program trading | a trading technique involving large blocks of stock with trades triggered by computer programs |
follow-up followup reexamination review | a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment |
diagnostic procedure diagnostic technique | a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis |
program programme | a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation, the program lasted more than two hours |
Human Genome Project | an international study of the entire human genetic material |
scientific research research project | research into questions posed by scientific theories and hypotheses |
split-brain technique | brain surgery on animals in which the corpus callosum (and sometimes the optic chiasm) is severed so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted |
desensitization technique desensitisation technique desensitization procedure desensitisation procedure systematic desensitization systematic desensitisation | a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety, client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished |
classroom project | a school task requiring considerable effort |
pilot project pilot program | activity planned as a test or trial, they funded a pilot project in six states |
undertaking project task labor | any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted, he prepared for great undertakings |
Manhattan Project | code name for the secret United States project set up in to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II |
censoring censorship security review | counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy |
natural family planning | any of several methods of family planning that do not involve sterilization or contraceptive devices or drugs, coitus is avoided during the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle |
birth control birth prevention family planning | limiting the number of children born |
basal body temperature method of family planning basal body temperature method | natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation |
ovulation method of family planning ovulation method | natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus, ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery |
evaluation rating | act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of |
inspection review | a formal or official examination, the platoon stood ready for review, we had to wait for the inspection before we could use the elevator |
work-study program | an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study |
review brushup | practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory |
planning | the act or process of drawing up plans or layouts for some project or enterprise |
city planning town planning urban planning | determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community |
water development water project water program | making an area of water more useful |
projective test projective device projective technique | any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations |
planning | an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action, the planning was more fun than the trip itself |
review | (law) a judicial reexamination of the proceedings of a court (especially by an appellate court) |
bill of review | a proceeding brought to obtain an explanation or an alteration or a reversal of a decree by the court that rendered it |
judicial review | review by a court of law of actions of a government official or entity or of some other legally appointed person or body or the review by an appellate court of the decision of a trial court |
proficiency technique | skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity, practice greatly improves proficiency |
technique | a practical method or art applied to some particular task |
evaluation valuation rating | an appraisal of the value of something, he set a high valuation on friendship |
reappraisal revaluation review reassessment | a new appraisal or evaluation |
planning preparation provision | the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening, his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties |
algorithm algorithmic rule algorithmic program | a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem |
heuristic heuristic rule heuristic program | a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem |
audit program audit programme | a listing of audit procedures to be performed in completing an audit |
plan program programme | a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished, they drew up a six-step plan, they discussed plans for a new bond issue |
program programme | a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need, he proposed an elaborate program of public works, working mothers rely on the day care program |
Apollo program | a program of space flights undertaken by US to land a man on the Moon, the first lunar landing was achieved by the Apollo program on July , |
Gemini program | a program of space flights undertaken by US in and , under the Gemini program each crew had two astronauts |
Mercury program | a program of rocket-powered flights undertaken by US between and with the goal of putting a man in orbit around the earth, under the Mercury program each flight had one astronaut |
defense program defense policy defence program defence policy | a program for defending a country against its enemies |
educational program | a program for providing education |
rehabilitation program | a program for restoring someone to good health |
space program | a technological program intended to explore outer space |
Superfund program Superfund | the federal government's program to locate and investigate and clean up the worst uncontrolled and abandoned toxic waste sites nationwide, administered by the Environmental Protection Agency, some have intimated that the Superfund's money may have turned into a political slush fund |
vocational rehabilitation program | a program of rehabilitation through job training with an eye to gainful employment |
tax program tax policy | a program for setting taxes |
academic program | (education) a program of education in liberal arts and sciences (usually in preparation for higher education) |