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41 double-density disk
A disk created to hold data at twice the density (bits per inch) of a previous generation of disks. Early IBM PC floppy disks held 180 KB of data. Double-density disks increased that capacity to 360 KB. Double-density disks use modified frequency modulation encoding for storing data. -
42 double takeout
двойной тейк-аут
Термин в кёрлинге, обозначающий вид броска, при котором выпущенный игроком камень выбивает из игры два камня соперника.
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double takeout
Curling term for a stone that removes two of the opponent’s stones from play.
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Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > double takeout
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43 double talk
N1. दोहरे मतलब वाली बातPoliticions mostly double talk so that they can change their statements at will -
44 double over
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45 double-dipper
n AmE slThe voters of the state were shocked to learn that there were no laws against double-dippers — Избиратели штата были весьма возмущены, когда узнали, что лица, получающие два оклада, не подлежат преследованию в судебном порядке
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46 double indemnity
Fina provision in an insurance policy that guarantees payment of double its face value on the accidental death of the holder -
47 double-click speed
The maximum interval between the first and second time a user presses a button on a mouse or other pointing device that will still identify these actions as a double-click to the computer as opposed to two single-clicks. -
48 Double data type
"A fundamental data type that holds double-precision floating-point numbers. It's stored as a 64-bit number ranging in value from approximately -1.797E308 to -4.940E-324 (negative), from 4.94E-324 to 1.797E308 (positive), and 0." -
49 double taxation
Finthe taxing of something twice, usually the combination of corporation tax and tax on the dividends that shareholders earn -
50 Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM
"A type of SDRAM that supports data transfers on both edges of each clock cycle (the rising and falling edges), effectively doubling the memory chip’s data throughput."English-Arabic terms dictionary > Double Data Rate Synchronous DRAM
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51 double-precision
Characteristic of a number stored in twice the amount (two words; typically 8 bytes) of computer memory that is required for storing a less precise (single-precision) number. Commonly handled by a computer in floating-point form. -
52 double-peak contour
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53 double-precision floating-point format
A computer number format that occupies 8 bytes (64 bits) in computer memory and represents a wide dynamic range of values by using floating point.English-Arabic terms dictionary > double-precision floating-point format
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54 double-faced
/'dʌblfeist/ * tính từ - dệt hai mặt như nhau (vải) - hai mặt, hai lòng, không thành thật -
55 that's double-Dutch to me
[fam.] [U] pour moi c'est de l'hébreu/du chinoisEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > that's double-Dutch to me
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56 auteur du doublé coupe-championnat
Equipe qui gagne le doublé.Team that wins the double.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais (UEFA Football) > auteur du doublé coupe-championnat
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57 a double-barrelled compliment
"двойной" комплимент; комплимент вдвойне; двусмысленный комплиментThis was a double-barrelled compliment. It implied that Mrs. Weller was a most agreeable female, and also that Mr. Stiggins had a clerical appearance. (Ch. Dickens, ‘Pickwick Papers’, ch. XXVII) — Это был комплимент, предназначенный для двоих. Он означал, что миссис Уэллер была чрезвычайно приятной дамой и что мистер Стиггинс походил на духовное лицо.
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58 a double-crosser
a double-crosser/dealer предатель; двуличный человекFollowing the arrest, the underground resistance began to suspect that one of their own members had been a double-crosser.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > a double-crosser
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59 a double-dealer
a double-crosser/dealer предатель; двуличный человекFollowing the arrest, the underground resistance began to suspect that one of their own members had been a double-crosser.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > a double-dealer
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60 make assurance double sure
вдвойне себя застраховать; ≈ для большей верности [шекспировское выражение; см. цитату]Macbeth: "Then live, Macduff: what need I fear of thee? But yet I'll make assurance double sure, And take a bond of fate: thou shalt not live; That I may tell pale-hearted fear it lies, And sleep in spite of thunder. " (W. Shakespeare, ‘Macbeth’, act IV, sc. 1) — Макбет: "Тогда живи, Макдуф: ты мне не страшен. И все же, чтоб верней была порука, Возьму с судьбы залог: ты жить не будешь; И бледный страх я назову лжецом И буду спать назло громам. " (перевод М. Лозинского)
Cowperwood sent an urgent wire to the nearest point and then, to make assurance doubly sure, to several other points in the same neighborhood, asking him to return immediately. (Th. Dreiser, ‘The Financier’, ch. XXIII) — Каупервуд отправил срочную телеграмму в ближайший к этому городку телеграфный пункт и для большей уверенности телеграфировал еще в несколько мест той округи, прося Стинера немедленно вернуться.
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