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 21 of 91: from “data recovery” to “dedent”.
- data recovery noun The process of retrieving deleted, inaccessible, lost, corrupted, damaged, or formatted data from secondary storage, removable media or…
- data room noun A space used for housing data, usually of a secure or privileged nature in the context of mergers and acquisitions.
- data scraping noun A technique in which a computer program extracts data from human-readable output coming from another program.
- data scrubbing noun An error-correction technique that periodically inspects main memory or storage for errors, then correct detected errors using redundant…
- data set noun A file of related records on a computer-readable medium such as a disk, especially one on a mainframe computer.
- data synchronization noun The establishment of equivalence between data collections (typically on different servers, and sometimes between trading partners), where…
- data table noun Any display of information in tabular form, with rows and/or columns named
- data type noun A classification or category of various types of data, that states the possible values that can be taken, how they are stored, and what…
- data warehouse noun A collection of data, from a variety of sources, organized to provide useful guidance to an organization's decision-makers.
- data wipe noun The process of deleting all data from a device or account.
- data-driven programming noun A programming paradigm where data, rather than explicit control flow logic, guides a program's behavior.
- data-oriented adj Of or pertaining to a software engineering approach that focuses on data as the central point of an application.
- database noun A set of tables and other objects (queries, reports, forms) in the form of a structured data set.
- database administrator noun A person who is responsible for the logical and physical design of databases, and normally for all aspects of their recoverability…
- database dump noun The act of exporting the contents and structure of an entire database into a single file to create a backup or migrate to a new system.
- database engine noun The underlying component that a database management system uses to create, retrieve, update and delete data.
- database key noun A unique identifier in the database management system IDMS, which indicates the record occurrence's physical location in the database.
- database management system noun A suite of interrelated computer programs designed to manage message processing and database update in a tightly controlled manner.
- datagram noun A packet of data passed across a network.
- datalink noun The protocol layer that transfers data between adjacent network nodes in a wide area network or between nodes on the same local area…
- datapad noun A tablet computer, a personal mobile device.
- datasheet noun A display of the records in a table, arranged in rows and columns.
- datestamp noun The date on which an event occurred, often included in a log to track the sequence of events.
- datum noun A point, line, plane, or surface with reference to which positions (such as elevations) are measured or indicated. (Examples include a…
- Dawes resolution limit noun A criterion for a telescope's resolving power, representing the minimum angular separation between two stars that a human observer can…
- dawn chorus noun Radio interference sometimes experienced at sunrise.
- day letter noun A telegram sent during the day for slightly deferred delivery on the same day, cheaper than a fast telegram, typically with a minimum…
- daylight verb To run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.
- DC verb To become disconnected from a network.
- DD noun Initialism of Debian developer.
- DDD noun Initialism of domain-driven design (“methodology and set of priorities for object oriented programming”).
- DDR noun Initialism of double data rate.
- de-archive verb To render a file that has been archived available for editing.
- de-emphasis noun A signal distortion, carried out at a receiver, in order to undo the effects of pre-emphasis at the transmitter.
- dead adj Intentionally designed so as not to impart motion or power.
- dead air noun Air that is subject to little or no ventilation, thus, little to no air exchange.
- dead center noun Alternative form of dead center.
- dead code noun Instructions that, when executed, have no effect on the running of the program.
- dead pixel noun a miscolored pixel on an image where it is otherwise not intended to be.
- dead plate noun A solid covering over a part of a fire grate, to prevent the entrance of air through that part.
- dead zone noun A region where mobile phones do not operate because there is no base station or repeater nearby.
- dead-bug adj Relating to a form of electronic prototyping where integrated circuits are stuck upside down to the breadboard and soldered to directly.
- deadband noun Backlash in a mechanical system.
- deadlock noun An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation.
- deadmelt verb To melt steel at high temperatures in order to deoxidize it.
- deadstart noun A bootup procedure.
- deadstick verb To land an aircraft without power.
- deallocate verb To return previously allocated memory.
- deallocation noun The release of a portion of storage that had previously been allocated to a specific task.
