v
(transitive, mathematics) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.
v
(signal processing, of two signals) to become indistinguishable
v
Obsolete form of alter. [(transitive) To change the form or structure of.]
n
A sound wave, of the same amplitude but of opposite phase to that of an unwanted sound, that can neutralize the unwanted sound using destructive interference.
v
To perform, or to undergo applanation
adj
automatically generated by something (usually programs)
v
To automatically redirect.
n
Alternative form of autoredirection [(computing) (An) automatic redirection.]
n
(computing) An algorithm that is invoked automatically
v
(transitive) To align automatically.
n
(computing) Automatic categorisation.
n
(computing, chiefly US) Automatic categorization.
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The automatic addition of sell-by dates and related data onto a product's packaging
v
(databases) To commit (“to make a set of changes permanent”) automatically.
v
(computing) To complete automatically.
n
(computing) Automatic configuration.
v
(computing) To configure automatically.
v
To make an autocorrection; to correct something automatically.
n
(computing) automatic creation
v
(computing) To decrement automatically.
v
(transitive) To delete automatically.
v
(transitive) To detect automatically.
n
Any feature (of a camera, audio mixer, etc.) that fades automatically.
v
(transitive, computing) To flow (text) automatically.
v
(transitive) To generate automatically.
v
(transitive) To guide automatically.
v
(transitive, computing) To hide (a visual element) automatically.
v
(computing) To increment automatically.
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(countable) An automatically generated mapping of data.
v
To automatically moderate.
v
(computing, transitive) To number automatically.
v
(computing, transitive, intransitive) To populate (a database with data, a form with text, etc.) automatically.
v
To sample automatically, typically by means of an autosampler
n
(computing) automatic scaling
v
(computing) To suggest automatically.
v
To switch automatically.
n
(computing) automatic tagging
v
(databases) To vacuum (physically remove deleted tuples from) a table or database automatically.
adj
transformed from a derived form to the original form
n
The process of downscaling a digital image (or any array) by combining blocks of adjacent elements by taking the sum, average, median, minimum, or maximum of each block.
n
Any of many (mostly hypothetical or fictional) processes of moving matter from one temporal (and possibly spatial) point to another, generally instantaneously.
v
(transitive) To break down (language, etc.) into conceptual pieces of manageable size.
adj
added along with each other
n
A process in image refinement in which images from an input grid are sampled and added to a common output grid.
v
(transitive) To analyze together.
n
(programming, countable) Conversion of a value of one data type to a value of another data type.
n
(electronics) A process in which noise in a signal is reduced by selective compression and expansion
n
(software) The act of dividing complex code into libraries with common functionality to help make the process of programming more manageable and reusable.
n
A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
n
A form of video signal synchronization that combines the horizontal and vertical on one pair of wires.
adj
Relating to compotation; drinking together.
adj
Converted into a concatemer
v
(grammar, ergative) To admit of grammatical analysis.
n
Any mechanical (or other) system used to keep one or more variable parameters constant, or within specified bounds.
v
To employ crossvalidation
n
The output of a decompiler
n
(informal) A deduplication.
n
(computing) The elimination of redundant duplicate data.
v
(transitive, chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
v
(computer science) To remove non-determinism in an automaton; to convert a non-deterministic automaton to a deterministic one.
v
(transitive, medicine) To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To modify, or be modified.
v
To quantize a continuous or analog value; to convert it into a discrete value.
n
A division or breaking up into constituent parts, particularly the analytic disassembly of categories which have been aggregated or lumped together.
v
(transitive, broadly) To represent (any spectrum of reality) as a set of discrete categories or classes; to categorize (a spectral aspect of reality) by lumping together some of its finer distinctions.
n
A process or algorithm that discretizes.
adj
Produced by engineering; designed and manufactured according to an engineering methodology.
adj
Joined together, linked.
v
To concentrate on a particular location; to localize
v
To generate using an automated process, especially a computer program.
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(transitive) To synchronize in this manner.
n
Alternative letter-case form of HSYNC [(electronics) The horizontal synchronization signal incorporated in a video transmission, such as for a TV broadcast.]
adj
Linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing.
v
(transitive, programming) To examine by means of type introspection.
v
(transitive) To make (the motion of a moving body) more uniform in rate of rotation, or in frequency of vibration.
v
To undergo microduplication
n
Social support provided by small acts.
v
(transitive, informal) To modify (an object) from its original condition, typically for the purposes of individualizing and/or enhancing the performance of the object.
v
(grammar, transitive) To qualify the meaning of.
n
(physics) The process of applying a signal to a carrier.
n
(informal) The practice of reducing the components inside an electronic appliance to the minimum required for it to function.
n
That which is to be changed.
v
(systems) To sample a signal at a frequency well above its Nyquist rate.
v
To make parallel (to each other), (programming) to make execute in parallel.
v
To make parasynchronous.
v
Alternative form of postsync [(film) To dub.]
adj
amplified by means of a preamplifier
v
To undergo preduplication
n
Amplification applied to certain frequencies of a signal to improve its signal-to-noise ratio.
n
To transform a mathematical problem into an equivalent problem that is hopefully easier to solve.
n
(manufacturing) A set of procedures used to produce a product, most commonly in the food and chemical industries.
v
(transitive, telecommunications) To approximate a continuously varying signal by one whose amplitude can only have a set of discrete values
n
(software) A function that takes state and action as arguments and returns the next state of the app.
adj
Relating to refixation
n
(computing) The formatting of a hard drive, a database, etc. into different partitions.
n
The act of making copies.
adj
That leads to retrotransposition
v
(of an oscillator in a group having different periods) To adjust its period to that of an average of the group.
v
(statistics, image processing, digital audio) To capture important patterns in the data, while leaving out noise.
n
The process of sorting something.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To divide into smaller sections.
v
(transitive, intransitive, psychology) To judge (the number of objects in a group) rapidly, accurately and confidently without counting them.
v
(transitive) To take subsamples from.
n
A device used to obtain subsamples
v
(informal, computing) To flush all pending I/O operations to disk.
v
(television, transitive) To synchronize (footage) so that the audio and video components play together in correct alignment.
n
Alternative spelling of sync [Harmony.]
n
(by extension) A device which functions like a synchronized transmission.
v
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of synchronize. [(intransitive) To occur at the same time or with coordinated timing.]
n
(computer science) In the context of thread synchronization, a collection of contexts and objects that share a single lock.
v
(intransitive) To occur at the same time or with coordinated timing.
v
To combine different elements, or to unite or reconcile different beliefs.
n
(computing, rare) A short marker used to synchronize a transmission by indicating the end of the header information and the start of the data.
n
(electronics) The adjustment of two electronic circuits or devices so as to operate at the same frequency.
v
(electronics) To adjust two electronic circuits or devices to operate on the same frequency.
n
(logic design) The improvement of an electronic logic network by reduction of redundant components in an initial version, using an established pruning procedure, then applying permissible functions for transformation of the network into a workable form. Thereafter the transformation and reduction may be repeated till no worthwhile further improvement results.
v
(transitive) To divide something by cutting transversely.
n
(obsolete) transubstantiation
n
a leap across something, or from one thing to another
v
(telecommunications) Convert in realtime one telecommunications signal format to another, eg from SONET to DS3.
v
To relay a signal between transponders
n
(gerund) Moving content between wikis.
v
(computing) To place data in a tuple.
v
(transitive) To convert an image into a vector graphics format.
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