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 49 of 91: from “metaprogram” to “misfigure”.
- metaprogram noun A computer program that writes or manipulates other programs as data, or does the work at runtime that would otherwise be done at compile…
- metaprogramming noun The writing of computer programs that write or manipulate other programs or themselves as their data, or that perform operations at runtime…
- METAR noun Meteorological Aerodrome Report, the aviation routine weather report; a specially encoded weather observation report.
- metasearch noun A search technology that uses the results from a number of traditional search engines.
- metaspace noun The conceptual space occupied by metaobjects.
- metasurface noun A generalization of the metaball, not necessarily spherical.
- metatable noun A table (of key-value pairs) associated with another object, which uses the functions (or other data) it contains to define the behaviour…
- metatype noun The type of a type.
- metaverse noun A hypothetical future (counterpart or continuation of the) Internet, created by the convergence of virtually enhanced physical reality and…
- methalox noun A type of binary rocket fuel composed of liquid oxygen (lox) oxidizer and liquid methane combustible.
- methuselah noun A small pattern that takes many generations to stabilize.
- metric verb To measure or analyse statistical data concerning the quality or effectiveness of a process.
- metric-compatible adj Of a font, having identical metrics as another font, enabling it to serve as a substitute for another font without affecting document…
- Metropolis light transport noun The application of a variant of the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm to the rendering equation for generating images from detailed physical…
- mezzanine adj Fulfilling an intermediate or secondary function.
- MiBps symbol mebibytes per second
- mica insulator noun A sheet of electric insulator material made from mica placed between a power semiconductor device and the heat sink.
- mickey noun The smallest distance that a computer mouse can move a cursor on a screen, which is used to measure the device's resolution or sensitivity.
- micro noun Clipping of microcomputer.
- micro trenching noun A method for digging trenches for cables and pipes by sawing, which results in narrower trenches (less than 130 mm) and less disturbance to…
- micro-retailing noun A retail model including things like small-scale pop-up shops and boutique storefronts that leverage a variety of innovative downsized…
- microaddress noun A location or address within the control memory (microcode store) of a microprogrammed control unit, used to fetch or branch to a specific…
- microarchitecture noun The architecture of the data processing parts of a microcomputer.
- microcell noun A small, local cell in a mobile phone network
- microcircuit noun An electronic device, usually fabricated by photolithography, that is very small and implements several components or their equivalent; an…
- microcode noun The collective microprograms in a CPU, used to run machine instructions.
- microcomputer noun A computer designed around a microprocessor, smaller than a minicomputer or a mainframe.
- microcontroller noun A microcomputer on a single chip, used to control some device such as an automobile engine or a toy.
- microdata noun Data stored in a microformat.
- microdisk noun A diskette
- microdocument noun A short subsection of a document.
- microdoublet noun A doublet lens (typically composed of a solid lens and a liquid-filled lens) made by microfabrication
- microdrive noun A miniature hard disk.
- microgenesis noun The development, in discrete but generally imperceptible (seemingly continuous) increments, by the human body or brain, of thoughts…
- microinteraction noun Any very small-scale interaction between a user and the system they are using.
- microlibrary noun A compact, minimalistic library (set of routines).
- microlight noun An ultralight aircraft.
- micropattern verb To control the spatial arrangement of objects at the microscopic level
- microphonics noun The phenomenon where certain components in electronic devices transform mechanical vibrations into an unwanted electrical signal.
- microplane noun One of a set of planes, variously oriented and microscopically bounded, within a material, used in modelling stresses etc.
- microprogram noun A set of microinstructions in a CPU, used to implement machine instructions.
- microsatellite noun An artificial satellite between 10 and 100 kilograms in mass.
- microsequencer noun A device that generates addresses in a microprogram
- microservice noun A small independent process that communicates with other processes, used to break down a complex task into many simpler components.
- Microsoft tax noun The licence fee for the Microsoft Windows operating system software that is pre-installed on many home computer systems.
- microstructure noun The fine structure of a pure metal or alloy, as revealed by magnifications of 25X or greater.
- microtexture noun A small-scale texture used to produce fine detail.
- midair noun A collision between two or more aerospace vehicles in flight.
- midclick noun A point in time when the user is clicking something.
- middle marker noun A type of marker beacon placed to indicate the missed approach point of a Category I ILS or IGS approach (typically the point at which the…
- middle mile noun The segment of a telecommunications network linking an operator's core network to the local network plant.
- middle-click verb To press the middle button on a computer mouse.
