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 65 of 91: from “real time” to “regression testing”.
- real time noun The duration required by a computer system to complete a particular task.
- realia noun Physical objects in a library collection that do not fit into traditional categories of media, whose media are the objects themselves, as…
- reap verb To terminate a child process that has previously exited, thereby removing it from the process table.
- reballing noun The process of reapplying the balls (protruding contacts) on a ball grid array.
- rebase verb To modify core data from which other data is derived in such a way that the final meaning is unchanged.
- rebat verb To perform a rebatment; to rotate one orthographic view into the plane of another orthographic view along the line of intersection between…
- reboot noun An instance of rebooting.
- rebuffer verb To buffer (data) again.
- recapper noun A tool that applies a fresh percussion cap or primer to a cartridge shell in reloading it.
- receive noun An operation in which data is received.
- receiver noun The part of a firearm containing the action.
- recent noun A recently viewed or accessed item.
- receptacle noun A contact device installed at an outlet for the connection of an attachment plug (typically by receiving the plug's prongs) to supply…
- reception noun The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.
- reclear verb To grant reclearance to.
- reclock verb To modify the clock speed of.
- recoil noun The energy transmitted back to the shooter from a firearm which has fired. Recoil is a function of the weight of the weapon, the weight of…
- recoil pad noun A soft rubber (or similar) attachment added to the butt of a long firearm to absorb some of the recoil.
- recomment verb To convert (a portion of source code, configuration, etc.) back to a comment, so that it no longer takes effect.
- recommit noun A second or subsequent commit.
- recompile noun An act of recompiling code.
- recompress noun An act of recompression.
- reconductor verb To replace the cable or wire on an electric circuit, typically a high-voltage transmission line, usually to afford a greater…
- reconfirm verb To advise an airline of your intention to use a reservation, or risk cancellation.
- record noun A set of data relating to a single individual or item.
- recovery CD noun A CD-ROM distributed with a computer and containing copies of the software originally installed on the computer's hard drive, allowing the…
- recrystallization noun The growth of grain fragments in an alloy, especially when it is worked by cold rolling.
- rectify verb To convert (alternating current) into direct current.
- recur verb Synonym of recurse (“to execute a procedure recursively”).
- recursion noun The invocation of a procedure from within itself.
- recursive adj of a program or function that calls itself
- recursive descent noun A kind of top-down parsing involving a set of mutually recursive procedures, each of which implements one of the non-terminals of the…
- recursive function noun Any function that uses recursion and can call itself until a certain condition is met.
- recursively adv Using recursion.
- recursively enumerable adj Of a set, such that there exists a deterministic algorithm which will list all the items in the set and no others.
- recurve bow noun A bow whose two tips curve away from the archer when drawn, which gives the shot greater power and speed.
- recycle bin noun In Microsoft Windows, a storage location for deleted files, from which they can be retrieved or permanently deleted.
- Red Baron noun A hotshot fighter pilot.
- red forest noun A forest (group of domains) having high security and limited access, used for administrative purposes.
- red rot noun The chemical dezincification of brass alloys, where the zinc in the brass leaches out and leaves behind fragile or powdery copper metal.
- red-eye verb Often followed by it: to travel on a red-eye (“an overnight airplane flight”).
- redebug verb To debug again.
- redefine verb To define a previously defined area of storage etc. in a different manner, e.g. changing it from textual to numeric.
- redevelop verb To reprogram (an app).
- redirect verb To substitute an address or pointer to a new location.
- redistributable adj Of a software component, allowable to be redistributed by a third party as part of its own software.
- redline verb To achieve audio levels that will cause clipping (indicated by red in an audio meter).
- redraw noun An update to the screen display.
- reduce verb To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
- reducer noun A hydraulic device for reducing pressure and hence increasing movement, used to transmit the load from the hydraulic support of the lower…
- reduction noun A transformation of one problem into another problem, such as mapping reduction or polynomial-time reduction.
- reduction drive noun A device which reduces the input rotational speed to a lower output speed, and can also increase torque.
