| transfer transference | the act of transfering something from one form to another, the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise |
transportation
transport transfer
transferral
conveyance | the act of moving something from one location to another |
somatic cell nuclear transplantation
somatic cell nuclear transfer
SCNT
nuclear transplantation | moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another |
Stations
Stations of the Cross | (Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary |
| transfer transference | transferring ownership |
delivery livery
legal transfer | the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another |
air base
air station | a base for military aircraft |
beach wagon
station wagon
wagon estate car
beach waggon
station waggon
waggon | a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat |
booster booster amplifier
booster station
relay link
relay station
relay transmitter | an amplifier for restoring the strength of a transmitted signal |
broadcasting station
broadcast station | a station equipped to broadcast radio or television programs |
bus terminal
bus depot
bus station
coach station | a terminal that serves bus passengers |
dressing station
aid station | (military) a station located near a combat area for giving first aid to the wounded |
fire station
firehouse | a station housing fire apparatus and firemen |
| first-aid station | a station providing emergency care or treatment before regular medical aid can be obtained |
gasoline station
gas station
filling station
petrol station | a service station that sells gasoline |
lookout
observation tower
lookout station
observatory | a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings |
naval installation
shore station | military installation servicing naval forces |
| observation station | a station set up for making observations of something |
pay-phone
pay-station | a coin-operated telephone |
police station
police headquarters
station house | a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district, serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought |
power station
power plant
powerhouse | an electrical generating station |
public toilet
comfort station
public convenience
convenience public lavatory
restroom
toilet facility
wash room | a toilet that is available to the public |
pump house
pumping station | a house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated |
| radio station | station for the production and transmission of AM or FM radio broadcasts |
railway station
railroad station
railroad terminal
train station
train depot | terminal where trains load or unload passengers or goods |
remote terminal
link-attached terminal
remote station
link-attached station | a terminal connected to a computer by a data link |
sampling station
sampler | an observation station that is set up to make sample observations of something |
| service station | a station where gasoline and oil are sold and facilities are available for repairing or maintaining automobiles |
space station
space platform
space laboratory | a manned artificial satellite in a fixed orbit designed for scientific research |
| station | a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose, he started looking for a gas station, the train pulled into the station |
| Station of the Cross | a representation of any of the stages in Christ's journey to Calvary |
| subway station | a terminal where subways load and unload passengers |
television station
TV station | station for the production and transmission of television broadcasts |
whistle stop
flag stop
way station | a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal |
| station | the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station |
transfer transfer of training
carry-over | application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation |
asynchronous transfer mode
ATM | a means of digital communications that is capable of very high speeds, suitable for transmission of images or voice or video as well as data, ATM is used for both LAN and WAN |
| transfer | a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances |
file transfer protocol
FTP | protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network |
anonymous ftp
anonymous file transfer protocol | a common way to make software available, users are allowed to log in as `guest' without a password and copy whatever has been made available |
hypertext transfer protocol
HTTP | a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers |
mission missionary post
missionary station
foreign mission | an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work |
| transfer agent | an agency (usually a bank) that is appointed by a corporation to keep records of its stock and bond owners and to resolve problems about certificates |
polling place
polling station | a place where voters go to cast their votes in an election |
meteorological observation post
weather station | one of a network of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded |
post
station | the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand, a soldier manned the entrance post, a sentry station |
| coaling station | a seaport where ships can take on supplies of coal |
| station | (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty |
stopover
way station | a stopping place on a journey, there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago |
desk sergeant
deskman
station keeper | the police sergeant on duty in a police station |