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 22 of 91: from “deduplication” to “designer”.
- deduplication noun The elimination of redundant duplicate data.
- deep color noun Graphics with 30 or more bits of storage per pixel, allowing for billions of distinct colors.
- deep copy noun A copy of a data structure duplicating not only the structure itself, but all structures to which it is linked.
- deep stall noun An extremely dangerous type of aerodynamic stall (sudden loss of lift caused by airflow separation) where the angle of attack of a…
- defactor verb To modify source code to remove design patterns and structure, for example to make it harder to reverse-engineer.
- default noun the original software programming settings as set by the factory
- default gateway noun The node in a computer network using the Internet Protocol suite serving as the forwarding host to other networks when no other route…
- defenestrate verb To remove a Windows operating system from (a computer).
- defenestration noun The act of removing the Microsoft Windows operating system from a computer in order to install an alternative one.
- defensive design noun The practice of planning for contingencies in the design stage of a project so as to make the misuse of the software impossible, or to…
- defensive programming noun A form of defensive design aiming to ensure the continuing functioning of a piece of software in spite of unforeseeable usage of it.
- defensive spiral noun A last-resort defensive maneuver in dogfighting used by an aircraft with critically-low kinetic energy, consisting of a rolling scissors…
- deferred noun Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
- deferred time noun The time when a deferred operation eventually takes place.
- define noun A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.
- definition noun A statement which provides a previous declaration with a value or body of a subroutine (in the case of function).
- deflate verb To compress (data) according to a particular algorithm.
- deflection change noun A change in azimuth setting applying to all guns in a battery when the target moves, or when a shift is made from one target to another. A…
- defloat verb To cause (a visual element such as a tool palette) no longer to float over the rest of the application.
- defocus noun The distance by which the focal point is in front of (positive defocus) or beyond (negative defocus) the image or target surface.
- deforestation noun A transformation to eliminate intermediate data structures within a program.
- deform verb To alter the shape of (something) by applying a force or stress.
- deformation noun Physically so.
- defragment verb To run a process that collects fragments of files and sorts them into contiguous sections on one or more hard disks or hard disk…
- defunct adj Specifically, of a process: having terminated but not having been reaped (by its parent or an inheritor), and thus still occupying a…
- defunctionalization noun A compile-time transformation which eliminates higher-order functions, replacing them by a single first-order apply function.
- degrade gracefully verb Of a system: to maintain at least some of its functionality when portions are not working, or when certain features are not available.
- dehost verb To cause (a website etc.) to lose connection with its host.
- dehub verb To restructure flights or terminate operations at (an airport) in such a way that it ceases to be an airline hub.
- Delaunay triangulation noun For a given set P of discrete points in a plane: a triangulation DT(P) such that no point in P is inside the circumcircle of any triangle…
- delay noun Synonym of promise (“object representing delayed result”).
- delay line noun An electrical or optical component designed to delay the transmission of a signal by a specific amount of time.
- delay slot noun A slot for an additional instruction that is executed out of sequence, before the instruction (typically a jump or branch) that immediately…
- delegate verb (of a subdomain) To give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of one's own.
- delegation noun A method-dispatching technique describing the lookup and inheritance rules for self-referential calls.
- delete noun A deletion.
- delete character noun the last character in the ASCII repertoire, coded as 127, designed to erase incorrect characters on paper tape
- delimiter noun A unique character or series of characters that indicates the beginning or end of a specific statement, string or function body set.
- delineator noun Synonym of delimiter.
- delouse verb To remove malicious software, such as viruses, trojans, spyware, or worms, from.
- delta verb To calculate the differences between the characters in an enciphered text and the characters a fixed number of positions previous.
- delta hinge noun On rotorcraft, a hinge with its axis parallel to the rotor plane of rotation, which permits the rotor blades to flap.
- delta time noun The actual time between two events occurring in a system, used to adjust a process (such as the frame rate of graphics, or the transmission…
- delta wing noun An aircraft wing having a swept-back shape in the form of an isosceles triangle; used mostly on supersonic aircraft
- delta-v noun The maximum possible change in the scalar speed of a rocket or other vehicle if operated in a vacuum away from external forces.
- demarc noun The point of demarcation where the provider's network (and responsibility) ends and that of the customer begins.