- reductive adj That reduces a substance etc. to a more simple or basic form.
- redundant adj Containing duplicate pathways to send a message.
- redundant array of independent disks noun A system using multiple hard drives for the sharing or replication of data in order to increase data integrity, fault-tolerance or…
- reedy adj Imperfectly welded together in masses of rods.
- reefed adj Semi-deployed, with the canopy initially restricted from fully opening, in order to avoid subjecting the canopy to excessive air loads or…
- reenter verb To enter again; retype, reinput.
- reentrant adj Such that the corresponding lock can be reacquired by the locking thread.
- refactor verb To rewrite existing source code in order to improve its readability, reusability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour.
- refactorability noun The degree or quality of being refactorable (possible to rewrite without changing the behaviour of the code).
- refactorable adj That can be refactored; that is suited to refactoring.
- refactorization noun A rewriting of computer code to improve its readability or structure without affecting its meaning or behaviour, thus making it easier to…
- refarming noun The abolition of existing band allocations in the radio spectrum and the more efficient reallocation of the spectrum into smaller bands.
- refer verb To point to either a specific location in computer memory or to a specific object.
- reference verb To contain the value that is a memory address of some value stored in memory.
- reference counting noun The technique of storing the number of handles, pointers, or references to a resource such as a block of memory, disk space, or an object…
- reference implementation noun A piece of software that implements a specification of requirements and whose main purpose is to help in the creation of other software…
- reference time noun The moment in time near the beginning of switching that is chosen as a reference for the measurement of time in a digital computer.
- referential integrity noun The property of a relational database that enforces valid relationships between tables, such that no foreign key can contain a value that…
- refetch verb To retrieve data previously stored in memory.
- refinement noun Synonym of grooming (“review and prioritization process”).
- reflag verb To flag (mark with a variable) again or differently.
- reflash verb To flash again; to overwrite the memory of an updatable component such as a BIOS chip.
- reflect on verb To access details of (a data type, etc.) at run-time using reflection.
- reflection noun The process or mechanism of determining the capabilities of an object at run-time.
- reflection mapping noun A technique for approximating the reflections of the surrounding environment on complex surfaces, by storing a full 360-degree view of the…
- reflective adj Involving reflection.
- reflective programming noun A paradigm that enables a program to examine, introspect and modify its own structure and behavior at runtime.
- reflectively adv By means of reflection.
- reflector noun A pattern which can change the direction and/or offset of an oncoming spaceship without being destroyed.
- reflog noun A log in a source control system indicating when certain references were updated.
- reflow verb To cause to flow again, to remelt.
- reflowable adj Capable of having its layout modified so as to fit into the spaces around other objects in a document.
- refract verb To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.
- refraction noun The degree to which a metal or compound can withstand heat
- refresh noun The update of a display (in a web browser or similar software) to show the latest version of the data.
- refusal noun Depth or point at which well or borehole drilling cannot continue.
- reg noun register
- regenerative braking noun A form of braking used on some electric vehicles in conjunction with the main braking system, where kinetic energy from braking is…
- regenerative furnace noun A furnace having a regenerator in which gas used for fuel, and air for supporting combustion, are heated; a Siemens furnace.
- regenerator noun A type of heat exchanger where heat from the hot fluid is intermittently stored in a thermal storage medium before it is transferred to the…
- regex golf noun A recreational computer programming competition in which participants attempt to devise the shortest possible regular expression that will…
- regional converter noun A tool used to change the plug shape to match the outlets in a different region or country.
- regional jet noun a small narrow-bodied jetliner designed to carry 30-150 passengers in one class for flight segments of 2000 kms or less.
- register noun The part of a telegraphic apparatus that automatically records the message received.
- registration wall noun A feature of a website, application or service that only allows access to certain content or functions to users who have registered by…
- registry noun A database of configuration settings etc. maintained by the Microsoft Windows operating system.
- regression noun The reappearance of a bug in a piece of software that had previously been fixed.
- regression testing noun Testing a program after a modification to ensure that areas that should not be affected by the update behave as they did in previous…