most often associated with life insurance policies |
| deposit | money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use, his deposit was refunded when he returned the car |
down payment
deposit | a partial payment made at the time of purchase, the balance to be paid later |
| margin security deposit | the amount of collateral a customer deposits with a broker when borrowing from the broker to buy securities |
nondiscretionary trust
fixed investment trust | an investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized |
time deposit account
deposit account | a savings account in which the deposit is held for a fixed term or in which withdrawals can be made only after giving notice or with loss of interest |
certificate of deposit
CD | a debt instrument issued by a bank, usually pays interest |
| deposit bank deposit | money deposited in a bank or some similar institution |
| demand deposit | a bank deposit from which withdrawals can be made without notice |
| time deposit | a certificate of deposit from which withdrawals can be made only after advance notice or at a specified future date |
deposition
deposit | the natural process of laying down a deposit of something |
| fixed-point number | a number represented in fixed-point notation |
fixed oil
fatty oil | nonvolatile animal or plant oil |
| half-term | a short vacation about halfway through a school term, he came to visit at half-term |
| term | a limited period of time, a prison term, he left school before the end of term |
prison term
sentence
time | the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned, he served a prison term of months, his sentence was toyears, he is doing time in the county jail |
school term
academic term
academic session
session | the time during which a school holds classes, they had to shorten the school term |
| term full term | the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent, a healthy baby born at full term |
presidency
presidential term
administration | the tenure of a president, things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration |