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61 program
1) программаа) план действий; графикб) последовательность действий, выполняемых компьютером для достижения определённой целив) описание выполняемых компьютером действий на языке программирования или в машинном коде2) разрабатывать программу; планировать; составлять график3) вчт. программировать•- accounting program
- activity program
- activity-based program
- add-in program
- AI program
- antivirus program
- application program
- artificial intellect program
- assembler program
- assembly program
- author program
- authoring program
- authorized program
- autostart program
- background program
- batch circuit design program
- batch program
- benchmark program
- blue-ribbon program
- bootstrap program
- brain-damaged program
- brittle program
- broadcast program
- broadcasting program
- broken program
- brute-force program
- byte-code program
- cache program
- CAD program
- calendar program
- CGI program
- channel program
- character-based program
- check program
- checking program
- chip planning program
- closed program
- command control program
- command-driven program
- commercial program
- communications program
- compiler program
- compiling program
- compressor program
- computer program
- computer-aided design program
- consulting program
- control program
- conversational program
- copy program
- core program
- coresident programs
- crafty program
- cuspy program
- data acquisition program
- debugging program
- decision program
- default output program
- despooling program
- diagnostic program
- dialer program
- dictionary program
- distance-learning program
- dongle-protected program
- draw program
- drawing program
- drill-and-practice program
- dummy program
- edit program
- electronic circuit analysis program
- entertainment program
- event-driven program
- executable program
- execute-only program
- executive program
- fax program
- fetch program
- file handling program
- file management program
- flamage-generating program
- flexible program
- floating-point program
- foreground program
- form letter program
- froggy program
- function program
- generalized program
- goal-driven program
- graphics program
- grundy program
- hard disk backup program
- hardware program
- hard-wired program
- helper program
- heuristic program
- high frequency active auroral research program
- high-end program
- inference program
- information program
- input/output limited program
- input/output program
- install program
- interactive program
- interpretive program
- LAN backup program
- LAN memory management program
- language translator program
- LAN-ignorant program
- layout-versus-layout program
- learning program
- library program
- linear program
- looping program
- macro program
- mailing list program
- mail-merging program
- main program
- main-line program
- master program
- memory management program
- memory resident program
- menu-driven program
- merge-print program
- MIDI program
- monitor program
- music program
- native program
- network control program
- object program
- one-shot program
- overlay program
- packaged programs
- page composition program
- page layout program
- page makeup program
- paint program
- paintbrush program
- painting program
- peripheral limited program
- personal computer LAN program
- pilot program
- piped program
- plugged program
- postmortem program
- preemptible program
- preemptive program
- presentation graphics program
- primary control program
- problem program
- program for integrated shipboard electronics
- program-aid program
- project management program
- quiz program
- radio program
- RAM-resident program
- record-oriented database management program
- reenterable program
- relocatable program
- remote control program
- reusable program
- robot program
- robust program
- routing program
- security program
- self-replicating program
- sequence checking program
- service program
- setup program
- simulation program with integrated circuit emphasis
- simulator program
- snapshot program
- snapshot trace program
- sort program
- sort/merge program
- source program
- spelling-check program
- spreadsheet program
- stand-alone program
- star program
- supervisor program
- supervisory program
- support program
- sustaining program
- symbol manipulation program
- symbolic math program
- system program
- table-oriented database management program
- tailor-made program
- target program
- task interrupt control program
- television program
- terminal interface program
- test program
- thesaurus program
- time-sharing program
- tracing program
- transient program
- transistor analysis program
- trojan-horse program
- tutorial program
- UNIX-to-UNIX copy program
- unsupported program
- user program
- utility program
- vector-to-raster conversion program
- videotape program
- Windows program
- word processing programThe New English-Russian Dictionary of Radio-electronics > program
