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 46 of 91: from “log-structured” to “magazine gun”.
- log-structured adj Storing data in such a way that modifications are kept in a buffer rather than overwriting the previous version.
- logic bomb noun A piece of code intentionally inserted into a software system that will set off a malicious function when specified conditions are met.
- logic form noun The representation of natural language sentences in first-order logic, where concept predicates are combined through shared arguments.
- logic gate noun A physical device, typically electronic, which computes a Boolean logical output (0 or 1) from Boolean input or inputs according to the…
- logical adj Relating to the conceptual model of a system rather than its physical expression
- logical address noun The address at which an item appears to reside from the perspective of an executing application program.
- logical block address noun An address for accessing logical blocks on a secondary storage device, expressed as an integer from 0 to n−1, where n is the number of…
- logical block addressing noun A system for referring to blocks of a secondary storage device (usually, these are 512-byte chunks), whereby each is given an index from 0…
- logical complement noun The number, obtained by complementing every bit of a given number, which produces all ones when exclusive ored with the given number.
- login noun Credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc.
- logject noun An object with embedded software capable of monitoring and recording, in some manner, its own activity and operation.
- logon noun credentials: the combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer.
- loiter verb For an aircraft to remain in the air near a target.
- loiter time noun The length of time a military aircraft can remain over a target, taking fuel endurance into account.
- loitering munition noun A munition, often a UAV, that waits passively around the target area and attacks only once a target is located.
- lomcevak noun An aerobatic flying maneuvre in which the pilot follows a knife-edge roll by flipping the airplane end-over-end and into a spin, from which…
- long noun A long integer variable, twice the size of an int, two or four times the size of a short, and half of a long long.
- long filename noun A filename where the filename itself, the file extension, or both, are longer than that possible with an 8.3 filename.
- long integer noun An integer with a width (in bits) that is at least equal to that of a standard integer on the same machine (usually 32 or 64 bits).
- long mode noun An operational mode of x86-64 computers which enables 64-bit addressing, running older 32-bit code in compatibility mode and foregoing…
- long polling noun A technology where the client requests information from the server without expecting an immediate response.
- long sell verb (in a GDS) To reserve a flight by typing the required computer commands with the itinerary details together and entering the command once…
- longarm noun A long gun.
- longword noun A type of unsigned integer variable that is longer than a word (with the specific number of bits depending upon the system architecture).
- look development noun The process of defining the final appearance of three-dimensional assets using shaders, textures, and lighting, especially as a cohesive…
- lookahead noun The analysis in advance of subsequent decisions that would be made if a particular branch of an algorithm was followed.
- lookahead time noun The amount of time from the point when an upcoming process is scheduled and resources are allocated for it, to the moment when it executes.
- lookaside noun The technique of searching for something in a precalculated cache before attempting a more time-consuming search elsewhere.
- lookup table noun A data structure created for the purpose of translating keys into values.
- loon noun A round area of pavement that protrudes from one side of a road to accommodate turning vehicles with a wide turning circle.
- loop noun A programmed sequence of instructions that is repeated until or while a particular condition is satisfied.
- loop invariant noun an invariant that should be true on entry into a loop and is guaranteed to remain true on every iteration of the loop
- loop the loop verb To perform any of several aerobatic manoeuvres in which the aircraft flies around a vertical circle.
- looping noun A loop (aerobatic maneuver).
- loopist noun A pilot who performs a loop-the-loop.
- loose coupling noun A low-level interdependent coupling between program modules.
- Lorenz gauge noun A partial gauge fixing of the electromagnetic vector potential, used to eliminate the redundant spin-0 component in the (1/2,1/2)…
- loss noun Electricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work.
- lossful adj Lossy; involving loss of information.
- lossless adj Not losing information.
- lossless junction noun An interconnection point between components or transmission lines where the total power or energy entering the junction is exactly equal to…
- lossy adj Of a communication channel, subject to loss of signal strength.
- lost neutral noun A dangerous situation where the neutral wire in a split-phase power system becomes broken or disconnected, forcing all electrical current…
- loudener noun A device affixed to the muzzle of a firearm that enhances its sound profile by loudening its firing exhaust report, and increase its…
- louse noun The currency sign ¤.
- low cost carrier noun An airline that sells very inexpensive tickets but which does not provide (or charges for) typical services like meals or the carriage of…
- low surrogate noun A code point in the range U+DC00 through U+DFFF (the Low Surrogates block), used in UTF-16 to encode the low 10 bits of the 20-bit offset…
- low wire noun A cable carrying electrical power at fifty volts or less.
