| slovo | definícia |
automatic
(mass) | automatic
- automatický |
automatic
(encz) | automatic,automatický adj: |
automatic
(encz) | automatic,samočinný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
automatic
(gcide) | Colt pistol \Colt pistol\ (Firearms)
A self-loading or semi-automatic pistol with removable
magazine in the handle holding seven cartridges. The recoil
extracts and ejects the empty cartridge case, and reloads
ready for another shot. Called also Browning pistol,
Colt-Browning pistol, automatic pistol and automatic.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] |
Automatic
(gcide) | Automatic \Au`to*mat"ic\, Automatical \Au`to*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf.
F. automatique. See Automaton.]
1. Having an inherent power of action or motion.
[1913 Webster]
Nothing can be said to be automatic. --Sir H. Davy.
[1913 Webster]
2. Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature
of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under
fixed conditions; operating with minimal human
intervention; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices in
which certain things formerly or usually done by hand are
done by the machine or device itself; as, the automatic
feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an automatic
engine or switch; an automatic mouse; an automatic
transmission. The opposite of manual.
Note: Narrower terms are: {autoloading(prenominal),
semiautomatic ; {automated, machine-controlled,
machine-driven ; {self-acting, self-activating,
self-moving, self-regulating ; {self-locking ;
{self-winding . Also See: mechanical.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
3. (Physiol.) Not voluntary; not depending on the will;
mechanical; controlled by the autonomic nervous system;
without conscious control; as, automatic movements or
functions. The opposite of voluntary.
Syn: reflex(prenominal), reflexive,involuntary
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Unconscious or automatic reasoning. --H. Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
4. like the unthinking functioning of a machine. an automatic
`thank you'
Syn: automaton-like, automatonlike, machinelike,
machine-like, robotlike.
[WordNet 1.5]
Automatic arts, such economic arts or manufacture as are
carried on by self-acting machinery. --Ure.
[1913 Webster] |
automatic
(gcide) | automatic \automatic\ n.
1. light machine gun.
Syn: automatic rifle, machine rifle
[WordNet 1.5]
2. a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is
gone or the trigger is released; as, a .45 automatic.
Syn: automatic pistol.
[WordNet 1.5] |
automatic
(wn) | automatic
adj 1: operating with minimal human intervention; independent of
external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget
deficit that caused automatic spending cuts" [ant:
manual]
2: resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine; "an
automatic `thank you'"; "machinelike efficiency" [syn:
automatic, automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike,
robotic]
3: without volition or conscious control; "the automatic
shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a
reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive" [syn: automatic,
reflex(a), reflexive]
n 1: light machine gun [syn: automatic rifle, automatic,
machine rifle]
2: a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone
or the trigger is released [syn: automatic pistol,
automatic] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
automatic teller
(mass) | automatic teller
- bankomat |
automatically
(mass) | automatically
- automaticky, samočinne, automatizovane |
nonautomatic
(mass) | non-automatic
- manuálny |
semiautomatic
(mass) | semi-automatic
- poloautomatický |
automaticky
(msas) | automaticky
- automatically |
automatická odpoveď
(msas) | automatická odpoveď
- auto-answer |
automatické spracovanie dát
(msas) | automatické spracovanie dát
- ADP |
automatický
(msas) | automatický
- automatic |
automatický výmenník
(msas) | automatický výmenník
- auto-changer |
poloautomatická zbraň
(msas) | poloautomatická zbraň
- M-1 |
poloautomatický
(msas) | poloautomatický
- semi-automatic |
automaticka odpoved
(msasasci) | automaticka odpoved
- auto-answer |
automaticke spracovanie dat
(msasasci) | automaticke spracovanie dat
- ADP |
automaticky
(msasasci) | automaticky
- automatically, automatic |
automaticky vymennik
(msasasci) | automaticky vymennik
