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 51 of 91: from “most significant bit” to “mutex”.
- most significant bit noun The bit that represents the largest fraction of a value, its position depending on the endianness of the system.
- most significant byte noun The byte of a multibyte number with the greatest importance: that is, the byte stored first on a big-endian system or last on a…
- most vexing parse noun A specific form of syntactic ambiguity resolution in the C++ programming language, whereby attempts to declare a variable may be…
- mot noun Initialism of microwave oven transformer.
- motherboard noun The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor…
- motion noun A piece of moving mechanism, such as on a steam locomotive.
- motion parallax noun The illusion of higher speed travel of a foreground object moving, when it is closer to the observer/camera, than when it is further away.
- motor verb To rotate a jet engine or turboprop using the engine's starter, without introducing fuel into the engine.
- moulder noun A person who makes moulds for casting metal; a mouldmaker.
- mount verb To attach (a drive or device) to the file system in order to make it available to the operating system.
- mount point noun The directory in a file system used as an entry point for another file system, often representing the content of a physical or virtual…
- mouse verb To navigate by means of a computer mouse.
- mouse around verb To look around the Internet.
- mouse bungee noun A device that secures the cable of a computer mouse, preventing it from tangling and allowing full freedom of movement.
- mouse slip noun An unintentional mouseclick due to jittery or imprecise movement of a mouse.
- mouse wheel noun A hard plastic or rubbery disc on a computer mouse, rotated by the user in order to scroll the display.
- mouseless adj Without the use of a mouse (input device).
- mousetrap gun noun A device patented by James Alexander Williams in 1882, consisting of a frame with a handgun or revolver rigged to fire when triggered by an…
- mousing noun Use of the mouse
- moustache noun A curly bracket, { or }.
- move verb To transfer the value of one object in memory to another efficiently (i.e., without copying it in entirety).
- movement noun A system or mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion, such as the wheelwork of a watch.
- MPEG noun Any of a group of computer file formats for the compression and storage of digital video and audio data.
- MRT noun Initialism of malicious (software) removal tool.
- MSN verb To talk (to someone) via Windows Live Messenger (formerly MSN Messenger), an instant messaging client from Microsoft; to send (someone) a…
- MSR noun Initialism of Mars Sample Return mission.
- muffin verb To transfer files between 13-sector and 16-sector Apple II diskettes, as with MUFFIN (Move Utility For Files In NewDOS.)
- muller noun A machine that mixes clay and sand under a roller for use in preparing a mould for metal casting.
- multi-touch adj Of a computer tablet or touch-screen interface, accepting more than one touch at the same time.
- multiar noun A device which produces an output signal when a varying voltage applied at one input exceeds an adjustable constant voltage applied at…
- multibit adj Contained in more than one bit.
- multiboot adj Having several operating systems available, such that any of them can be selected each time the computer is booted.
- multicache adj Having or relating to more than one cache.
- multicast noun The simultaneous transmission of data to several destinations on a network.
- multicharacter adj Consisting of more than one character (unit of text).
- multicloud adj Of or relating to more than one cloud, in the context of cloud computing.
- multicollision adj Involving multiple hash collisions.
- multicore adj Combining two or more independent cores into a single package composed of a single integrated circuit
- multidictionary noun Synonym of multimap (“data structure”).
- multidimensional array noun A data structure consisting of a vector of vectors, in the case of a 2-dimensional array, or, in the case of an N-dimensional array, a…
- multidrop adj Of a computer bus, having all components connected to the same set of electrical wires, each component listening for its own data and…
- multifactor adj Involving more than one distinct authentication mechanism, such as both a password and facial recognition.
- multigranular adj Offering multiple levels of granularity.
- multigrid noun A class of techniques for solving algebraic or differential equations that employs a hierarchy of discretizations
- multihoming noun A technique to increase the reliability of a network connection by means of additional, alternative network interfaces or IP addresses.
- multihop adj Proceeding in multiple hops
- multihopping noun The transmission of data from multiple nodes of a mobile phone network to an individual mobile device simultaneously
- multikey noun A multi-element key into a data structure.
