This page gathers the 9,098 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Engineering”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 19 of 91: from “costatement” to “cuckoo hashing”.
- costatement noun A list of statements that effectively execute together (though not simultaneously), such that each can yield execution to the others to…
- coterminal noun One of a number of terminals or airports which are interchangeable for the purposes of ticketing.
- cotter noun A pin or wedge inserted through a slot to hold machine parts together.
- countdown noun A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.
- counter noun A variable, memory location, etc. whose contents are incremented to keep a count.
- counterbrace verb To brace in such a way that opposite strains are resisted.
- counterless adj Without a variable used to keep count.
- counterwheel noun A contrate wheel.
- counting sort noun A sorting algorithm that counts how many times each integer key appears in an array and then reorders the array based on those counts.
- countrate noun The rate at which something is counted, measured as how many times it is observed in a unit of time.
- coupling noun The degree of reliance between two or more software modules.
- course correction noun An alteration to the current course of an aircraft or other vessel to ensure it is directed towards the intended destination.
- course-correct verb To alter the current course of an aircraft or other vessel to ensure it is directed towards the intended destination.
- courseware noun Educational software or documents in computerized form that facilitate course-based learning and teaching.
- covariant adj Which preserves the order of morphism composition: formally, which associates each morphism f:X→Y to a morphism F(f):F(X)→F(Y).
- coverage noun The area covered by a mobile phone (cellphone) or other radio network.
- coverage analysis noun A part of computerised stock control that identifies the minimum stock needed to avoid shortage.
- covert channel noun A means of transferring information objects between processes that are not supposed to be allowed to communicate according to the security…
- cowl flap noun A small door on the bottom of an aircraft's cowling, used to direct additional airflow over the engine in order to improve cooling.
- cp noun Abbreviation of codepage.
- cpi noun The measure of characters that can be stored in each inch of magnetic tape
- CPU noun Initialism of central processing unit.
- CPU time noun The length of time that a central processing unit takes to process instructions for a particular program or task.
- crab verb To navigate (an aircraft, e.g. a glider) sideways against an air current in order to maintain a straight-line course.
- crab angle noun The angle by which an aircraft's nose is pointed upwind of its groundtrack to compensate for crosswinds during an approach and landing.
- crabbed adj Pointed at an angle to the runway during approach and landing to compensate for a crosswind.
- crack noun A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.
- cracker noun One who cracks (i.e. overcomes) computer software or security restrictions.
- crackle noun A style of glaze giving the impression of many small cracks.
- cracktro noun An intro added to a piece of cracked software, typically including visual effects and music and naming the group that did the cracking.
- crank axle noun An axle formed in the manner of a crankshaft in an internal-combustion engine, having one or two cranked sections driven from one or two…
- crankwalk noun The condition of having excessive play in the crankshaft alignment, letting it drift back and forth, allowing off-alignment interaction…
- crapware noun Software that is useless or of poor quality.
- crash noun A malfunction of computer software or hardware which causes it to shut down or become partially or totally inoperable.
- crash axe noun A lightweight fire axe carried in the cockpit of medium and large passenger aircraft and used to cut an escape route through aircraft…
- crash out verb To terminate with an unhandled error; to crash.
- crash pad noun A place of temporary lodging for airline flight crews.
- crash to desktop noun An event where a software program running on a computer with an operating system that features a graphical desktop unexpectedly terminates…
- crashable adj That can be crashed (made to malfunction and terminate).
- crashdump noun Synonym of core dump; a file holding the contents of memory at the point when a program crashed, possibly useful in debugging.
- crashproof adj Resistant to crashes (failure of software programs).
- crate noun In the Rust programming language, a binary or library.
- crater of eternal darkness noun A crater or other depression, on a solid, non-luminous celestial body, the interior of which contains one or more points which lie in…
- craze noun A crack in the glaze or enamel caused by exposure of the pottery to great or irregular heat.
- CRC noun Initialism of cyclic redundancy check.
- creamware noun Cream-coloured earthenware produced chiefly from 1750 to 1820 by the potters of Staffordshire, England
- cred noun A credential.
- credential stuffing noun A kind of cyberattack in which a large batch of account credentials stolen from one service are tried against another service in an attempt…
- credentials noun login data
- creeping elegance noun The tendency of programmers to disproportionately emphasize elegance in software at the expense of other requirements such as…
- creepware noun Software covertly installed on a computer or device to allow its operation to be monitored and thus spy on the user's activity.
- crib verb To use a known piece of information corresponding to a section of encrypted text, to work out the remaining sections.
