access | the act of approaching or entering, he gained access to the building |
port-access coronary bypass surgery | heart surgery in which a coronary bypass is performed by the use of small instruments and tiny cameras threaded through small incisions while the heart is stopped and blood is pumped through a heart-lung machine |
number crunching | performing complex and lengthy numerical calculations |
access approach | a way of entering or leaving, he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge |
access memory access | (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information |
access road slip road | a short road giving access to an expressway, in Britain they call an access road a slip road |
disk access | memory access to the computer disk on which information is stored |
doorway door room access threshold | the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building, the space that a door can close, he stuck his head in the doorway |
driver number one wood | a golf club (a wood) with a near vertical face that is used for hitting long shots from the tee |
number | an item of merchandise offered for sale, she preferred the black nylon number, this sweater is an all-wool number |
number cruncher | a computer capable of performing a large number of mathematical operations per second |
random-access memory random access memory random memory RAM read write memory | the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on, an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible |
number | a clothing measurement, a number shoe |
number figure | the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals, he had a number of chores to do, the number of parameters is small, the figure was about a thousand |
access | the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership) |
entree access accession admission admittance | the right to enter |
counterpart opposite number vis-a-vis | a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another |
pagination folio page number paging | the system of numbering pages |
number | the grammatical category for the forms of nouns and pronouns and verbs that are used depending on the number of entities involved (singular or dual or plural), in English the subject and the verb must agree in number |
access access code | a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.) |
number identification number | a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification, she refused to give them her Social Security number |
bank identification number BIN ABA transit number | an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations, the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself |
license number registration number | the number on the license plate that identifies the car that bears it |
Social Security number | the number of a particular individual's Social Security account |
phone number telephone number number | the number is used in calling a particular telephone, he has an unlisted number |
random number generator | a routine designed to yield a random number |
issue number | one of a series published periodically, she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room |
index index number indicant indicator | a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts, can reveal relative changes as a function of time |
numeral number | a symbol used to represent a number, he learned to write the numerals before he went to school |
numeration system number system number representation system system of numeration | any notation for the representation of numbers |
binary numeration system pure binary numeration system binary number system binary system | a positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of two |
octal numeration system octal number system | a positional system of numeration that uses octal digits and a radix of eight |
decimal numeration system decimal number system decimal system | a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of ten |
duodecimal number system duodecimal system | a positional system of numeration that uses duodecimal digits and a radix of twelve |
hexadecimal number system sexadecimal number system hexadecimal system | a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of sixteen |
call mark call number pressmark | a mark consisting of characters written on a book, used to indicate shelf location |
personal identification number PIN PIN number | a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts |
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 |
number | a select company of people, I hope to become one of their number before I die |
box number | a mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be sent |
post-office box number PO box number PO Box No box number | the number of a letter box at the post office where mail is collected |
number one | a reference to yourself or myself etc., `take care of number one' means to put your own interests first |
number cruncher | someone able to perform complex and lengthy calculations |
has-been back-number | someone who is no longer popular |
number theorist | a mathematician specializing in number theory |
distributed data processing remote-access data processing teleprocessing | data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities |
octane number octane rating | a measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline |
number | a concept of quantity involving zero and units, every number has a unique position in the sequence |
Avogadro's number Avogadro number | the number of molecules in a mole of a substance (approximately ,,,,,,,) |
oxidation number oxidation state | the degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule, for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge, the oxidation number of hydrogen isand of oxygen is - |