ALL meanings of term
term
T t - noun term a word or phrase that has a specific or precise meaning within a given discipline or field and might have a different meaning in common usage: Set is a term of art used by mathematicians, and burden of proof is a term of art used by lawyers. 3
- verb with object term to apply a particular term or name to; name; call; designate. 3
- idioms term bring to terms, to force to agree to stated demands or conditions; bring into submission: After a long struggle, we brought them to terms. 2
- idioms term come to terms, to reach an agreement; make an arrangement: to come to terms with a creditor. to become resigned or accustomed: to come to terms with one's life. 2
- idioms term eat one's terms, British Informal. to study for the bar; be a law student. 2
- noun term word or phrase 1
- noun term period of time 1
- noun term part of the school year 1
- noun term prison 1
- abbreviation TERM tenure 1
- noun,plural term relationship 1
- noun,plural term agreement 1
- noun,plural term fee and conditions 1
- noun,plural term legal conditions or rules 1
- noun term full pregnancy 1
- noun term mathematics: part of an equation 1
- noun term mathematics: part of a series 1
- transitive verb term express 1
- idioms term in terms of, with regard to; concerning: The book offers nothing in terms of a satisfactory conclusion. 1
- noun Definition of term in Technology 1. (networking) A program by Michael O'Reilly <[email protected]> for people running Unix who have Internet access via a dial-up connection, and who don't have access to SLIP, or PPP, or simply prefer a more lightweight protocol. TERM does end-to-end error-correction, compression and mulplexing across serial links. This means you can upload and download files as the same time you're reading your news, and can run X clients on the other side of your modem link, all without needing SLIP or PPP. 2. (business) Technology Enabled Relationship Management. 1
- countable noun term A term is a word or expression with a specific meaning, especially one which is used in relation to a particular subject. 0
- verb term If you say that something is termed a particular thing, you mean that that is what people call it or that is their opinion of it. 0
- variable noun term A term is one of the periods of time that a school, college, or university divides the year into. 0
- countable noun term A term is a period of time between two elections during which a particular party or government is in power. 0
- countable noun term A term is a period of time that someone spends doing a particular job or in a particular place. 0
- countable noun term A term is the period for which a legal contract or insurance policy is valid. 0
- uncountable noun term The term of a woman's pregnancy is the nine month period that it lasts. Term is also used to refer to the end of the nine month period. 0
- noun plural term The terms of an agreement, treaty, or other arrangement are the conditions that must be accepted by the people involved in it. 0
- noun term a name, expression, or word used for some particular thing, esp in a specialized field of knowledge 0
- noun term any word or expression 0
- noun term a limited period of time 0
- noun term any of the divisions of the academic year during which a school, college, etc, is in session 0
- noun term a point in time determined for an event or for the end of a period 0
- noun term the period at which childbirth is imminent 0
- noun term an estate or interest in land limited to run for a specified period 0
- noun term the duration of an estate, etc 0
- noun term (formerly) a period of time during which sessions of courts of law were held 0
- noun term time allowed to a debtor to settle 0
- noun term either of the expressions the ratio of which is a fraction or proportion, any of the separate elements of a sequence, or any of the individual addends of a polynomial or series 0
- noun term the word or phrase that forms either the subject or predicate of a proposition 0
- noun term a name or variable, as opposed to a predicate 0
- noun term one of the relata of a relation 0
- noun term any of the three subjects or predicates occurring in a syllogism 0
- noun term a sculptured post, esp one in the form of an armless bust or an animal on the top of a square pillar 0
- noun term a boundary or limit 0
- verb term to designate; call 0
- noun term a point of time designating the beginning or end of a period 0
- noun term a set date, as for payment, termination of tenancy, etc. 0
- noun term a set period of time; duration 0
- noun term a division of a school year, as a semester or quarter, during which a course of studies is given 0