8-letter words containing a, t, s
- data bus — (architecture) The bus (connections between and within the CPU, memory, and peripherals) used to carry data. Other connections are the address bus and control signals. The width and clock rate of the data bus determine its data rate (the number of bytes per second it can carry), which is one of the main factors determining the processing power of a computer. Most current processor designs use a 32-bit bus, meaning that 32 bits of data can be transferred at once. Some processors have an internal data bus which is wider than their external bus in order to make external connections cheaper while retaining some of the benefits in processing power of a wider bus. See also data path.
- data set — a collection of data records for computer processing.
- database — A database is a collection of data that is stored in a computer and that can easily be used and added to.
- datapost — an express service offered by the Royal Mail that ensures a parcel reaches its destination either on the day of postage or the following morning
- datasets — Plural form of dataset.
- dateless — likely to remain fashionable, relevant, or interesting regardless of age; timeless
- daytimes — Plural form of daytime.
- dead set — absolutely
- debaters — Plural form of debater.
- defaults — Plural form of default.
- deflates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflate.
- delsarte — François [fran-swah;; French frahn-swa] /frænˈswɑ;; French frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1811–71, French musician and teacher.
- desalted — Simple past tense and past participle of desalt.
- desalter — an apparatus for desalting
- descants — Plural form of descant.
- desecate — (obsolete) To cut, as with a scythe; to mow.
- deskfast — breakfast eaten at one's desk at work
- desolate — A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort.
- despatch — dispatch
- despotat — the dominion of a despot
- detaches — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detach.
- detassel — to remove the upper, pollen-bearing part (the tassel) of a corn (maize) plant and place it on the ground. This is done to one variety of corn in a plantation containing two varieties, so that all the corn will be pollinated by a single variety, thus producing fertile hybrids
- detracts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detract.
- detrains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detrain.
- deutzias — Plural form of deutzia.
- devasted — Simple past tense and past participle of devast.
- deviants — Plural form of deviant.
- deviates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deviate.
- diabetes — Diabetes is a medical condition in which someone has too much sugar in their blood.
- dialects — Plural form of dialect.
- dianthus — any Eurasian caryophyllaceous plant of the widely cultivated genus Dianthus, such as the carnation, pink, and sweet william
- diarists — Plural form of diarist.
- diastase — any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyse starch to maltose. They are present in germinated barley and in the pancreas
- diastema — an abnormal space, fissure, or cleft in a bodily organ or part
- diastole — the dilatation of the chambers of the heart that follows each contraction, during which they refill with blood
- diastyle — having columns about three diameters apart
- dictates — authoritative commands or rules
- die-cast — formed by die casting.
- digitals — Plural form of digital.
- dilators — Plural form of dilator.
- dingbats — Slang. an eccentric, silly, or empty-headed person.
- dioptase — a mineral, hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO 3 ⋅H 2 O, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
- dirtbags — Plural form of dirtbag.
- disaster — a calamitous event, especially one occurring suddenly and causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure.
- discants — Plural form of discant.
- dishabit — to dislodge
- disheart — Obsolete form of dishearten.
- dispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- displant — to dislodge.
- disrated — Simple past tense and past participle of disrate.