A citizen who put himself under the protection of a man of distinction and influence, who was called his patron.
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a hypothetical computer with an infinitely long memory tape
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a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix
Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix
Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.(computer science) a digital computer that provides workstations on a network with controlled access to shared resources
Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.A visitor; a person received and entertained in one's house or at one's table; a visitor entertained without pay.
Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread before consecra…
Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix
Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.
Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.One who prints; especially, one who prints books, newspapers, engravings, etc., a compositor; a typesetter; a pressman.
Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.One who serves.
Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.(computer science) a network of computers
Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.(chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
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Used in the same subject area: Computing and technology, Computer science, Engineering.a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; a computer connected to the internet…
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Used in the same subject area: Mechanical engineering, Computing and technology, Engineering.a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; a computer connected to the internet…
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(computer science) a computer file dedicated to storing and updating computer backups
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.A dagger.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard, or other material.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.(computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing; "the CPU and the memory form…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.(computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's syste…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer syst…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.an electronic memory device; "a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: hypothetical, computer, infinitely, long, memory.(computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic cores; now superseded by semiconductor memories
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