- low yo-yo noun A dogfighting maneuver used to increase the closure rate of the attacker during a turn, involving the attacker temporarily giving up some…
- low-code adj (of a development environment) Primarily involving a graphical user interface rather than a text-based one.
- low-level adj Of, or relating to a program, or to code in which each statement corresponds to a single machine instruction.
- low-level language noun A computer language whose source code is a somewhat user-friendly version of a particular computer architecture's assembly language…
- low-powered adj Possessing little power or capacity.
- low-slope roof noun According to ASTM standard E 1918-97, a roof whose uppermost part is installed at a slope of 2/12 or 1:6 (9.5 degrees) or less.
- lower verb To reduce operations to single machine instructions, as part of compilation of a program.
- lower camel case noun The practice of writing identifiers by concatenating multiple component words, where each word excluding the first is capitalized.
- lowpass adj Describing a filter, circuit, or system that rejects or attenuates a frequencies above a specified value while passing those be.
- luck noun The results of a random number generator.
- Lüders band noun A linear surface defect of metal alloys parallel to applied shear stress, as occurs from stretching during milling.
- LUDs noun local usage details; a list of locally called numbers, often provided by telecom companies to the police as part of an investigation.
- Lufbery circle noun A defensive combat tactic in which multiple aircraft form a horizontal circle in the air when attacked, so that the armament of each…
- luff verb To alter the vertical angle of the jib of a crane so as to bring it level with the load.
- lug noun A device for terminating an electrical conductor to facilitate the mechanical connection; to the conductor it may be crimped to form a cold…
- luggable noun An early portable computer, similar to a desktop computer.
- luminance noun The luminous flux emitted in a given direction divided by the product of the projected area of the source element perpendicular to the…
- lunar hay fever noun A condition caused by irritation to the eyes, nose, throat, and lungs, from exposure to highly abrasive lunar dust.
- lunar rover noun A vehicle, either crewed or uncrewed, designed to travel across the surface of the Moon for scientific exploration.
- lunchbox noun A luggable; an early laptop computer, usually a unit with a handle and a fold-out keyboard.
- luser noun An incompetent computer user.
- M1 noun Apple M1, a system on a chip designed by Apple which was introduced in 2020.
- M2 noun Apple M2, a system on a chip designed by Apple which was introduced in 2022.
- M4 noun Ellipsis of M4 carbine, a military assault rifle.
- Mabey bridge noun A portable, prefabricated truss bridge, designed for use by military engineering units. A recent development from the older Bailey bridge.
- Mach tuck noun A change in an aircraft's pitching tendency at transonic speeds, often manifesting as a strong tendency to pitch down into a dive.
- machine noun An answering machine or, by extension, voice mail.
- machine code noun A system of instructions and data directly understandable by a computer's central processing unit.
- machine epsilon noun An upper bound on the relative approximation error due to rounding in floating-point arithmetic, denoted by the symbol ε.
- machine instruction noun Any of a set of discrete instructions, each with its own binary representation and associated assembly language mnemonic, that a CPU can…
- machine language noun The set of instructions that a particular computer is designed to execute; generated from an assembly language by an assembler, or from a…
- machine tool noun A tool, typically a power-driven machine and typically stationary, used especially for machining (removing hard material via cutting…
- machine translation noun The production of instructions in a computer language that are equal in meaning to that in another language.
- machine word noun A unit of information of a standard number of characters, appropriate for a fixed wordlength computer.
- machine-readable adj Organised or formatted in a way that permits unambiguous interpretation by a program.
- Machmeter noun An instrument that measures the speed of an aircraft relative to that of sound and displays it in Mach numbers.
- macro verb To use a macro.
- macro language noun A system for defining and processing macros.
- macroblock noun A block of adjacent pixels, typically a rectangular 16×16 block
- macroblocking noun A visual artifact in compressed video etc. where similar adjacent pixels appear as a contiguous block of colour.
- macrocode noun Code written using macros.
- macroparameter noun Any parameter of a macro (normally written as macro parameter)
- macroroutine noun A macroscale or large-scale routine.
- macrosegregation noun A variation in the composition of a metal casting caused by irregular movement during solidification
- macrostructure noun The gross structure of a pure metal or alloy, as revealed by magnifications of 10X or less.
- macrosystem noun A programming system in which small constructs (macros) represent groups of machine instructions.
- mad dog noun A McDonnell Douglas MD-80 series aircraft.
- madware noun mobile adware
- mag noun Acronym of maximum absorbency garment (astronaut diaper / space nappies).
- mag book noun A container used to store and carry ammunition clips.
- mag dump noun The act of firing at a target continuously or repeatedly until the magazine of ammunition is empty.
- magazine gun noun A type of portable firearm consisting of a chamber holding cartridges which are set into position for firing automatically.