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 71 of 91: from “semisimple” to “shield”.
- semisimple adj Containing a collection of simple objects such that all objects in the category are direct sums of these simple objects.
- semivalue noun A function on a vector space of all coalitional games which verifies linearity, anonymity, positivity, and inessential games.
- semiweak adj Producing only two different subkeys.
- send noun An operation in which data is transmitted.
- send out noun A networking broadcast transmission.
- sensitivity noun The degree of response of an instrument to a change in an input signal.
- sentence noun Any of the set of strings that can be generated by a given formal grammar.
- sentiment analysis noun The use of computers to process natural language in an attempt to identify and extract information about the writer's affective state.
- sentinel noun A unique value recognised by a computer program for processing in a special way, or marking the end of a set of data.
- separate noun A printing of an article from a periodical as its own distinct publication and distributed independently, often with different page numbers.
- separation of concerns noun The process of separating a computer program into distinct features that overlap functionally as little as possible.
- seqlock noun A locking mechanism for supporting fast writes of shared variables between two parallel operating system routines, incrementing a counter…
- sequence assembly noun The aligning and merging of fragments from a longer DNA sequence in order to reconstruct the original sequence.
- sequence point noun Any point during a computer program's execution at which it is guaranteed that all side effects of previous evaluations will have been…
- sequential adj Executed as a sequence of instructions, without concurrency or parallelism.
- sequential file noun A file which consists of the same record types that is stored on a secondary storage device. The physical sequence of records may be based…
- sequential logic noun A form of digital circuit logic where the current outputs depend not only on the current inputs, but also on a memory of past inputs and…
- sequential valve timing noun An automobile variable valve timing technology in which the timing of the intake valves is varied by using hydraulic pressure to rotate the…
- SerDes noun A pair of functional blocks used in high-speed communications to compensate for limited input/output, converting data between serial data…
- serial noun A serial number, esp. one required to activate software.
- serial key noun A string of characters or equivalent access code that must be input into a program in order to activate it.
- serial port noun A serial communication physical interface through which data is transferred in or out one bit at a time.
- serialization noun The process of serializing.
- serialize verb To convert an object into a sequence of bytes that can later be converted back into an object with equivalent properties.
- serializer noun A software component that serializes data.
- server noun A program that provides services to other programs or devices, either in the same computer or over a computer network.
- server farm noun A collection of computer servers that is usually maintained by an organization to supply server functionality far beyond the capability of…
- Server Side Include noun A server-side directive in a certain scripting language used on the World Wide Web, allowing the contents of external files to be included…
- serverless adj Based on a cloud computing execution model in which the cloud provider allocates machine resources on demand.
- serverwide adj Throughout a server.
- service noun A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
- service as a software substitute noun A computing model wherein a user performs personal computing tasks by relying on a remotely operated service, instead of executing software…
- service design package noun A document, used in the design of an IT project, that specifies the requirements from the viewpoint of the client and defines how these are…
- service item noun Any of the consumer products (food, cosmetics, etc.) handed out or sold on board a passenger aircraft.
- service revolver noun A handgun of the revolver type, issued to a police officer or member of the military for use in the course of their official duties.
- service-oriented architecture noun A software architectural concept that defines the use of services to support the requirements of software users.
- serviceware noun Products and services taken collectively.
- servicification noun The migration from monolithic legacy applications to service-based components and solutions, i.e. a service-oriented architecture.
- session noun The sequence of interactions between client and server, or between user and system; the period during which a user is logged in or…
- session bean noun In Samsung Enterprise Edition specifications of the Java Platform, a type of Enterprise Bean that maintains the state for a particular…
- session cookie noun A temporary text file stored in a user's browser during a single visit to a website, and deleted once the browser is closed.
- session data noun The set of session variables held on a server that allow the continuation of a conversation with the client without the need to continually…
- set noun A permanent change of shape caused by excessive strain, as from compression, tension, bending, twisting, etc.
- set down verb To land.
- set function noun A mathematical function whose input is a set (usually of real numbers or a set of points in the Euclidean or some measure space), and whose…
- settling time noun The elapsed time from the application of an ideal instantaneous step input to the time at which the amplifier output has entered and…
- setup noun An installer.
- setup time noun The minimum amount of time for which the data input should be held steady before the clock event for reliable sampling.
- sex bolt noun A type of fastener comprising a mated pair of screw and post; the post is a nut with a barrel-shaped flange and protruding boss that is…
- SGCAPS noun A Windows keyboard feature that strictly produces an uppercase version of a letter on certain keys whereas Shift produces an unrelated…
- SGM noun Initialism of spherical grating monochromator.