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62 space
1) пространство; область; зона; объём || распределять в пространстве; разбивать на области или зоны; размещать в объёме || пространственный; относящийся к области или зоне; объёмный2) космическое пространство, космос || космический3) тлг. бестоковая посылка, пауза4) пробел || разделять (напр. буквы или слова) пробелами5) зазор (напр. между элементами ИС) || использовать зазор; оставлять зазор; разделять зазором6) вчт. шпация8) интервал (напр. между строками матрицы); промежуток || располагать с интервалом (напр. строки матрицы) или с промежутком9) проф. интерлиньяж (межстрочный пробел, междустрочие)10) (условная) единица измерения интерлиньяжа, проф. интервал11) разнос (напр. каналов) || разносить (напр. каналы)•- absolutely convergent series spaceto space out — набирать ( текст) в разрядку
- acceleration space
- active space
- address space
- adjacency space
- advertising space
- affine space
- air space
- allocated space
- anode dark space
- Aston dark space
- aural space
- Banach space
- basic line space
- blank space
- Boolean space
- brightness-color space
- buncher space
- catcher space
- cathode dark space
- cellular space
- checkpoint space
- cislunar space
- classification space
- classifying space
- closed space
- cointegration space
- color space
- conceptual space
- configuration space
- connected space
- control space
- CPU address space
- criteria space
- Crookes dark space
- dead space
- decision space
- deep space
- design alternatives space
- design space
- disk space
- display space
- distribution space
- domain space
- double space
- drift space
- electron drift space
- em space
- en space
- end spaces
- error space
- estimation space
- Euclidean space
- Faraday dark space
- feature space
- finite-dimensional space
- fixed space
- flat address space
- Frechet space
- free space
- free Web space
- fuzzy space
- goal space
- guard space
- half-space
- hard space
- Hausdorff space
- heap space
- hereditary space
- Hilbert space
- Hilbertian space
- Hittorf dark space
- hole drift space
- image space
- infinite-dimensional space
- input space
- input/output space
- integrable function space
- interaction space
- inter-block space
- interelectrode space
- interplanar space
- inter-record space
- interstitial space
- inter-track space
- invariant space
- Langmuir dark space
- lexicographic space
- line space
- logic space
- marker space
- medium space
- memory space
- mixed space
- model space
- momentum space
- multidimensional space
- multiple space
- name space
- N-dimensional Euclidean space
- negative thin space
- nonbreaking space
- N-space
- number space
- object space
- observation space
- one-dimensional space
- open space
- operating space
- ordered space
- organism's phase space
- orthonormal space
- outcome space
- outer space
- output space
- parameter space
- patch space
- pattern space
- perception space
- phase space
- policy space
- probability space
- problem address space
- problem space
- provider aggregable address space
- provider independent address space
- proximity space
- Radon space
- range space
- reference space
- reflector space
- required space
- reticulated space
- routing space
- sample space
- search space
- segmented address space
- semantic space
- semi-infinite space
- sequence space
- shared space
- single space
- solution space
- space of attributes
- space of basic elements
- space of events
- space of finite dimension
- space of functions
- space of ideals
- space of kernels
- space of mappings
- space of random variables
- space of solutions
- space of strategies
- space of values
- spin space
- state space
- strategy space
- structural space
- task space
- tesselated space
- test space
- thick space
- thin space
- three-dimensional space
- topological space
- trailing space
- trajectory space
- triangulable space
- triple space
- tuple space
- two-dimensional space
- uniconvergence space
- uniform color space
- vector space
- virtual space
- visible space
- wave-vector space
- white space
- Whitney space
- word space
- working spaceThe New English-Russian Dictionary of Radio-electronics > space
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63 command
1) команда2) управление•- calculated command
- CNC command
- conditional transfer command
- control command
- display command
- editing command
- end position command
- function command
- geometric shape macro command
- geometry command
- hierarchical command
- industrial command
- input command
- low-speed command
- machine command
- machine tool command
- manual command
- maximum torque command
- motion command
- multimachining command
- numerically coded command
- one-word command
- operator command
- origin returning command
- phase switch command
- position command
- position reference command
- positional command
- production command
