By-pass (n.) A by-passage, for a pipe, or other channel, to divert circulation from the usual course. |
Information (v. t.) The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence. |
Information (v. t.) News, advice, or knowledge, communicated by others or obtained by personal study and investigation |
Information (v. t.) A proceeding in the nature of a prosecution for some offens against the government, instituted and prosecuted, really or nominally, by some authorized public officer on behalt of the government. It differs from an indictment in criminal cases chiefly in not being based on the finding of a grand juri. See Indictment. |
Pass (v. i.) To go |
Pass (v. i.) To move or be transferred from one state or condition to another |
Pass (v. i.) To move beyond the range of the senses or of knowledge |
Pass (v. i.) To move or to come into being or under notice |
Pass (v. i.) To go by or glide by, as time |
Pass (v. i.) To go from one person to another |
Pass (v. i.) To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to validity or effectiveness |
Pass (v. i.) To go through any inspection or test successfully |
Pass (v. i.) To be suffered to go on |
Pass (v. i.) To go unheeded or neglected |
Pass (v. i.) To go beyond bounds |
Pass (v. i.) To take heed |
Pass (v. i.) To go through the intestines. |
Pass (v. i.) To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or other instrument of conveyance |
Pass (v. i.) To make a lunge or pass |
Pass (v. i.) To decline to take an optional action when it is one's turn, as to decline to bid, or to bet, or to play a card |
Pass (v. i.) In football, hockey, etc., to make a pass |
Pass (v. t.) To go by, beyond, over, through, or the like |
Pass (v. t.) To go from one limit to the other of |
Pass (v. t.) To go by without noticing |
Pass (v. t.) To transcend |
Pass (v. t.) To go successfully through, as an examination, trail, test, etc. |
Pass (v. t.) To cause to move or go |
Pass (v. t.) To cause to pass the lips |
Pass (v. t.) To cause to advance by stages of progress |
Pass (v. t.) To put in circulation |
Pass (v. t.) To cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance |
Pass (v. t.) To emit from the bowels |
Pass (v. t.) To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as around a sail in furling, and make secure. |
Pass (v. t.) To make, as a thrust, punto, etc. |
Pass (v. i.) An opening, road, or track, available for passing |
Pass (v. i.) A thrust or push |
Pass (v. i.) A movement of the hand over or along anything |
Pass (v. i.) A single passage of a bar, rail, sheet, etc., between the rolls. |
Pass (v. i.) State of things |
Pass (v. i.) Permission or license to pass, or to go and come |
Pass (v. i.) Fig.: a thrust |
Pass (v. i.) Estimation |
Pass (v. i.) A part |
Pass-key (n.) A key for opening more locks than one |
Pass-parole (n.) An order passed from front to rear by word of mouth. |
Sea pass () A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of war, to show their nationality |
passing pass qualifying | success in satisfying a test or requirement, his future depended on his passing that test, he got a pass in introductory chemistry |
pass toss flip | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team, the pass was fumbled |
base on balls walk pass | (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls, he worked the pitcher for a base on balls |
pass | a flight or run by an aircraft over a target, the plane turned to make a second pass |
completion pass completion | (American football) a successful forward pass in football |
pass passing play passing game passing | (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate, the coach sent in a passing play on third and long |
forward pass aerial | a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer |
flare pass flare | a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines, he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss |
screen pass | a short forward pass in which the receiver is protected by a screen of blockers |
lateral pass lateral | a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer |
spot pass | a pass to a designated spot on the field, the receiver should arrive at that spot the same time the ball does |
crack fling go pass whirl offer | a usually brief attempt, he took a crack at it, I gave it a whirl |
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 |
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 |
high-pass filter | a filter that passes frequencies above a certain value and attenuates frequencies below that value |
low-pass filter | a filter that passes frequencies below a certain value and attenuates frequencies above that value |
pass-through | an opening that resembles a window between two rooms (especially a shelved opening between a kitchen and dining room that is used to pass dishes) |
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 |
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 |
pass | a complimentary ticket, the star got passes for his family |
information return | a return that provides information to the tax collector but does not compute the tax liability |
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 |
pass liberty chit | a permit to enter or leave a military installation, he had to show his pass in order to get out |
pass laissez passer | a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions, the media representatives had special passes |
boarding card boarding pass | a pass that allows you to board a ship or plane |
hall pass | written permission from a teacher for a student to be out the classroom and in the halls of the school |
pass passport | any authorization to pass or go somewhere, the pass to visit had a strict time limit |
bye pass | you advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent, he had a bye in the first round |
information | formal accusation of a crime |
pass | one complete cycle of operations (as by a computer), it was not possible to complete the computation in a single pass |
pass head straits | a difficult juncture, a pretty pass, matters came to a head yesterday |
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 |
Defense Information Systems Agency DISA | a combat support agency in the Department of Defense responsible for developing and operating and supporting information systems to serve the needs of the President and the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
data information | a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn, statistical data |
Brenner Pass | an Alpine mountain pass connecting Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy that has long been a route for trade and for invasions |
Donner Pass | a mountain pass in northeastern California near Lake Tahoe, site where in some members of an emigrant party survived by eating those who had died |