- auto-changer |
poloautomaticka zbran
(msasasci) | poloautomaticka zbran
- M-1 |
poloautomaticky
(msasasci) | poloautomaticky
- semi-automatic |
automatic data processing
(encz) | automatic data processing,automatické zpracování dat počítačem n:
[tech.] |
automatic pilot
(encz) | automatic pilot,automatický pilot n: [let.] automatic pilot,autopilot n: [let.] |
automatic sampler
(encz) | automatic sampler,automatický vzorkovač (vody) [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
automatic stabilizer
(encz) | automatic stabilizer,automatický stabilizátor [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
automatic water quality control system
(encz) | automatic water quality control system,automatizovaná soustava kontroly
jakosti vody [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
automatically
(encz) | automatically,automaticky adv: Zdeněk Brožautomatically,automatizovaně automatically,samočinně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
non-automatic
(encz) | non-automatic, adj: |
semi-automatic
(encz) | semi-automatic,poloautomatický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
semiautomatic
(encz) | semiautomatic,poloautomatický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
semiautomatic firearm
(encz) | semiautomatic firearm, n: |
semiautomatic pistol
(encz) | semiautomatic pistol, n: |
automatic flight control system
(czen) | Automatic Flight Control System,AFCS[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
automatic gain control
(czen) | Automatic Gain Control,AGC[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
automatic test system
(czen) | Automatic Test System,ATS[zkr.] [voj.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
automaticky
(czen) | automaticky,automaticallyadv: Zdeněk Brož |
automatické odsazování
(czen) | automatické odsazování,auto indent |
automatické piáno
(czen) | automatické piáno,pianolan: Pavel Machek |
automatické zpracování dat počítačem
(czen) | automatické zpracování dat počítačem,ADPn: [tech.] automatické zpracování dat počítačem,automatic data processingn:
[tech.] |
automatický
(czen) | automatický,automaticadj: automatický,self-actingadj: Zdeněk Brož |
automatický pilot
(czen) | automatický pilot,automatic pilotn: [let.] |
automatický stabilizátor
(czen) | automatický stabilizátor,automatic stabilizer[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
automatický vzorkovač (vody)
(czen) | automatický vzorkovač (vody),automatic sampler[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
poloautomatický
(czen) | poloautomatický,semi-automaticadj: Zdeněk Brožpoloautomatický,semiautomaticadj: Zdeněk Brož |
autoloadingprenominal semiautomatic
(gcide) | Automatic \Au`to*mat"ic\, Automatical \Au`to*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf.
F. automatique. See Automaton.]
1. Having an inherent power of action or motion.
[1913 Webster]
Nothing can be said to be automatic. --Sir H. Davy.
[1913 Webster]
2. Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature
of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under
fixed conditions; operating with minimal human
intervention; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices in
which certain things formerly or usually done by hand are
done by the machine or device itself; as, the automatic
feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an automatic
engine or switch; an automatic mouse; an automatic
transmission. The opposite of manual.
Note: Narrower terms are: {autoloading(prenominal),
semiautomatic ; {automated, machine-controlled,
machine-driven ; {self-acting, self-activating,
self-moving, self-regulating ; {self-locking ;
{self-winding . Also See: mechanical.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
3. (Physiol.) Not voluntary; not depending on the will;
mechanical; controlled by the autonomic nervous system;
without conscious control; as, automatic movements or
functions. The opposite of voluntary.
Syn: reflex(prenominal), reflexive,involuntary
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Unconscious or automatic reasoning. --H. Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
4. like the unthinking functioning of a machine. an automatic
`thank you'
Syn: automaton-like, automatonlike, machinelike,
machine-like, robotlike.
[WordNet 1.5]
Automatic arts, such economic arts or manufacture as are
carried on by self-acting machinery. --Ure.
