26-letter words containing a, c, r, o, i, d
- a skeleton in the cupboard — If you say that someone has a skeleton in the closet, or in British English a skeleton in the cupboard, you mean that they are keeping secret a bad or embarrassing fact about themselves.
- abstract windowing toolkit — Abstract Window Toolkit
- advanced function printing — Advanced Function Presentation
- adzhar autonomous republic — an administrative division of SW Georgia, on the Black Sea: part of Turkey from the 17th century until 1878; mostly mountainous, reaching 2805 m (9350 ft), with a subtropical coastal strip. Capital: Batumi. Pop: 376 016 (2002). Area: 3000 sq km (1160 sq miles)
- algebraically closed field — a field in which every polynomial equation with coefficients that are elements of the field has at least one root in the field, as the field of complex numbers.
- american national standard — (standard) (ANS) A common prefix for ANSI documents or standards, e.g.: "ANS Forth", or "American National Standard X3.215-1994".
- analogue-digital converter — a device converting an analogue electrical signal into a digital representation so that it can be processed by a digital system
- apache software foundation — (open source, body) (ASF) A consortium that manages the development of the Apache web server, dozens of XML- and Java-based projects (under the name Jakarta), the Ant build tool, the Geronimo J2EE server, the SpamAssassin anti-SPAM tool, and much more.
- armoured personnel carrier — a vehicle used for transporting troops that is strengthened with armour plate
- atmospheric boundary layer — the thin layer of air adjacent to the earth's surface, usually considered to be less than 300 feet (91 meters) high.
- attention deficit disorder — Attention deficit disorder is a condition where people, especially children, are unable to concentrate on anything for very long and so find it difficult to learn and often behave in inappropriate ways. The abbreviation ADD is often used.
- autistic-spectrum disorder — any disorder within the spectrum of autism, such as Asperger’s syndrome, characterized by impairment in communication, social interaction, and flexibility of thinking and behaviour
- automatic direction finder — a type of radio compass that indicates automatically the direction of the station to which it is tuned, used esp. on aircraft
- bachelor of science degree — a degree conferred on a person who has successfully completed his or her undergraduate studies in a branch of the sciences
- blue cross and blue shield — a nonprofit organization that offers its members health insurance covering hospitalization, surgical, and medical expenses.
- cape sable seaside sparrow — a species of sparrow, Ammospiza maritima, existing in two subspecies, one (Cape Sable seaside sparrow) having dark olive-drab plumage with a lighter breast and underbelly, and the other (dusky seaside sparrow) having bold black and white markings on the breast and underbelly: the dusky seaside sparrow is almost extinct.
- central african federation — a former grouping of British territories in S Africa for administrative purposes (1953–63): composed of Southern and Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
- childe harold's pilgrimage — a narrative poem (1812, 1816, 1818) by Byron.
- christian democratic party — any of various political parties in Europe and Latin America which combine moderate conservatism with historical links to the Christian Church
- codd's reduction algorithm — (database) An algorithm to convert an arbitrary expression of the relational calculus to an equivalent expression of the relational algebra. This can be used as the basis of an implementation of the relational calculus.
- coldfusion markup language — (language, web) (CFML) A tag based markup language used to create ColdFusion web applications by embedding ColdFusion commands in HTML files.
- combined cycle gas turbine — A combined cycle gas turbine is an efficient combination of gas-fired turbine and steam turbine, used in a power plant.
- committed information rate — (networking) (CIR) The guaranteed average data rate of a virtual circuit in a frame relay network. The CIR plus the Excess Information Rate (EIR, burst rate) is equal to or less than the speed of the access port into the network. The term CIR includes voice and non-data packets that are not included in the Committed Data Rate (CDR). CIR is generally used in reference to leased lines and similar classes of network services, not dial-up.
- common intermediate format — (communications, standard) (CIF) A video format used in videoconferencing systems, which supports both NTSC and PAL signals, with a data rate of 30 frames per second (fps), with each frame containing 288 lines and 352 luminance pixels per line. CIF is part of the ITU H.261 videoconferencing standard. CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF) to distinguish it from Quarter CIF (QCIF), a related video format standard that transfers one fourth as much data as CIF.
