DIP switch dual inline package switch | (computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches mounted in computer hardware, used in place of jumpers to configure the machine for a user |
divided highway dual carriageway | a highway divided down the middle by a barrier that separates traffic going in different directions, in Britain they call a divided highway a dual carriageway |
dual scan display | a type of passive matrix display in which the top and bottom half of the screen are refreshed simultaneously |
explosive trace detection ETD | a system for screening luggage in airports, an agent passes a swab around or inside luggage and then runs the swab through a machine that can detect trace amounts of explosives |
trace | either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree |
trace detector | a screening device for traces of explosives, used at airline terminals |
tracing trace | a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image |
engram memory trace | a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory |
trace program | a utility program that exhibits the sequence and results of executing the instructions in another program |
trace vestige tincture shadow | an indication that something has been present, there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim, a tincture of condescension |
trace | a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle |
touch trace ghost | a suggestion of some quality, there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone, he detected a ghost of a smile on her face |
trace hint suggestion | a just detectable amount, he speaks French with a trace of an accent |
trace element | an element that occurs at very small quantities in the body but is nonetheless important for many biological processes |
decipher trace | read with difficulty, Can you decipher this letter?, The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs |
trace follow | follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something, We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba , trace the student's progress |
trace draw line describe delineate | make a mark or lines on a surface, draw a line, trace the outline of a figure in the sand |
trace | copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it, make a tracing of, trace a design, trace a pattern |
trace | make one's course or travel along a path, travel or pass over, around, or along, The children traced along the edge of the dark forest, The women traced the pasture |
hound hunt trace | pursue or chase relentlessly, The hunters traced the deer into the woods, the detectives hounded the suspect until they found him |
trace retrace | to go back over again, we retraced the route we took last summer, trace your path |
trace | discover traces of, She traced the circumstances of her birth |
dual | a grammatical number category referring to two items or units as opposed to one item (singular) or more than two items (plural), ancient Greek had the dual form but it has merged with the plural form in modern Greek |
double dual duple | consisting of or involving two parts or components usually in pairs, an egg with a double yolk, a double (binary) star, double doors, dual controls for pilot and copilot, duple (or double) time consists of two (or a multiple of two) beats to a measure |
double dual twofold two-fold treble threefold three-fold | having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities, a double (or dual) role for an actor, the office of a clergyman is twofold, public preaching and private influence- R.W.Emerson, every episode has its double and treble meaning-Frederick Harrison |
divided dual-lane | having a median strip or island between lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions, a divided highway |