[1913 Webster] |
Automatic
(gcide) | Colt pistol \Colt pistol\ (Firearms)
A self-loading or semi-automatic pistol with removable
magazine in the handle holding seven cartridges. The recoil
extracts and ejects the empty cartridge case, and reloads
ready for another shot. Called also Browning pistol,
Colt-Browning pistol, automatic pistol and automatic.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]Automatic \Au`to*mat"ic\, Automatical \Au`to*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf.
F. automatique. See Automaton.]
1. Having an inherent power of action or motion.
[1913 Webster]
Nothing can be said to be automatic. --Sir H. Davy.
[1913 Webster]
2. Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature
of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under
fixed conditions; operating with minimal human
intervention; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices in
which certain things formerly or usually done by hand are
done by the machine or device itself; as, the automatic
feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an automatic
engine or switch; an automatic mouse; an automatic
transmission. The opposite of manual.
Note: Narrower terms are: {autoloading(prenominal),
semiautomatic ; {automated, machine-controlled,
machine-driven ; {self-acting, self-activating,
self-moving, self-regulating ; {self-locking ;
{self-winding . Also See: mechanical.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
3. (Physiol.) Not voluntary; not depending on the will;
mechanical; controlled by the autonomic nervous system;
without conscious control; as, automatic movements or
functions. The opposite of voluntary.
Syn: reflex(prenominal), reflexive,involuntary
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Unconscious or automatic reasoning. --H. Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
4. like the unthinking functioning of a machine. an automatic
`thank you'
Syn: automaton-like, automatonlike, machinelike,
machine-like, robotlike.
[WordNet 1.5]
Automatic arts, such economic arts or manufacture as are
carried on by self-acting machinery. --Ure.
[1913 Webster]automatic \automatic\ n.
1. light machine gun.
Syn: automatic rifle, machine rifle
[WordNet 1.5]
2. a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is
gone or the trigger is released; as, a .45 automatic.
Syn: automatic pistol.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Automatic arts
(gcide) | Automatic \Au`to*mat"ic\, Automatical \Au`to*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf.
F. automatique. See Automaton.]
1. Having an inherent power of action or motion.
[1913 Webster]
Nothing can be said to be automatic. --Sir H. Davy.
[1913 Webster]
2. Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature
of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under
fixed conditions; operating with minimal human
intervention; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices in
which certain things formerly or usually done by hand are
done by the machine or device itself; as, the automatic
feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an automatic
engine or switch; an automatic mouse; an automatic
transmission. The opposite of manual.
Note: Narrower terms are: {autoloading(prenominal),
semiautomatic ; {automated, machine-controlled,
machine-driven ; {self-acting, self-activating,
self-moving, self-regulating ; {self-locking ;
{self-winding . Also See: mechanical.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
3. (Physiol.) Not voluntary; not depending on the will;
mechanical; controlled by the autonomic nervous system;
without conscious control; as, automatic movements or
functions. The opposite of voluntary.
Syn: reflex(prenominal), reflexive,involuntary
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Unconscious or automatic reasoning. --H. Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
4. like the unthinking functioning of a machine. an automatic
`thank you'
Syn: automaton-like, automatonlike, machinelike,
machine-like, robotlike.
[WordNet 1.5]
Automatic arts, such economic arts or manufacture as are
carried on by self-acting machinery. --Ure.
[1913 Webster] |
Automatic cut-off
(gcide) | Expansion \Ex*pan"sion\, n. [L. expansio: cf. F. expansion.]
1. The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of
being expanded; dilation; enlargement.
[1913 Webster]
2. That which is expanded; expanse; extend surface; as, the
expansion of a sheet or of a lake; the expansion was
formed of metal.
[1913 Webster]
The starred expansion of the skies. --Beattie.
[1913 Webster]
3. Space through which anything is expanded; also, pure
space.
[1913 Webster]
Lost in expansion, void and infinite. --Blackmore.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Economics & Commmerce) an increase in the production of
goods and services over time, and in the volume of
business transactions, generally associated with an
increase in employment and an increase in the money
supply. Opposite of contraction.