- multiline noun A polyline.
- multilink adj Of or pertaining to more than one telecommunications link.
- multiload noun A computer program that loads its code and data in a number of separate stages, typically to work around memory constraints.
- multilock noun A lock that restricts access to more than one object.
- multimedia adj of, or relating to an application that can combine such media into an integrated package
- multinumber adj Relating to more than one telephone number.
- multipart adj of computer printout that is printed in multiple copies on paper having two or four continuous sheets rolled together with interleaving…
- multipartition verb To logically divide a hard disk into multiple partitions
- multipath noun A wireless propagation phenomenon that results in a signal reaching the receiving antenna by two or more paths.
- multipathing noun A network facility providing fault tolerance and load-spreading for network interface cards, each interface being assigned a static "test"…
- multiperforation noun Synonym of multipunch.
- multiplex verb To combine several signals into one.
- multiplexer noun A device that combines several input signals into a single output signal.
- multiplicity noun The number of instances that can occur on a given end of a relationship.
- multiply noun An act or instance of multiplying.
- multipoint noun A collection of points treated as a single object.
- multipunch verb To punch more than one hole in one column of a punch card, allowing a greater number of unique values to be represented per column.
- multirequest noun A single request for more than one item of data.
- multisample verb To perform multisampling.
- multiselect verb To select multiple items as part of a single selection.
- multisession verb To operate multiple simultaneous sessions, for example allowing many users to be active at one time.
- multistage adj Composed of multiple detachable parts.
- multistream verb To transmit multiple streams simultaneously.
- multistring noun A data structure that represents multiple text strings.
- multisurface noun A collection of surfaces treated as a single object.
- multitable adj Encompassing or affecting multiple tables.
- multitaper noun A technique to estimate the power spectrum of a stationary ergodic finite-variance random process, using several different data tapers…
- multitapered adj Employing the multitaper technique.
- multitask verb To schedule and execute multiple tasks (program) simultaneously; control being passed from one to the other using interrupts.
- multitasker noun A computer system that multitasks.
- multitasking noun The simultaneous execution of multiple tasks (programs) under the control of an interrupt-driven operating system.
- multitenancy noun The situation in which a single instance of software, running in a server, serves multiple tenants
- multitenant adj Relating to multitenancy.
- multitexture adj Of or relating to multiple textures.
- multithreaded adj Of an application program, having more than one thread of execution; thus taking advantage of multi-tasking operating systems and hardware.
- multitier adj Of or relating to a client–server architecture in which presentation, application processing, and data management functions are physically…
- multiton noun A creational design pattern resembling the singleton pattern except that multiple keyed instances of the class can be created.
- multiusage noun multiuser capability; the ability of a computer system to process requests from multiple users at the same time
- multiusing noun multiuser capability; the ability of a computer system to process requests from multiple users at the same time
- multivibrator noun An electronic circuit used to implement a variety of simple two-state systems such as oscillators, timers, and flip-flops.
- multivolume adj Of or relating to more than one volume, or storage area.
- mung verb To make repeated changes to a file or data which individually may be reversible, yet which ultimately result in an unintentional…
- munge verb To transform data in an undefined or unexplained manner, as for example when data wrangling requires nonsystemic or nonsystematic edits.
- mushroom verb To form the shape of a mushroom when striking a soft target.
- mushroom head noun Of a mechanical device, any component which resembles the cap of a mushroom.
- musicdisk noun A collection of music tracks composed on a computer and packaged with custom-written player software.
- mustard seed noun Small lead shot, usually of size No. 12, used for shooting birds and other animals at close range.
- mutable adj Having a value that is changeable during program execution.
- mutant noun Synonym of mutex.
- mutating adj Having the ability to make changes to data other than its makeup.
- mutation testing noun The design of software tests by making slightly modified versions (mutants) of the program being tested. The value of a test suite is…
- mutex noun An object in a program that serves as a lock, used to negotiate mutual exclusion among threads.