- profile command
- reference command
- relative command
- reselection command
- servo command
- speed change command
- spindle creep command
- spoken command
- stereotyped command
- target command
- task commands
- task level commands
- teaching command
- test command
- three-axis feed command
- tool editing command
- transfer command
- unnumbered command
- vocal commandEnglish-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and automation > command
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64 architecture
1) архитектура, структура2) структура ( конфигурация)•- architecture of degree d
- bit-map architecture
- bit-serial architecture
- capability architecture
- cell-block architecture
- cellurar architecture
- channel array architecture
- chip architecture
- coarse-grained architecture
- collapsed architecture
- completely pipelined architecture
- compose-time architecture
- computer architecture
- data flow architecture
- design-time architecture
- distributed architecture
- distributed function architecture
- divided word-line architecture
- domain-specific architecture
- duplex architecture
- dynamic architecture
- easy-to-test architecture
- evolutionary architecture
- expandable architecture
- fine-grained architecture
- flat-address architecture
- foundation architecture
- Harvard architecture
- high-level architecture
- highly parallel architecture
- instruction set architecture
- loosely coupled architecture
- massively parallel architecture
- microprogrammable architecture
- modular architecture
- multibus architecture
- multimicroprocessor architecture
- multiplexed isolation architecture
- multithread architecture
- multiuser architecture
- N-bit architecture
- network architecture
- office-document architecture
- onion skin architecture
- open architecture
- open systems architecture
- parallel architecture
- peer-to-peer architecture
- peripheral oriented architecture
- pipelined architecture
- real architecture
- reduction architecture
- register-oriented architecture
- run-time architecture
- scalable architecture
- sea-of-gate architecture
- server-based architecture
- single-address architecture
- slice architecture
- software architecture
- spatially organized architecture
- stack architecture
- superscalar architecture
- tagged-token architecture
- tag-token architecture
- tagged-data architecture
- tailored architecture
- tightly coupled architecture
- tissue architecture
- token-ring architecture
- tree-structured architecture
- two-address architecture
- unified architecture
- unified-bus architecture
- vertical architecture
- virtual architectureEnglish-Russian dictionary of computer science and programming > architecture
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65 digit
1) цифра; обозначение числа; одноразрядное число, разряд2) символ; знак•- augend digit
- binary digit
- binary-coded digit
- borrow digit
- carry digit
- check digit
- check-sum digit
- coded digit
- decimal digit
- decimal-coded digit
- destroyed digit
- digits per word
- digits with like place values
- dot-matrix digit
- equal order digits
- forbidden digit
- fractional digit
- function digit
- gap digits
- guard digit
- highest-order digit
- high-order digit
- illegal digit
- input digit
- leading digit
- least significant digit
- leftmost digit
- less significant digit
- lockout digit
- lowest-order digit
- low-order digit
- message digit
- more significant digit
- most significant digit
- multiplier digit
- noise digit
- noisy digit
- nonzero digit
- N-segment digit
- octal digit
- overflow digit
- parity digit
- quinary digit
- relevant digit
- rightmost digit
- sexadecimal digit
- sign digit
- significant digit
- sum digit
- tens digit
- top digit
- unallowable digit
- unit digit
- valid digitEnglish-Russian dictionary of computer science and programming > digit
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66 domain
1) область; домен || доменныйа) в интернете - часть иерархии имён; доменное имя представляет собой последовательность имён (меток), разделённых точками (.)б) в сетях - группа компьютеров и пользователей, информация о которых хранится на контроллере домена4) мат. область определения5) зона, «микрорайон» ( сети)•- admissible deviation domain
- application domain
- Boolean domain
- closure domain
- convergence domain
- covering domain
- data domain
- definitional domain
- discrete domain
- domain of dependence
- domain of function
- domain of integrity
- domain of word
- dynamic domain
- fault domain
- frequency domain
- implicit domain
- integral domain
- magnetic bubble domain
- multiagent domain
- private management domain
- routing domain
- semantic domain
- simple domain
- single domain
- spectral domain
- time domain
- title domainEnglish-Russian dictionary of computer science and programming > domain
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67 selection