Syn: economic expansion. [1913 Webster +PJC]
5. (Math.) The developed result of an indicated operation;
as, the expansion of (a + b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2.
[1913 Webster]
6. (Steam Engine) The operation of steam in a cylinder after
its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by
which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving
piston.
[1913 Webster]
7. (Nav. Arch.) The enlargement of the ship mathematically
from a model or drawing to the full or building size, in
the process of construction. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Expansion is also used adjectively, as in expansion
joint, expansion gear, etc.
[1913 Webster]
8. an enlarged or extended version of something, such as a
writing or discourse; as, the journal article is an
expansion of the lecture she gave.
[PJC]
9. an expansion joint. See below. [Colloq. or jargon]
[PJC]
Expansion curve, a curve the co["o]rdinates of which show
the relation between the pressure and volume of expanding
gas or vapor; esp. (Steam engine), that part of an
indicator diagram which shows the declining pressure of
the steam as it expands in the cylinder.
Expansion gear (Steam Engine). a cut-off gear. See Illust.
of Link motion.
Automatic expansion gear or Automatic cut-off, one that
is regulated by the governor, and varies the supply of
steam to the engine with the demand for power.
Fixed expansion gear, or Fixed cut-off, one that always
operates at the same fixed point of the stroke.
Expansion joint, or Expansion coupling (Mech. & Engin.),
a yielding joint or coupling for so uniting parts of a
machine or structure that expansion, as by heat, is
prevented from causing injurious strains; as:
(a) A slide or set of rollers, at the end of bridge truss,
to support it but allow end play.
(b) A telescopic joint in a steam pipe, to permit one part
of the pipe to slide within the other.
(c) A clamp for holding a locomotive frame to the boiler
while allowing lengthwise motion.
(d) a strip of compressible material placed at intervals
between blocks of poured concrete, as in roads or
sidewalks.
Expansion valve (Steam Engine), a cut-off valve, to shut
off steam from the cylinder before the end of each stroke.
[1913 Webster] |
Automatic expansion gear
(gcide) | Expansion \Ex*pan"sion\, n. [L. expansio: cf. F. expansion.]
1. The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of
being expanded; dilation; enlargement.
[1913 Webster]
2. That which is expanded; expanse; extend surface; as, the
expansion of a sheet or of a lake; the expansion was
formed of metal.
[1913 Webster]
The starred expansion of the skies. --Beattie.
[1913 Webster]
3. Space through which anything is expanded; also, pure
space.
[1913 Webster]
Lost in expansion, void and infinite. --Blackmore.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Economics & Commmerce) an increase in the production of
goods and services over time, and in the volume of
business transactions, generally associated with an
increase in employment and an increase in the money
supply. Opposite of contraction.
Syn: economic expansion. [1913 Webster +PJC]
5. (Math.) The developed result of an indicated operation;
as, the expansion of (a + b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2.
[1913 Webster]
6. (Steam Engine) The operation of steam in a cylinder after
its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by
which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving
piston.
[1913 Webster]
7. (Nav. Arch.) The enlargement of the ship mathematically
from a model or drawing to the full or building size, in
the process of construction. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Expansion is also used adjectively, as in expansion
joint, expansion gear, etc.
[1913 Webster]
8. an enlarged or extended version of something, such as a
writing or discourse; as, the journal article is an
expansion of the lecture she gave.
[PJC]
9. an expansion joint. See below. [Colloq. or jargon]
[PJC]
Expansion curve, a curve the co["o]rdinates of which show
the relation between the pressure and volume of expanding
gas or vapor; esp. (Steam engine), that part of an
indicator diagram which shows the declining pressure of
the steam as it expands in the cylinder.
Expansion gear (Steam Engine). a cut-off gear. See Illust.
of Link motion.
Automatic expansion gear or Automatic cut-off, one that
is regulated by the governor, and varies the supply of
steam to the engine with the demand for power.