- middleware noun Software that functions at an intermediate layer between applications and operating system or database management system, or between client…
- midframe adj During a frame; before the completion of a discrete chunk of data.
- MIDlet noun An application that uses the Mobile Information Device Profile of the Connected Limited Device Configuration for the embedded Java…
- midrise adj Having a zero-valued classification threshold (analogous to a riser of a stairway).
- midscale adj Of middling size.
- midship coefficient noun The relation between the sectional area of the main frame of a watercraft and the rectangular box surrounding it.
- midspan noun In structural engineering, the point on a flexural member (typically a beam, girder, or spandrel panel) that is equidistant from the two…
- midstring adj Within a string of text characters.
- mig noun Initialism of Multi Input Gateway.
- migratable adj Suitable for being migrated.
- migrate verb To move computer code or files from one computer or network to another.
- migration noun Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.
- migrator noun A computer program that helps move objects between locations, e.g. from a legacy system to a new technology.
- mil-dot noun A type of firearm scope reticle using a one-milliradian dot as an aiming point and reference for range and holdover estimation.
- milkshake noun Accidental emulsion of oil and water in an engine.
- mill noun Alternative form of mil (“one thousandth of an inch”).
- mill bar noun A rough bar rolled or drawn directly from a bloom or puddle bar for conversion into merchant iron in the mill.
- Miller effect noun The increase in the equivalent input capacitance of an inverting voltage amplifier due to amplification of the effect of capacitance…
- milling noun A type of machining in which a rotary cutter is moved through a toolpath to cut away material.
- milling machine noun A machine tool in which a rotating cutter is moved against the workpiece (or vice versa) in order to cut the latter to a desired shape.
- min-entropy noun The smallest of the Rényi family of entropies, corresponding to the most conservative way of measuring the unpredictability of a set of…
- mine noun A machine or network of machines used to extract units of a cryptocurrency.
- minesweep verb To click or hover the cursor over inconspicuous areas to find a hidden link.
- minesweeper noun Any of various logic-based computer games in which the player has to discover the position of mines in a rectangular grid, based on…
- minidisc noun A disc/disk in MiniDisc format
- minidriver noun A device-specific plug-in that connects to a generic utility that is supplied with the operating system to form a device driver.
- minidump noun A small core dump comprising 64 kilobytes of memory (on 32-bit systems) or 128 kilobytes (on 64-bit systems).
- minification noun The removal of white space and unnecessary characters from a web page's source code in order to reduce its size and improve download time.
- minifloat noun A floating-point number represented with very few bits (such as 8 or 16, when a more common size would be 32 or 64 bits).
- minify verb To remove white space and unnecessary characters from source code in order to reduce its size.
- minigrid noun A component consisting of conductive horizontal and vertical filaments woven together.
- minimal adj Among elements of some collection, such that no other element is greater (with respect to some given partial order).
- minimax noun A decision rule used for minimizing the maximum possible loss, or maximizing the minimum gain.
- minimize verb To remove (a window) from the main display area, collapsing it to an icon or caption.
- minimum connecting time noun The amount of time, agreed in advance between airlines and airport authorities, that is considered sufficient for a passenger to make a…
- minimum descent altitude noun The lowest altitude at which an aircraft is permitted to fly during a non-precision approach without the runway being in clear sight.
- minimum sector altitude noun The lowest altitude which will provide a minimum clearance of 1000 ft (300 m) above all objects located in an area within a circular sector…
- minisatellite noun A small satellite
- minisupercomputer noun A computer capable of vector processing and small-scale multiprocessing, a cheaper alternative to a full supercomputer in the 1980s.
- mipmap noun A precalculated, optimised collection of images accompanying a main texture, used to increase rendering speed and reduce aliasing artifacts.
- mirror noun A website or server that contains replicated data from another site.
- mirror server journal noun A mechanism used to maintain data consistency and support recovery by recording any changes that are made in data.
- miscellaneous charge order noun An accountable document similar to an airline ticket, used to pay for travel related services such as hotels and car hire.
- misclick noun A click of a computer mouse that is inaccurate and therefore fails to perform the desired action.
- misclock noun An error in the synchronization or coordination of the sequence or timing of actions by a device.
- misclose noun The degree to which the model of the forces acting on a structure fail to account for the observed shape of that structure.
- misfetch noun An error that occurs when the wrong block of code is fetched in advance.
- misfigure noun The misfigured portion of an optical surface, or the presence of such a portion.