act
deed
human action
human activity | something that people do or cause to happen |
bond trading
bond-trading activity | trading in bonds (usually by a broker on the floor of an exchange) |
| subversion subversive activity | the act of subverting, as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government |
| activity | any specific behavior, they avoided all recreational activity |
avocation
by-line
hobby
pursuit sideline
spare-time activity | an auxiliary activity |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| management control | an internal control performed by one or more managers |
| Manhattan Project | code name for the secret United States project set up in to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II |
sexual activity
sexual practice
sex
sex activity | activities associated with sexual intercourse, they had sex in the back seat |
| sensory activity | activity intended to achieve a particular sensory result |
education
instruction teaching pedagogy didactics
educational activity | the activities of educating or instructing, activities that impart knowledge or skill, he received no formal education, our instruction was carefully programmed, good classroom teaching is seldom rewarded |
| extracurricular activity | educational activities not falling within the scope of the regular curriculum |
creation
creative activity | the human act of creating |
water development
water project
water program | making an area of water more useful |
intelligence
intelligence activity
intelligence operation | the operation of gathering information about an enemy |
| social activity | activity considered appropriate on social occasions |
business activity
commercial activity | activity undertaken as part of a commercial enterprise |
government
governing
governance
government activity
administration | the act of governing, exercising authority, regulations for the governing of state prisons, he had considerable experience of government |
management
direction | the act of managing something, he was given overall management of the program, is the direction of the economy a function of government? |
| database management | creation and maintenance of a database |
| line management | administration of the activities contributing directly to an organization's output |
discourtesy
offense offence offensive activity | a lack of politeness, a failure to show regard for others, wounding the feelings or others |
| block diagram | a diagram showing the interconnections between the components of system (especially an electronic system) |
| computer network | (computer science) a network of computers |
| diagram | a drawing intended to explain how something works, a drawing showing the relation between the parts |
local area network
LAN | a local computer network for communication between computers, especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices |
net
network
mesh
meshing meshwork | an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals |
| network | (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs, the networks compete to broadcast important sports events |
| network electronic network | (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits |
| network | a system of intersecting lines or channels, a railroad network, a network of canals |
| T-network | a circuit formed by two equal series circuits with a shunt between them |
Venn diagram
Venn's diagram | a diagram that uses circles to represent mathematical or logical sets pictorially inside a rectangle (the universal set), elements that are common to more than one set are represented by intersections of the circles |
wide area network
WAN | a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network |
wireless local area network
WLAN
wireless fidelity
WiFi | a local area network that uses high frequency radio signals to transmit and receive data over distances of a few hundred feet, uses ethernet protocol |
| wiring diagram | a schematic drawing of the wiring of an electrical system |
activeness
activity | the trait of being active, moving or acting rapidly and energetically, the level of activity declines with age |
Purkinje network
Purkinje's tissue
Purkinje's system | a network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the atrioventricular node to the ventricles of the heart and causes them to contract |
neural network
neural net | any network of neurons or nuclei that function together to perform some function in the body |
| topology network topology | the configuration of a communication network |
project
projection | a planned undertaking |
industrial engineering
industrial management | the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways |
| network programming | the schedule of programs to be broadcast on a network |
flow chart
flowchart
flow diagram
flow sheet | a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system |
logic diagram
logical diagram | a graphical representation of a program using formal logic |
database management system
DBMS | a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database |
| relational database management system | a database management system designed to manage a relational database |