Fixed expansion gear, or Fixed cut-off, one that always
operates at the same fixed point of the stroke.
Expansion joint, or Expansion coupling (Mech. & Engin.),
a yielding joint or coupling for so uniting parts of a
machine or structure that expansion, as by heat, is
prevented from causing injurious strains; as:
(a) A slide or set of rollers, at the end of bridge truss,
to support it but allow end play.
(b) A telescopic joint in a steam pipe, to permit one part
of the pipe to slide within the other.
(c) A clamp for holding a locomotive frame to the boiler
while allowing lengthwise motion.
(d) a strip of compressible material placed at intervals
between blocks of poured concrete, as in roads or
sidewalks.
Expansion valve (Steam Engine), a cut-off valve, to shut
off steam from the cylinder before the end of each stroke.
[1913 Webster] |
automatic pistol
(gcide) | Colt pistol \Colt pistol\ (Firearms)
A self-loading or semi-automatic pistol with removable
magazine in the handle holding seven cartridges. The recoil
extracts and ejects the empty cartridge case, and reloads
ready for another shot. Called also Browning pistol,
Colt-Browning pistol, automatic pistol and automatic.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] |
Automatical
(gcide) | Automatic \Au`to*mat"ic\, Automatical \Au`to*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf.
F. automatique. See Automaton.]
1. Having an inherent power of action or motion.
[1913 Webster]
Nothing can be said to be automatic. --Sir H. Davy.
[1913 Webster]
2. Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature
of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under
fixed conditions; operating with minimal human
intervention; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices in
which certain things formerly or usually done by hand are
done by the machine or device itself; as, the automatic
feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an automatic
engine or switch; an automatic mouse; an automatic
transmission. The opposite of manual.
Note: Narrower terms are: {autoloading(prenominal),
semiautomatic ; {automated, machine-controlled,
machine-driven ; {self-acting, self-activating,
self-moving, self-regulating ; {self-locking ;
{self-winding . Also See: mechanical.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
3. (Physiol.) Not voluntary; not depending on the will;
mechanical; controlled by the autonomic nervous system;
without conscious control; as, automatic movements or
functions. The opposite of voluntary.
Syn: reflex(prenominal), reflexive,involuntary
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Unconscious or automatic reasoning. --H. Spenser.
[1913 Webster]
4. like the unthinking functioning of a machine. an automatic
`thank you'
Syn: automaton-like, automatonlike, machinelike,
machine-like, robotlike.
[WordNet 1.5]
Automatic arts, such economic arts or manufacture as are
carried on by self-acting machinery. --Ure.
[1913 Webster] |
Automatically
(gcide) | Automatically \Au`to*mat"ic*al*ly\, adv.
In an automatic manner.
[1913 Webster] |
non-automatic
(gcide) | non-automatic \non-automatic\ adj.
same as hand-operated.