1) селекция; выбор(ка)2) выбор, вариант выбора4) стат. выборочная совокупность, выборка•- involve a selection- make selections
- character selection
- coincidence selection
- coincident-current selection
- digit selection
- entity selection
- exchange selection
- frequency selection
- function selection
- internalized selection
- jumper selection
- linear selection
- menu selection
- partial selection
- priority selection
- program selection
- random selection
- record selection
- replacement selection
- roulette wheel selection
- time selection
- word selectionEnglish-Russian dictionary of computer science and programming > selection
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68 sequence
1) последовательность; порядок (следования) || устанавливать последовательность; упорядочивать•- sequence by merging- sequence in time
- arbitrary sequence
- ascending sequence
- binary sequence
- calling sequence
- call sequence
- checking sequence
- coded sequence
- collating sequence
- collation sequence
- continuous sequence
- control sequence
- counting sequence
- data sequence
- decreasing sequence
- derivation sequence
- descending sequence
- digital pulse sequence - Fibonacci sequence
- fixed arithmetic sequence
- function-specific test sequence
- handshake sequence
- homing sequence
- illegal sequence
- instruction sequence
- inverted sequence
- key sequence
- leftmost sequence
- legal action sequence
- linear sequence of instructions
- lining instruction sequence
- macro sequence
- number sequence
- one-way infinite sequence
- prefix test sequence
- probing sequence
- pseudorandom sequence
- pseudorandom-number sequence
- random sequence
- random-number sequence
- recursively defined sequence
- rightmost sequence
- shutdown sequence
- synchronization sequence
- taught sequence
- test sequence
- three-word sequence
- time sequence
- training sequence
- trigger sequence
- truncated sequence
- two-way infinite sequence
- video sequenceEnglish-Russian dictionary of computer science and programming > sequence
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69 control
управление, регулирование, регулировать, управлять, управляющее воздействие, сигнал управления, контроль, контролировать, устройство управления, управляющее устройство, регулятор, средства управления
– control accuracy
– control action
– control algorithm
– control arm
– control block
– control box
– control bus
– control button
– control cabinet
– control capabilities
– control change
– control chart
– control circuit
– control code
– control coefficient
– control command
– control computation
– control computer
– control console
– control construct
– control criterion
– control cubicle
– control current
– control data
– control decomposition
– control desk
– control device
– control domain
– control dynamics
– control electronics
– control element
– control equipment
– control error
– control facilities
– control flexibility
– control flow
– control force
– control function
– control gear
– control hand
– control hardware
– control hierarchy
– control holes
– control input
– control input device
– control instruction
– control interval
– control key
– control keyboard
– control knob
– control lag
– control law
– control layer
– control level
– control lever
– control limit
– control line
– control list
– control logic
– control loop
– control material
– control means
– control mechanism
– control memory
– control message
– control mode
– control model
– control module
– control operation
– control organ
– control packet
– control panel
– control panel request
– control parameter
– control performance
– control period
– control point setting
– control portion
– control post
– control problem
– control procedure
– control process
– control processor
– control program
– control program file
– control program generation
– control pulse
– control quality
– control range
– control regime
– control register
– control relay
– control response
– control room
– control routine
– control science
– control section
– control sequence
– control signal
– control software
– control specification
– control stability
– control statement
– control station
– control step
– control strategy
– control structure
– control subsystem
– control switch
– control system
– control systems engineering
– control tape
– control terminal
– control test
– control theory
– control time
– control timer
– control transformer
– control unit
– control valve
– control variable
– control vector
– control word
– control-flow chart
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70 do
делать глагол:проделать (do, perform, make)удовлетворять требованиям (suit, do)отбывать срок (serve, do)имя существительное:до (C, do)сокращение: наречие: -
71 circumlocution
