direct primary | a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office |
access | the act of approaching or entering, he gained access to the building |
direct flight | a flight with one or more intermediate stops but no change of aircraft |
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 |
foreign direct investment | a joint venture between a foreign company and a United States company |
direct support | a mission requiring one force to support another specific force and authorizing it to answer directly the supported force's request for assistance |
direct supporting fire | fire delivered in support of part of a force (as opposed to general supporting fire delivered in support of the force as a whole) |
direct fire | fire delivered on a target that is visible to the person aiming it |
foreign direct investment | investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business) |
direct marketing | marketing via a promotion delivered directly to the individual prospective customer |
direct action | a protest action by labor or minority groups to obtain their demands |
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 |
Joint Direct Attack Munition JDAM | a pinpoint bomb guidance device that can be strapped to a gravity bomb thus converting dumb bombs into smart bombs |
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 |
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 |
positive correlation direct correlation | a correlation in which large values of one variable are associated with large values of the other and small with small, the correlation coefficient is between and |
direct mail | advertising sent directly to prospective customers via the mail |
direct antonym | antonyms that are commonly associated (e.g., `wet' and `dry') |
direct object object of the verb | the object that receives the direct action of the verb |
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.) |
direct evidence | evidence (usually the testimony of a witness) directly related to the fact in dispute |
direct discourse direct quotation | a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., he said `I am a fool') |
direct examination | (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness |
direct tide | the occurrence of high tide on one side of the earth coinciding with high tide on the opposite side |
direct sum | a union of two disjoint sets in which every element is the sum of an element from each of the disjoint sets |
direct mailer | a distributor who uses direct mail to sell merchandise |
direct-grant school | formerly a school that charged tuition fees and also received government grants in return for admitting certain non-paying students who were nominated by the local authorities |
direct transmission | a transmission mechanism in which the infectious agent is transferred directly into the body via touching or biting or kissing or sexual intercourse or by droplets entering the eye or nose or mouth |
direct current DC direct electric current | an electric current that flows in one direction steadily |
direct tax | a tax paid directly by the person or organization on whom it is levied |
direct trust express trust | a trust created by the free and deliberate act of the parties involved (usually on the basis of written documentation) |
direct loan | a loan by a lender to a customer without the use of a third party, direct lending gives the lender greater discretion in making loans |
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 |
contrast direct contrast | the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared, in contrast to, by contrast |
direct dye substantive dye | dye with a high affinity for cellulose fibers (cotton or rayon etc.) |
access time | (computer science) the interval between the time data is requested by the system and the time the data is provided by the drive, access time is the sum of seek time and rotational latency and command processing overhead |
mastermind engineer direct organize organise orchestrate | plan and direct (a complex undertaking), he masterminded the robbery |
calculate aim direct | specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public |
direct | command with authority, He directed the children to do their homework |
direct | give directions to, point somebody into a certain direction, I directed them towards the town hall |
address direct | put an address on (an envelope) |
target aim a place direct point | intend (something) to move towards a certain goal, He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face, criticism directed at her superior, direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself |
aim take train take aim direct | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards, Please don't aim at your little brother!, He trained his gun on the burglar, Don't train your camera on the women, Take a swipe at one's opponent |
direct | guide the actors in (plays and films) |
stage direct | direct for the stage |