a first draft

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• First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC — The First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC (commonly shortened to First Draft ) was an incomplete 101 page document written by John von Neumann and distributed on June 30, 1945 by Herman Goldstine, security officer on the classified ENIAC project.… …   Wikipedia

• first draft — Synonyms and related words: acid test, article, assay, autograph, blank determination, brainchild, brouillon, composition, computer printout, copy, criterion, crucial test, crucible, determination, docimasy, document, draft, edited version,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• First Draft Script — VP It is the initial attempt to transpose the content of the treatment into a screenplay or script format appropriate to the medium. This is the cross over from prose writing to script writing in which all the special conventions of camera and… …   Audio and video glossary

• draft — /draft / (say drahft) noun 1. Also, draught. a drawing, sketch, or design. 2. Also, draught. a first or preliminary form of any writing, subject to revision and copying. 3. Also, draught. the act of drawing; delineation. 4. US the taking of… …  

• draft — draft, draught Draft, originally a phonetic respelling of draught, is used for (1) a preliminary sketch or version (She made a first draft of her speech), (2) a written order for payment by a bank, (3) a military detachment. A draftsman is… …   Modern English usage

• Draft (sports) — A draft is a process used in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Russia and the Philippines to allocate certain players to sports teams. In a draft, teams take turns selecting from a pool of eligible players. When a team selects a player …   Wikipedia

• draft — 01. The city is [drafting] a plan to expand the network of bike lanes in the region. 02. The government is [drafting] legislation to legally recognize homosexual marriage. 03. Many young Americans who were [drafted] for service in the Vietnam War …   Grammatical examples in English

• Draft — An unconventional order in writing signed by a person, usually the exporter, and addressed to the importer ordering the importer or the importer s agent to pay, on demand ( sight draft) or at a fixed future date ( time draft), the amount… …   Financial and business terms

• draft — A written order drawn by one party, called a drawer, that directs a second party (almost always a bank), called a drawee, to pay a sum of money to a third party, called the payee. For example, a check. Drafts are used with letters of credit.… …   Financial and business terms

• draft — draft1 [ dræft ] noun count ** ▸ 1 cold air ▸ 2 of plan/letter etc. ▸ 3 in sports ▸ 4 into military ▸ 5 amount of liquid ▸ 6 bank draft ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) cold air that blows into a room and makes you feel uncomfortable: I feel a draft coming in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• draft — I UK [drɑːft] / US [dræft] noun [countable] Word forms draft : singular draft plural drafts ** 1) a) something such as a plan, letter, or drawing that may have changes made to it before it is finished draft of: I showed David a draft of the… …   English dictionary