- sha noun A cryptographic hash produced with SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm).
- Shabbat elevator noun An elevator which works in a special mode, operating automatically, to satisfy the Jewish law requiring Jews to abstain from operating…
- shade verb To reduce (a window) so that only its title bar is visible.
- shadebob noun A type of bob (graphical sprite-like element) rendered additively on the display, so that it blends with others but can be easily removed…
- shader noun A set of software instructions used to calculate rendering effects on graphics hardware.
- shadow verb To make (an identifier, usually a variable) inaccessible by declaring another of the same name within the scope of the first.
- shadow acne noun An undesirable striped or moiré appearance in shadow mapping, resulting from the use of a relatively low-resolution shadow map.
- shadow AI noun The use of artificial intelligence tools, models, or features within an organization without the knowledge, approval, or oversight of the…
- shadow mapping noun A process by which shadows are added to 3D computer graphics, based on whether individual pixels are visible from a light source.
- shadow memory noun The use of one part of computer memory to store information about other parts of memory, used for example to keep track of which parts have…
- shadow volume noun The spatial volume resulting from the projection of a ray from a light source through each vertex of a shadow-casting object to some point…
- shadowcasting noun The generation of shadows from a three-dimensional model.
- shadowing noun The technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM chip is then disabled while the initialized memory…
- shaft horsepower noun In an engine, the power measured in horse power delivered to a rotating shaft, which could be in a turbine, or transmission.
- shafting noun A system of connected shafts for communicating motion.
- shaken noun A flat shuriken (“dart or throwing blade”) resembling a spiked wheel, as opposed to the longer stick-like kind.
- shakeout noun The separation of molds from their flask, the castings from the molding sand, and potentially the cores from the castings.
- shallow copy noun A copy of a data structure which shares any linked structures with the original.
- shallowfake noun A misleading or slightly edited piece of media (such as a video clip or image) created using conventional methods, as opposed to AI deep…
- shank noun A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with long bars for handling it.
- Shannon stopover noun A compulsory stopover at Shannon Airport that was imposed on airline flights from North America which intended to visit another airport in…
- shape noun In the Hack programming language, a group of data fields each of which has a name and a data type.
- shaper noun A machine tool in which a single-point cutting tool mounted on a reciprocating ram is traversed across the workpiece linearly. Shapers can…
- shard noun A component of a sharded distributed database.
- sharding noun A decomposition of a database into multiple smaller units that can handle requests individually.
- share noun A configuration enabling a resource to be shared over a network.
- shared-nothing adj Of a distributed system or architecture: fulfilling each update request by a single node, so as to eliminate contention among nodes.
- shareware noun A type of software that is distributed without payment but is limited in any combination of functionality, availability, or convenience.
- sharklet noun An Airbus-branded blended winglet design.
- shatter attack noun A means of bypassing security restrictions between processes in a session by having a less privileged process inject code into the message…
- shaving tool noun An implement that removes a small amount of material around the edges of a previously blanked stamping or piercing.
- sheaf noun A sheave.
- shear noun A large machine use for cutting sheet metal.
- shear centre noun The point where a shear force can act without producing any twist in the section. In general not the centroid, but a point through which a…
- shears noun The bedpiece of a machine tool, upon which a table or slide rest is secured.
- sheath noun The insulating outer cover of an electrical cable.
- shebang noun The character string "#!" used at the beginning of a computer file to indicate which interpreter can process the commands in the file…
- sheeting noun A lining of planks or boards for protecting an embankment.
- shelf noun The part of a repository where shelvesets are stored.
- shelfware noun A piece of software that has never been used at all since its creation.
- shell verb To switch to a shell or command line.
- shell out verb To use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell.
- shell script noun A prewritten list of commands, and perhaps other control information, to be executed (interpreted) by a shell or other command interpreter.
- shell shoveling noun The redirection of the shell to a remote service so that input can be entered and output received without being physically present.
- shellbag noun A set of registry keys that store details about a viewed folder, such as its size, position, and icon.
- shellcode noun A small piece of code, used as the payload of a virus or other malware, that launches a shell so that the attacker can control the…
- Shellsort noun A sorting algorithm that starts by sorting pairs of elements that are far apart from each other, then progressively reduces the gap between…
- Sherlock verb To obsolete a unique feature in third-party software by introducing a similar or identical feature to the OS or a first-party program/app.
- shield verb To protect from the influence of.