- cricket noun An aural warning sound consisting of a continuously-repeating chime, designed to be difficult for pilots to ignore.
- crimp verb To fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened.
- crippleware noun A program whose functionality is severely limited beyond that of shareware, often in the interest of its author having the crippleware user…
- crisp adj Not using fuzzy logic; based on a binary distinction between true and false.
- critical angle noun The angle of incidence beyond which light traveling through a medium experiences total internal reflection upon encountering a boundary…
- critical section noun A piece of code that accesses a shared resource that must not be concurrently accessed by more than one thread of execution.
- critical taper noun An equilibrial angle made by the far end of a body of wedge-shaped material being pushed by the near end.
- croak verb To abort the current program indicating a user or caller error.
- crocodile squeezer noun A kind of jawed squeezer used for the expulsion of the cinder from, and the consolidation of, the puddled ball of metal.
- cross-bonding noun A method to connect power cable by crossing the return conductors between phases to increase cable current rating and reduce electrical…
- cross-platform adj Of software, etc., designed to work on various operating systems.
- cross-process adj Across more than one process; crossing a process boundary.
- cross-thread adj Occurring across more than one thread of execution.
- crossatron noun A high-power pulsed modulator device, a cold cathode gas-filled tube that combines useful features of thyratrons, vacuum tubes, and power…
- crossband adj Receiving on one frequency band and transmitting on another.
- crossbar switch noun A matrix of switches with multiple input and output lines that form a crossed pattern between which a connection may be established by…
- crosscut verb To affect several modules of a program, without the possibility of being encapsulated in any one of them. See Cross-cutting concern.
- crossfeed verb To supply one fuel tank of an aircraft or rocket with fuel from another, or an engine with fuel from a tank connected to a different engine.
- crossgrade verb To upgrade (a software application) so that it is able to run on a different platform.
- crosshead noun A metal beam that connects a piston to a connecting rod in an engine.
- crossover adj Configured so that the transmit signals at one end are connected to the receive signals at the other.
- crossover cable noun A cable, especially an Ethernet cable, that allows two devices of the same kind, such as two computers, to be connected directly.
- crossplay noun The ability to record data with one device and play back the data on a different, compatible device.
- crosspost noun An instance of crossposting, or the post thus created.
- crosstalk noun Undesirable signals from a neighbouring transmission circuit; undesired coupling between circuits.
- crosswalk verb To map equivalent elements (fields) in different database schemas.
- croupon noun A cowhide with the belly and neck removed.
- crow's foot noun A symbol, resembling a bisected equilateral triangle, used in database diagrams to indicate plurality.
- crowbill noun Synonym of bec de corbin (“poleaxe with a modified hammerhead and a spike mounted on the top of the pole”).
- crown verb To widen the opening of the barrel.
- crown glass noun A variety of glass used in lenses and other optical components due to its low refractive index and dispersion. Originally crown glass was…
- CRT noun Initialism of cathode ray tube.
- cruft verb To generate cruft.
- crufty adj Relating to or containing cruft.
- cruise noun Portion of aircraft travel at a constant airspeed and altitude between ascent and descent phases.
- cruise-climb verb To slowly but continuously climb during cruise flight as the aircraft's weight decreases due to fuel burnoff (done because flight at higher…
- crunch noun The overtime work required to catch up and finish a project, usually in the final weeks of development before release.
- crusher gauge noun An instrument for measuring the explosive force of gunpowder, etc., by its effect in compressing a piece of metal.
- crypto-anarchism noun The belief that cyberspace should exist decentralized and without authority, achievable through cryptography.
- cryptoviral extortion noun A data kidnapping attack studied in the field of cryptovirology, in which malware encrypts user data and asks for payment in exchange for…
- cryptovirology noun The use of cryptography to design powerful malicious software such as ransomware and asymmetric backdoors.
- crystal set noun An early radio receiver, having no electrical power supply except the radio waves themselves; it used a crystal of lead or cadmium sulphide…
- CS noun Initialism of circuit-switched.
- Ctrl-Alt-Delete noun The simultaneous key combination of Ctrl, Alt, and Delete.
- cube noun A data structure consisting of a three-dimensional array; a data cube.
- cube map noun A panorama consisting of six textures projected onto the sides of a cube that is usually centred on the camera or viewpoint.
- cubesort noun A parallel sorting algorithm that builds a self-balancing multidimensional array from the keys to be sorted.
- cuckoo hashing noun A scheme for resolving hash collisions, using two hash functions instead of one, and allowing a newly inserted key to "kick out" any…