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just-in-time

just-in-time
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [juhst in tahym]
    • /dʒʌst ɪn taɪm/
    • /dʒʌst ɪn taɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [juhst in tahym]
    • /dʒʌst ɪn taɪm/

Definitions of just-in-time word

  • abbreviation Technical meaning of JUST-IN-TIME dynamic translation 3
  • adjective just-in-time Business. noting or pertaining to a method of inventory control that keeps inventories low by scheduling needed goods and equipment to arrive a short time before a production run begins. Abbreviation: JIT. 1
  • noun Technical meaning of just-in-time (architecture)   A virtual machine implementation approach, used to speed up execution of byte-code programs. To execute a program unit such as a method or a function, the virtual machine compiles its bytecodes into (hardware) machine code. The translated code is also placed in a cache, so that next time that unit's machine code can be executed immediately, without repeating the translation. This technique was pioneered by the commercial Smalltalk implementation currently known as VisualWorks, in the early 1980s. Currently it is also used by some implementations of the Java Virtual Machine under the name JIT (Just In Time compilation). 1
  • adjective just-in-time denoting or relating to an industrial method in which waste of resources is eliminated or reduced by producing production-line components, etc, as they are required, rather than holding large stocks 0
  • adjective just-in-time Just-in-time manufacturing or ordering methods avoid waste by producing or sending goods as they are needed rather than holding large stocks. 0
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Parts of speech for Just-in-time

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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just-in-time popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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  • kanban

    a just-in-time method of inventory control, originally developed in Japanese automobile factories.
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