- complementary distribution — a relation such that the members of a pair or set of phones, morphs, or other linguistic units have no environment in common, as aspirated “p” and unaspirated “p” in English, the first occurring only in positions where the second does not.
- computer aided engineering — (application) (CAE) The use of software to help with all phases of engineering design work. Like computer aided design, but also involving the conceptual and analytical design steps and extending into Computer-Integrated Manufacturing (CIM).
- computer-aided engineering — the use of computers to automate manufacturing processes
- computer-aided instruction — (application, education) (CAI, or "- assisted", "- learning", CAL, Computer-Based Training CBT, "e-learning") The use of computers for education and training. The programs and data used in CAI, known as "courseware", may be supplied on media such as CD-ROM or delivered via a network which also enables centralised logging of student progress. CAI may constitute the whole or part of a course, may be done individually or in groups ("Computer Supported Collaborative Learning", CSCL), with or without human guidance.
- computer-assisted learning — Computer-Aided Instruction
- computer-generated imagery — (graphics) (CGI) Animatied graphics produced by computer and used in film or television.
- concentrate someone's mind — If you say that an unpleasant fact or situation concentrates someone's mind, you mean that it makes them think clearly, because they are aware of the serious consequences if they do not.
- conditional sale agreement — a type of hire-purchase agreement
- coordinated universal time — Universal Time as periodically adjusted to coordinate with atomic clocks: it serves as the official international basis for standard time
- damage limitation exercise — an activity pursued to make the bad results of something as small as possible, when it is impossible to avoid bad results completely
- dichlorophenoxyacetic acid — a chloride derivative of phenol and acetic acid, C6H3Cl2OCH2COOH, used to destroy broad-leaved weeds without injuring grass; 2,4-D
- dionysius of halicarnassus — died 7? b.c, Greek rhetorician and historian in Rome.
- direct broadcast satellite — DBS.
- discrete fourier transform — (mathematics) (DFT) A Fourier transform, specialized to the case where the abscissas are integers. The DFT is central to many kinds of signal processing, including the analysis and compression of video and sound information. A common implementation of the DFT is the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT). See also discrete cosine transform.
- divorce from bed and board — a form of divorce whereby the parties are prohibited from living together but the marriage is not dissolved
- electronic data processing — 1. (application) (EDP) data processing by computers. 2. (company) The name of Honeywell's computer business between 1960, when it gained complete ownership of Datamatic Corporation, and 1963, when it was officially renamed Honeywell Inc.
- electronic programme guide — an on-screen guide that enables viewers of digital television to select programmes using a handheld device
- enhanced capabilities port — (hardware) (ECP) The most common parallel printer interface on current (1997) IBM PC compatibles. Enhanced Capabilities Port is defined in standard IEEE 1284. It is bi-directional and faster than earlier parallel ports. Not to be confused with Extended Capabilities Port.
- enhanced directory service — (operating system) (EDS) A common, distributed, integrated, directory service with centralized and/or replicated administration.
- european defence community — a plan proposed in 1950 to form a defence force including countries such as West Germany, France, and Italy. This plan was never carried out.
- event description language — (language) (EDL)
- extended capabilities port — (hardware) (ECP) A parallel printer interface for IBM PC compatibles, supported by several, mainly US, manufacturers. Not to be confused with the more common Enhanced Capabilities Port.
- federal networking council — (FNC) The coordinating group of representatives from federal agencies involved in the development and use of federal networking, especially those networks using TCP/IP and the Internet. Current members include representatives from DOD, DOE, DARPA, NSF, NASA, and HHS.
- first-class honours degree — an honours degree of the highest class
- frederic auguste bartholdi — Frédéric Auguste [frey-dey-reek oh-gyst] /freɪ deɪˈrik oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1834–1904, French sculptor who designed the Statue of Liberty.
- freedom of information act — a law enacted in 1966 requiring that government records except those relating to national security, confidential financial data, and law enforcement be made available to the public on request. Abbreviation: FOIA.
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