a) using a roundabout form of expression instead of a simpler oneb) using a more or less complicated syntactical structure instead of a wordThey are classified into figurative periphrasis (metaphoric periphrasis or metonymic periphrasis) and logical periphrasis (euphemistic periphrasis)Source: V.A.K.••a device which, according to Webster's dictionary, denotes the use of a longer phrasing in place of a possible shorter and plainer form of expression- aims at pointing to one of the seemingly insignificant or barely noticeable features or properties of the given object, and intensifies this property by naming the object by the property;- makes the reader perceive the new appellation against the background of the one existing in the language code and the twofold simultaneous perception secures the stylistic effect;- like simile, has a certain cognitive function inasmuch as in deepens our knowledge of the phenomenon described;I understand you are poor, and wish to earn money by nursing the little boy, my son, who has so prematurely deprived of what can never be replaced. [= mother] (Ch.Dickens)
The lamp-lighter made his nightly failure in attempting to brighten up the street with gas. [= lit the street lamps] (Ch.Dickens)
If a periphrastic locution is understandable outside the context, it is not a stylistic device but merely a synonymous expression.the cap and gown (student body); a gentleman of the long robe (a lowyer); the fair sex (women); my better half (my wife)
Source: I.R.G.••троп, состоящий в замене названия предмета описательным оборотом с указанием его существенных, характерных признаков (I.V.A.)The beast that bears me. (horse) (W.Shakespeare - L)
English-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > circumlocution
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72 ordinary\ repetition
... a,... a..., a..... a..,.. a..,.. a..no definite place in the sentence, the repeated unit occurs in various positionsThe stylistic function is to emphasise both the logical and the emotional meaning of the reiterated word (phrase). (V.A.K.)Halfway along the right-hand side of the dark brown hall was a dark brown door with a dark brown settie beside it. (W.S.Gilbert)
I really don't see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. (O.Wilde)
See: repetitionEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > ordinary\ repetition
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73 periphrasis
a) using a roundabout form of expression instead of a simpler oneb) using a more or less complicated syntactical structure instead of a wordThey are classified into figurative periphrasis (metaphoric periphrasis or metonymic periphrasis) and logical periphrasis (euphemistic periphrasis)Source: V.A.K.••a device which, according to Webster's dictionary, denotes the use of a longer phrasing in place of a possible shorter and plainer form of expression- aims at pointing to one of the seemingly insignificant or barely noticeable features or properties of the given object, and intensifies this property by naming the object by the property;- makes the reader perceive the new appellation against the background of the one existing in the language code and the twofold simultaneous perception secures the stylistic effect;- like simile, has a certain cognitive function inasmuch as in deepens our knowledge of the phenomenon described;I understand you are poor, and wish to earn money by nursing the little boy, my son, who has so prematurely deprived of what can never be replaced. [= mother] (Ch.Dickens)
The lamp-lighter made his nightly failure in attempting to brighten up the street with gas. [= lit the street lamps] (Ch.Dickens)
If a periphrastic locution is understandable outside the context, it is not a stylistic device but merely a synonymous expression.the cap and gown (student body); a gentleman of the long robe (a lowyer); the fair sex (women); my better half (my wife)
Source: I.R.G.••троп, состоящий в замене названия предмета описательным оборотом с указанием его существенных, характерных признаков (I.V.A.)The beast that bears me. (horse) (W.Shakespeare - L)
English-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > periphrasis
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74 key
[kiː]n1) ключ, отмычка- small key- right key
- flat safety key
- front door key
- master key
- tuning key
- transmitting key
- key ring
- key blank
- key bit
- key stem
- key bow
- key hole
- key drop
- key sample
- key issue
- key money
- key position
- key appointment - key problem
- key speech
- key man
- key figure
- key people
- key actor
- key point
- key terrain
- key move
- key word
- key map
- key drawing
- key station
- key signature
- key to smth
- key to a lock
- key to the front door- sound of the key turning in the lock- under lock and key
- lock the door with a key
- lose the key
- fit the key of the city
- turn the key in the lock
- insert the key into the lock
- match a key to a lock
- give the key to smb
- carry keys
- bend a key into a U-shape
- cut a key
- duplicate a key
- give a turn to a key in the lock
- key has gone
