| allocation storage allocation | (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions |
| reaction | doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like, his style of painting was a reaction against cubism |
repositing
reposition
storage warehousing | depositing in a warehouse, they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn, my car is in storage, publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing |
| storage | the act of storing something |
| storage | the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials |
| cold storage | refrigerated storage for preservation |
reaction
response | a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent, a bad reaction to the medicine, his responses have slowed with age |
immune response
immune reaction
immunologic response | a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen |
anamnestic response
anamnestic reaction | renewed rapid production of an antibody on the second (or subsequent) encounter with the same antigen |
reflex
reflex response
reflex action
instinctive reflex
innate reflex
inborn reflex
unconditioned reflex
physiological reaction | an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus |
conditional reflex
conditioned reflex
acquired reflex
conditional reaction
conditioned reaction
conditional response
conditioned response | an acquired response that is under the control of (conditional on the occurrence of) a stimulus |
learned reaction
learned response | a reaction that has been acquired by learning |
startle response
startle reaction | a complicated involuntary reaction to a sudden unexpected stimulus (especially a loud noise), involves flexion of most skeletal muscles and a variety of visceral reactions |
| transfusion reaction | reaction of the body to a transfusion of blood that is not compatible with its own blood, an adverse reaction can range from fever and hives to renal failure and shock and death |
| acoustic storage | a storage device consisting of acoustic delay lines |
adding machine
totalizer
totaliser | a calculator that performs simple arithmetic functions |
addressing machine
Addressograph | a printer that automatically prints addresses on letters for mailing |
| answering machine | an electronic device that answers the telephone and records messages |
automatic rifle
automatic machine rifle | light machine gun |
auxiliary storage
external storage
secondary storage | a data storage device that is not the main memory of a computer |
| bathhouse bathing machine | a building containing dressing rooms for bathers |
breathing device
breathing apparatus
breathing machine
ventilator | a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure |
Browning machine gun
Peacemaker | a belt-fed machine gun capable of firing more than rounds per minute, used by United States troops in World War II and the Korean War |
buffer buffer storage
buffer store | (computer science) a part of RAM used for temporary storage of data that is waiting to be sent to a device, used to compensate for differences in the rate of flow of data between components of a computer system |
burp gun
machine pistol | a fully automatic pistol, a small submachine gun |
cabinet locker
storage locker | a storage compartment for clothes and valuables, usually it has a lock |
calculator
calculating machine | a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations |
car
auto
automobile
machine motorcar | a motor vehicle with four wheels, usually propelled by an internal combustion engine, he needs a car to get to work |
cargo area
cargo deck
cargo hold
hold storage area | the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo |
cash machine
cash dispenser
automated teller machine
automatic teller machine
automated teller
automatic teller
ATM | an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used |
computer
computing machine
computing device
data processor
electronic computer
information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
dialyzer
dialysis machine | a medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes |
| diathermy machine | a medical instrument for local heating of bodily tissues for medical purposes |
dishwasher
dish washer
dishwashing machine | a machine for washing dishes |
electrostatic generator
electrostatic machine
Wimshurst machine
Van de Graaff generator | electrical device that produces a high voltage by building up a charge of static electricity |
facsimile
facsimile machine
fax | duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio |
| farm machine | a machine used in farming |
| franking machine | a machine that automatically stamps letters or packages passing through it and computes the total charge |
| fruit machine | a coin-operated gambling machine that produces random combinations of symbols (usually pictures of different fruits) on rotating dials, certain combinations win money for the player |
| grid storage-battery grid | a perforated or corrugated metal plate used in a storage battery as a conductor and support for the active material |
| heart-lung machine | a pump to maintain circulation during heart surgery, diverts blood from the heart and oxygenates it and then pumps it through the body |
hovercraft
ground-effect machine | a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines |
| ice machine | an electric refrigerator to supply ice cubes |
| knitting machine | a textile machine that makes knitted fabrics |
| light machine gun | a submachine gun not greater than . millimeter |
Linotype
Linotype machine | a typesetting machine operated from a keyboard that casts an entire line as a single slug of metal |
lithograph
lithograph machine | duplicator that prints by lithography, a flat surface (of stone or metal) is treated to absorb or repel ink in the desired pattern |
| machine | any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks |
| machine simple machine | a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point |
| machine bolt | a bolt with a square or hexagonal head on one end and a threaded shaft on the other end, tightened with a wrench, used to connect metal parts |