doctor | children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office, the children explored each other's bodies by playing the game of doctor |
information gathering | the act of collecting information |
information warfare IW | the use of information or information technology during a time of crisis or conflict to achieve or promote specific objectives over a specific adversary or adversaries, not everyone agrees that information warfare is limited to the realm of traditional warfare |
dragonfly darning needle devil's darning needle sewing needle snake feeder snake doctor mosquito hawk skeeter hawk | slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest, adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. |
fish doctor Gymnelis viridis | brightly colored scaleless Arctic eelpout |
doctorfish doctor-fish Acanthurus chirurgus | surgeon fish of the West Indies |
computer computing machine computing device data processor electronic computer information processing system | a machine for performing calculations automatically |
data system information system | system consisting of the network of all communication channels used within an organization |
superhighway information superhighway | an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form |
information selective information entropy | (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome, the signal contained thousands of bits of information |
systems analysis | analysis of all aspects of a project along with ways to collect information about the operation of its parts |
information | knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction |
information theory | (computer science) a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processing |
information technology IT | the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information |
information science informatics information processing IP | the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information |
American Standard Code for Information Interchange ASCII | (computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies, a string of binary digits represents each character, used in most microcomputers |
medical bill doctor's bill | statement of charges for medical services |
information return | a return that provides information to the tax collector but does not compute the tax liability |
system program systems program systems software | a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer |
electronic database on-line database computer database electronic information service | (computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers |
information info | a message received and understood |
details inside information | true confidential information, after the trial he gave us the real details |
intelligence intelligence information | secret information about an enemy (or potential enemy), we sent out planes to gather intelligence on their radar coverage |
tip lead steer confidential information wind hint | an indication of potential opportunity, he got a tip on the stock market, a good lead for a job |
insider information | important information about the plans or condition of a corporation that has not been released to the public, use for personal profit is illegal |
information bulletin | a bulletin containing the latest information |
doctor's degree doctorate | one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university |
Doctor of Dental Medicine DMD | a doctor's degree in dental medicine |
Doctor of Dental Surgery DDS | a doctor's degree in dental surgery |
Doctor of Divinity DD | a doctor's degree in religion |
Doctor of Education EdD DEd | a doctor's degree in education |
Doctor of Medicine MD | a doctor's degree in medicine |
Doctor of Music DMus MusD | a doctor's degree in music |
Doctor of Musical Arts AMusD | a doctor's degree in musical arts |
Doctor of Optometry OD | a doctor's degree in optometry |
Doctor of Osteopathy DO | doctor's degree in osteopathy |
Doctor of Arts D.A. | a doctor's degree with a special disciplinary focus |
Doctor of Philosophy | a doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge |
Doctor of Public Health DPH | a doctor's degree in preventive medicine |
Doctor of Theology ThD | a doctor's degree in theology |
Doctor of Sacred Theology STD | a doctor's degree in theology, STD is from the Latin Sanctae Theologiae Doctor |
Doctor of Arts ArtsD | an honorary arts degree |
Doctor of Fine Arts | an honorary degree in fine arts |
Doctor of Humane Letters | an honorary degree in letters |
Doctor of Humanities | an honorary degree in the humanities |
Doctor of Laws LLD | an honorary law degree |
Doctor of Science DS ScD | an honorary degree in science |
information | formal accusation of a crime |
National Technical Information Service NTIS | an agency in the Technology Administration that is a primary resource for government-funded scientific and technical and engineering and business related information |
Defense Technical Information Center DTIC | the agency in the Department of Defense that provides scientific and technical information to federal agencies and their contractors |