- key fits in the lock
- keys dangle on a chain
- key slides into the lock2) клавиша, тональность- black and white key
- function key
- soft key
- backspace key
- additional keys
- chromatic key
- fundamental key
- dead key
- high key
- pedal key
- Morse key
- key for the paint
- set of keys
- circle of keys
- startling change of key
- picture painted in a low key
- poem in a melancholic key
- sing in a different key
- touch one's fingers over the keys of the piano
- hit a key
- strike the keys
- jam a key
- sing off key
- smb spoke in a plaintive key
- song is too low a key for the singer3) разгадка, ответ, ответы- key to grammar exercises- key to the problem
- key to the mystery
- key to the riddle
- key to a political situation
- key to adult behaviour lies in their childhood
- key to his success
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75 algebra
algebra with minimality condition — алгебра с условием минимальности, алгебра с условием обрыва убывающих цепей
algebra with maximality condition — алгебра с условием максимальности, алгебра с условием обрыва возрастающих цепей
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76 reverse scan
просмотр с заменой символа "0" на символ пробелаcommand scan — просмотр команд; сканирование команд
storage scan — сканирование памяти; просмотр ячеек памяти
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77 storage scan
1. сканирование памяти; просмотр ячеек памяти2. просмотр ячеек памятиcommand scan — просмотр команд; сканирование команд
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78 trace
1. n обыкн. след, отпечатокprogram trace — след программы; трасса программы
2. n обыкн. следы, остатки; признакиwith no traces of life — без признаков жизни; не подавая признаков жизни
they could find no trace of him — они не знали, где его искать;
3. n знак, результат; последствия4. n психол. энграмма, отпечаток в сознании5. n чуточка, капелька, небольшое количествоa mere trace of a smile — слабая улыбка, намёк на улыбку
there is just a trace of onion in the salad — в салате очень немного лука; в салате едва чувствуется лук
6. n хим. следы в анализе, очень малые количества вещества7. n амер. исхоженная тропа8. n уст. стезя9. n полоса на спине10. n черта, линия11. n запись12. n точка пересечения или линия пересечения13. n чертёж на кальке14. n спорт. лыжня15. n спец. траектория, трасса16. n воен. трассировкаtrace file — файл трассировки; трассировочный файл
17. n амер. воен. равнение в затылок18. a остаточныйtrace gases — остаточные газы, следы газов
19. v набрасывать; чертить20. v показывать21. v копировать; снимать копию22. v калькировать23. v тщательно выписывать, выводить24. v спец. намечать, трассировать; провешивать линию25. v следовать, идти26. v следить; выслеживать27. v выследить; найти следы, признакиto trace a criminal — выслеживать, выследить преступника
28. v проследить; установитьto trace the history of English science through most of the XVIIth century — проследить историю развития английской науки на протяжении почти всего семнадцатого века
29. v прослеживаться; восходитьa family that traces back to the Norman conquest — семья, ведущая свою историю от норманнского завоевания
30. v усматривать, находить, обнаруживать, видеть31. v восстанавливать расположение или размерыthe form of the ancient manor house may still be traced — всё ещё можно восстановить внешний вид старинного помещичьего
32. v рассмотреть с трудом, различить33. v разобрать34. v обыкн... украшать узорами35. v фиксировать, записывать, вычерчивать36. v физ. описывать, прочерчивать37. n постромка38. n стр. подкос39. n удочкаСинонимический ряд:1. crumb (noun) crumb; drop; iota2. evidence (noun) evidence; memento; relic; remains; shadow; vestige3. hint (noun) breath; cast; ghost; hair; hint; intimation; lick; nuance; semblance; shade; smack; smatch; smell; soupcon; spice; sprinkling; strain; streak; suspicion; taste; tincture; tinge; touch; trifle; twang; vein; whiff; whisker; whisper; wink4. mark (noun) bit; dab; dash; fragment; indication; mark; pinch; shred; suggestion5. trail (noun) footprint; print; record; sign; spoor; track; trail; tread6. draw (verb) copy; delineate; diagram; draw; outline; sketch7. investigate (verb) ascertain; determine; discover; find out; investigate8. run down (verb) hunt down; run down; track down9. track (verb) follow; hunt; pursue; track; trailАнтонимический ряд:abundance; obliteration; oblivion; plethora; suppression -
79 refining period
1. период металла2. период рафинированияEnglish-Russian big polytechnic dictionary > refining period
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80 scan
1. просмотр; просматриватьcommand scan — просмотр команд; сканирование команд
storage scan — сканирование памяти; просмотр ячеек памяти
2. лексический анализ3. развёртывание, развёртка, сканирование, считывание; развёртывать, сканировать
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