- demarc extension noun The transmission path originating from the interface of the access provider's side of a telecommunications circuit Demarcation Point within…
- dememorization noun A process, within an algorithm, that removes any dependency upon a previous (especially an initial) value or state
- demilitarized zone noun A subnetwork of a LAN, exposed to the internet or another untrusted network but firewalled off from the rest of the LAN.
- demisable adj (of a spacecraft or component) Capable of burning up completely during atmospheric re-entry such that no hazardous debris survives to…
- demise noun The atmospheric disintegration of a satellite or satellite component upon re-entering Earth's atmosphere.
- demix verb To reverse the downmixing process for (a track), recovering channels or stems.
- demo noun An edition of limited functionality to give the user an example of how the program works.
- demod verb To demodulate.
- demomaker noun A person who creates demos.
- demon dialing noun The use of a computer to dial a number repeatedly (usually to a crowded modem pool) in an attempt to gain access immediately after another…
- demoparty noun A party organised by and for the demoscene, typically involving socializing, computer programming, and competitions.
- demoscene noun The informal computer art subculture that produces and watches demos (audiovisual computer programs).
- demostyle adj Of a musical style popular in the demoscene, involving tracker modules usually assembled from samples played at various pitches.
- demountable adj Designed to be removed from the read mechanism.
- demultiplexer noun A device or piece of software used to separate signals that were previously combined using a multiplexer.
- dendrite noun Tree-like structure of crystals growing as material crystallizes
- denormal adj Smaller than the smallest normal number but larger than zero, thus serving to fill the underflow gap.
- denormalize verb To add redundancy to (a database schema), the opposite of normalization, typically in order to optimize its performance.
- denormalized adj Denormal.
- denotation noun Any mathematical object which describes the meanings of expressions from the languages, formalized in the theory of denotational semantics
- denotational semantics noun An approach to formalizing the meanings of programming languages by constructing mathematical objects called denotations which describe the…
- dent noun A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc.
- deoptimize verb To reverse a previous optimization, typically when the assumptions that made it valid prove to be incorrect.
- dep noun A dependency.
- depart verb To lose control of an aircraft; to "depart" (sense 5) from controlled flight (with the aircraft as the direct object)
- departer noun Someone who refines metals by separation.
- dependee noun An agent that is depended on by a depender, the target of a dependency (used in agent-oriented programming)
- dependency noun Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.
- dependency hell noun The situation when installed software packages have conflicting, incompatible dependencies on specific versions of other software packages.
- dependency theory noun A subfield of database theory which studies implication and optimization problems related to logical constraints.
- depender noun An agent that depends on another agent, the dependee; the subject of a dependency, a dependent (used in agent-oriented programming)
- deploy noun Deployment.
- deployment noun Ellipsis of software deployment, the installation of software, in particular on servers.
- depopulate verb To remove the components from a circuit board.
- deprecate verb To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.
- deprecated adj Said of a function or feature planned to be phased out, but still available for use.
- deprimed adj Pertaining to a cartridge missing is priming/primer
- deprovision verb To free up or delete the accounts, resources, etc. of (a system, or a user who will no longer be using a system).
- depth noun the total palette of available colors
- depth charge noun A form of bomb, launched from a ship or dropped from an aircraft, that is designed to detonate at a certain depth underwater for the…
- dequantization noun A quantum algorithm once thought to have quantum advantage has been efficiently replicated using classical algorithms with suitable data…
- dequantize verb To convert a digital signal to an analog one.
- dereference verb To access the value or object located in a memory location addressed by a pointer or another value interpreted as such; to access a value…
- derotate verb To bring the nose of an aircraft down to the runway after touching down on the main gear.
- derotation noun The lowering of an aircraft's nose gear to the runway following touchdown on the main gear during landing.
- descending adj Causing a sequence to follow a descending order.
- description language noun A formal language used to specify, model, or describe the structure, behavior or attributes of systems, components, or interfaces.
- descriptor noun A name associated with certain data or documents in an information storage and retrieval system; an index term.
- deselect verb To remove from an existing selection.
- deserializer noun An algorithm that deserializes data.
- design by contract noun A software design approach that prescribes formal, precise and verifiable interface specifications (contracts) with preconditions…
- design pattern noun A formal, documented general reusable solution to a design problem in a particular field of expertise.
- design system noun A collection of reusable components and clear standards that can be assembled together to build any number of applications; a unified…
- designer noun A software tool for designing things.