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• Meter Data Management — (MDM) refers to a key component in the Smart Grid infrastructure that is in the process of being evolved and adopted by utility companies. An MDM system performs long term data storage and management for the vast quantities of data that are now… …   Wikipedia

• meter — I n. AE BE spelling: metre verse rhythm arrangement of syllables 1) anapaestic, anapestic; dactylic; heroic; iambic; trochaic meter unit of length 2) a cubic; square meter II n. instrument for measuring 1) to read a meter (she came to read the… …   Combinatory dictionary

• meter — ▪ I. meter me‧ter 1 [ˈmiːtə ǁ ər] noun [countable] 1. a machine that measures and shows the amount of something you have used or the amount of money that you must pay: • A new gas meter had to be installed before the building permit would be… …   Financial and business terms

• meter — noun 1 device for measuring gas, electricity, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ electric (esp. AmE), electricity (esp. BrE), gas, light, moisture, parking, power, pressure level, sound level …   Collocations dictionary

• read — read1 W1S1 [ri:d] v past tense and past participle read [red] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(words/books)¦ 2¦(find information)¦ 3¦(read and speak)¦ 4¦(music/maps etc)¦ 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(understand something in a particular way)¦ 7¦(have words on)¦ 8¦(style of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• read — read1 [ rid ] (past tense and past participle read [ red ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 understand words ▸ 2 understand symbols ▸ 3 interpret meaning ▸ 4 know what someone thinks ▸ 5 have words/number ▸ 6 be written particular way ▸ 7 hear someone on radio ▸ + …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• read — 1 /ri:d/ verb past tense and past participle read /red/ 1 WORDS/BOOKS (I, T) to look at written words and understand what they mean: Tom could read by the time he was four. | read sth: Read the instructions carefully before you start. | I m sorry …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• read — ♦ reads, reading (The form read is pronounced [[t]ri͟ːd[/t]] when it is the present tense, and [[t]re̱d[/t]] when it is the past tense and past participle.) 1) VERB When you read something such as a book or article, you look at and understand the …   English dictionary

• read — I UK [riːd] / US [rɪd] verb Word forms read : present tense I/you/we/they read he/she/it reads present participle reading past tense read UK [red] / US past participle read *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to look at and understand words in a… …   English dictionary

• read — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 activity of reading ADJECTIVE ▪ good ▪ quiet ▪ quick ▪ The program is simple to use after a quick read of the manual. VERB + READ …   Collocations dictionary

• read — v. & n. v. (past and past part. read) 1 tr. (also absol.) reproduce mentally or (often foll. by aloud, out, off, etc.) vocally the written or printed words of (a book, author, etc.) by following the symbols with the eyes or fingers. 2 tr. convert …   Useful english dictionary