- death spiral noun The downward, corkscrew-motion of a disabled aircraft which is unrecoverably headed for a crash.
- deauthenticate verb To revoke the authentication of; to cause no longer to be authenticated.
- debinder noun one who debinds
- deblock verb To separate the logical records that have been combined into a physical block for storage.
- deblocked adj Separated into logical records
- debounce verb To remove the small ripple of current that forms when a mechanical switch is pushed in an electrical circuit and makes a series of short…
- debris response area noun A hazard zone that is declared to bar flights into the region, and keep aircraft away from flying into debris falling out of space, such as…
- debug verb To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.
- debug mode noun The mode of a compiler or IDE that allows for debugging, with the availability of information such as variable names and line numbers from…
- debuggable adj That can be debugged.
- debugger noun A computer program that helps the user to test and debug other programs, by enabling their step-by-step execution controlled by the user…
- debugging noun The process of finding and resolving bugs or defects that prevent correct operation of computer software or a system.
- decade noun A set of ten electronic devices used to represent digits.
- decade box noun A piece of test equipment used during prototyping of circuits to vary the resistance, capacitance, or inductance by means of a knob or…
- decal noun A texture overlaid on another texture to provide extra details.
- decalage noun The difference in angle of incidence between the main wing and horizontal stabilizer, or between the canard and main wing, of an airplane.
- decay verb To undergo bit rot, that is, gradual degradation.
- deceleron noun A two-part aileron that can be deflected as a unit to provide roll control, or split open to act as an air brake.
- decentre verb To place away from the centre; to make eccentric.
- decidable adj describing a set for which there exists an algorithm that will determine whether any element is or is not within the set in a finite amount…
- decide verb Of a Turing machine: to return a correct answer (for some yes-or-no problem) on every possible input.
- decider noun A Turing machine that halts regardless of its input.
- decimal adj Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.
- decimate verb To replace (a high-resolution model) with another of lower but acceptable quality. (Usually algorithmically)
- decimation noun A digital signal-processing technique for reducing the number of samples in a discrete-time signal; downsampling
- decision height noun The height at which a pilot performing a precision approach must decide whether to land on the runway or to perform a go-around maneuver.
- decision problem noun A question in some formal system with a yes-or-no answer, depending on the values of input parameters.
- deck noun A main aeroplane surface, especially of a biplane or multiplane.
- declaration noun The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.
- declarative adj That declares a construct.
- declarator noun A construct in source code that declares something, such as a variable.
- declare verb To explicitly establish the existence of (a variable, function, etc.) without necessarily describing its content.
- declarer noun A statement that declares the properties of a variable or contributes to doing so.
- decloud verb To transfer data off of the cloud and onto local storage.
- decodable adj Of a code, having a non-singular extension; being a lossless encoding.
- decode noun A product of decoding
- decoherence noun The normal condition of sensitiveness in a coherer; reversion to such condition.
- decollate verb To separate the copies of a multipart computer printout.
- decollator noun a machine that decollates (separates) the parts of multipart computer printout and discards the carbon paper
- decommit verb To deactivate or decommission.
- decommitment noun Deactivation or decommission.
- decompactor noun A program or algorithm for decompressing data.
- decompress verb To restore (compressed data) to its original form.
- decompression bomb noun A usually malicious file with a very high compression ratio, thus expected to consume a large amount of memory and disk space when…
- deconfigure verb To remove or cancel the configuration of; to reset.
- deconflict verb To change the flight path of a craft or weapon to reduce the chance of an accidental collision or conflict with other obstacles, the…
- decorate verb To extend a method, etc. by attaching some further code item.
- decorator pattern noun A structural (and partitioning) design pattern that allows behaviour to be added to an existing object dynamically.
- decrab verb To align (an aircraft) with the runway, usually by means of rudder or rudderon input, immediately before, simultaneously with, or…
- déculassement noun An accidental blowing off of, or other serious damage to, the breechblock of a gun.
- dedent verb To outdent; to remove an indent from.