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  • multithreading — (parallel)   Sharing a single CPU between multiple tasks (or "threads") in a way designed to minimise the time required to switch threads. This is accomplished by sharing as much as possible of the program execution environment between the different threads so that very little state needs to be saved and restored when changing thread. Multithreading differs from multitasking in that threads share more of their environment with each other than do tasks under multitasking. Threads may be distinguished only by the value of their program counters and stack pointers while sharing a single address space and set of global variables. There is thus very little protection of one thread from another, in contrast to multitasking. Multithreading can thus be used for very fine-grain multitasking, at the level of a few instructions, and so can hide latency by keeping the processor busy after one thread issues a long-latency instruction on which subsequent instructions in that thread depend. A light-weight process is somewhere between a thread and a full process.
  • natural bridge — a natural limestone bridge in western Virginia. 215 feet (66 meters) high; 90 feet (27 meters) span.
  • natural gender — gender based on the sex or, for neuter, the lack of sex of the referent of a noun, as English girl (feminine) is referred to by the feminine pronoun she, boy (masculine) by the masculine pronoun he, and table (neuter) by the neuter pronoun it.
  • neutral ground — a median strip on a highway or boulevard, especially one planted with grass.
  • non-judgmental — not judged or judging on the basis of one's personal standards or opinions: They tried to adopt a nonjudgmental attitude that didn't reflect their own biases. My guidance counselor in high school was sympathetic and nonjudgmental.
  • nonhalogenated — not containing halogen
  • nonjudgemental — Alternative spelling of nonjudgmental.
  • overhead light — a light which throws light downwards by being situated on the ceiling or having a downward shade, etc
  • overland stage — a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.
  • prostate gland — an organ that surrounds the urethra of males at the base of the bladder, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline fluid that makes up part of the semen and enhances the motility and fertility of sperm.
  • radiotelegraph — a telegraph in which messages or signals are sent by means of radio waves rather than through wires or cables.
  • right and left — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
  • self-adjusting — that adjusts itself in response to circumstances
  • self-defeating — serving to frustrate, thwart, etc., one's own intention or interests: His behavior was certainly self-defeating.
  • self-generated — made without the aid of an external agent; produced spontaneously.
  • self-mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
  • self-regulated — governed or controlled from within; self-regulating.
  • sheepdog trial — a competition in which sheepdogs are tested in their tasks
  • single-hearted — sincere and undivided in feeling or spirit; dedicated; not reflecting mixed emotions: He was single-hearted in his patriotism.
  • straight-laced — strait-laced (sense 2)
  • swing the lead — to malinger or make up excuses
  • teaching elder — a minister in a Presbyterian church.
  • the everglades — a subtropical marshy region of Florida, south of Lake Okeechobee: contains the Everglades National Park established to preserve the flora and fauna of the swamps. Area: over 13 000 sq km (5000 sq miles)
  • thread rolling — the production of a screw thread by a rolling swaging process using hardened profiled rollers. Rolled threads are stronger than threads machined by a cutting tool
  • threaded glass — glass decorated with a pattern produced by variegated glass filaments.
  • trade language — a lingua franca, especially one used primarily for trade and conducting business.
  • twelfth-grader — (in the US) a pupil in the twelfth-grade
  • upgradeability — an incline going up in the direction of movement.
  • value judgment — an estimate, usually subjective, of the worth, quality, goodness, evil, etc., of something or someone.
  • vegetable dish — a dish designed to serve vegetables from
  • vegetable-gold — Also called vegetable gold. a crocus, Crocus sativus, having showy purple flowers.
  • well-regulated — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
  • wrongful death — the death of a person wrongfully caused, as comprising the grounds of a damage suit.
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