Syn: hand-operated.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC] |
Vickers-Maxim automatic machine gun
(gcide) | Vickers-Maxim automatic machine gun \Vick"ers-Max"im automatic
machine gun\
An automatic machine gun in which the mechanism is worked by
the recoil, assisted by the pressure of gases from the
muzzle, which expand in a gas chamber against a disk attached
to the end of the barrel, thus moving the latter to the rear
with increased recoil, and against the front wall of the gas
chamber, checking the recoil of the system.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
automatic choke
(wn) | automatic choke
n 1: a choke that automatically controls the flow of air to the
carburetor |
automatic data processing
(wn) | automatic data processing
n 1: data processing by a computer [syn: {automatic data
processing}, ADP] |
automatic data processing system
(wn) | automatic data processing system
n 1: a system of one or more computers and associated software
with common storage [syn: computer system, {computing
system}, automatic data processing system, ADP system,
ADPS] |
automatic drive
(wn) | automatic drive
n 1: a transmission that automatically changes the gears
according to the speed of the car [syn: {automatic
transmission}, automatic drive] |
automatic face recognition
(wn) | automatic face recognition
n 1: biometric identification by scanning a person's face and
matching it against a library of known faces; "they used
face recognition to spot known terrorists" [syn: {face
recognition}, facial recognition, {automatic face
recognition}] |
automatic firearm
(wn) | automatic firearm
n 1: a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the
trigger is released [syn: automatic firearm, {automatic
gun}, automatic weapon] |
automatic gun
(wn) | automatic gun
n 1: a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the
trigger is released [syn: automatic firearm, {automatic
gun}, automatic weapon] |
automatic pilot
(wn) | automatic pilot
n 1: a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness;
"she went about her chores on automatic pilot"; "too much
of the writing seems to have been done on automatic pilot";
"she talked and he dozed and my mind went on autopilot"
[syn: automatic pilot, autopilot]
2: a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or
planes or spacecraft on a steady course [syn: autopilot,
automatic pilot, robot pilot] |
automatic pistol
(wn) | automatic pistol
n 1: a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone
or the trigger is released [syn: automatic pistol,
automatic] |
automatic rifle
(wn) | automatic rifle
n 1: light machine gun [syn: automatic rifle, automatic,
machine rifle] |
automatic teller
(wn) | automatic teller
n 1: an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses
money when a personal coded card is used [syn: {cash
machine}, cash dispenser, automated teller machine,
automatic teller machine, automated teller, {automatic
teller}, ATM] |
automatic teller machine
(wn) | automatic teller machine
n 1: an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses
money when a personal coded card is used [syn: {cash
machine}, cash dispenser, automated teller machine,
automatic teller machine, automated teller, {automatic
teller}, ATM] |
automatic transmission
(wn) | automatic transmission
n 1: a transmission that automatically changes the gears
according to the speed of the car [syn: {automatic
transmission}, automatic drive] |
automatic washer
(wn) | automatic washer
n 1: a home appliance for washing clothes and linens
automatically [syn: washer, automatic washer, {washing
machine}] |
automatic weapon
(wn) | automatic weapon
n 1: a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the
trigger is released [syn: automatic firearm, {automatic
gun}, automatic weapon] |
automatically
(wn) | automatically
adv 1: in a reflex manner; "he answered automatically"
2: in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism; "this door opens
mechanically" [syn: mechanically, automatically] |
browning automatic rifle
(wn) | Browning automatic rifle
n 1: a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas
pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by
United States troops in World War I and in World War II and
in the Korean War [syn: Browning automatic rifle, BAR] |
non-automatic
(wn) | non-automatic
adj 1: operated by hand [syn: hand-operated, non-automatic] |
semiautomatic
(wn) | semiautomatic
adj 1: partially automatic
2: (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing
continuously; "an autoloading rifle" [syn: autoloading(a),
self-loading, semiautomatic]
n 1: a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading
and firing continuously [syn: semiautomatic pistol,
semiautomatic] |
semiautomatic firearm
(wn) | semiautomatic firearm
n 1: an autoloader that fires only one shot at each pull of the
trigger |
semiautomatic pistol
(wn) | semiautomatic pistol
n 1: a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading
and firing continuously [syn: semiautomatic pistol,
semiautomatic] |
automatic baud rate detection
(foldoc) | automatic baud rate detection
ABR
autobaud
(ABR, autobaud) A process by which a
receiving device determines the speed, code level, and {stop
bits} of incoming data by examining the first character,
usually a preselected sign-on character. ABR allows the
receiving device to accept data from a variety of transmitting
devices operating at different speeds without needing to
establish data rates in advance.
(1996-06-18)
|
automatic hyphenation
(foldoc) | automatic hyphenation
A feature of some word processors which can insert
hyphens into words which would otherwise extend beyond the
right hand margin of the page.
More advanced word processors may have options to control the
position of the hyphen, to restrict certain words from being
hyphenated, and to allow custom dictionaries of hyphenation
points to be built up.
(1996-08-02)
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