13-letter words containing d, e, p, v
- packet driver — (networking) IBM PC local area network software that divides data into packets which it routes to the network. It also handles incoming data, reassembling the packets so that application programs can read the data as a continuous stream. Packet drivers provide a simple, common programming interface that allows multiple applications to share a network interface at the data link layer. Packet drivers demultiplex incoming packets among the applications by using the network media's standard packet type or service access point field(s). The packet driver provides calls to initiate access to a specific packet type, to end access to it, to send a packet, to get statistics on the network interface and to get information about the interface. Protocol implementations that use the packet driver can coexist and can make use of one another's services, whereas multiple applications which do not use the driver do not coexist on one machine properly. Through use of the packet driver, a user could run TCP/IP, XNS and a proprietary protocol implementation such as DECnet, Banyan's, LifeNet's, Novell's or 3Com's without the difficulties associated with pre-empting the network interface. Applications which use the packet driver can also run on new network hardware of the same class without being modified; only a new packet driver need be supplied. There are several levels of packet driver. The first is the basic packet driver, which provides minimal functionality but should be simple to implement and which uses very few host resources. The basic driver provides operations to broadcast and receive packets. The second driver is the extended packet driver, which is a superset of the basic driver. The extended driver supports less commonly used functions of the network interface such as multicast, and also gathers statistics on use of the interface and makes these available to the application. The third level, the high-performance functions, support performance improvements and tuning.
- paper advance — the feeding of paper through a printer
- pas de cheval — a step in which the dancer hops on one foot and paws the ground with the other.
- pate de verre — French. a decorative glass made in a mold in which powdered glass of various hues is mixed, blended, and fused.
- peer-reviewed — of or being scientific or scholarly writing or research that has undergone evaluation by other experts in the field (peer review) to judge if it merits publication or funding
- pelvic girdle — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the hind limbs or analogous parts.
- petrol-driven — (of a car, engine, etc) powered by petrol
- pre-contrived — to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent: The author contrived a clever plot.
- pre-developed — to bring out the capabilities or possibilities of; bring to a more advanced or effective state: to develop natural resources; to develop one's musical talent.
- prejudicative — tending to prejudge
- private brand — a product marketed under a private label.
- private study — the act or process of studying outwith classes
- redevelopment — the act or process of redeveloping.
- reduplicative — tending to reduplicate.
- ringed plover — any of several cosmopolitan plovers of the genus Charadrius, especially C. hiaticula, brownish above and white below with a black band around the breast.
- river dolphin — any freshwater cetacean of the family Platanistidae, inhabiting rivers of North and South America and S Asia. They are smaller than marine dolphins and have a longer narrower snout
- self-depraved — corrupt, wicked, or perverted.
- silver-plated — Something that is silver-plated is covered with a very thin layer of silver.
- spotted fever — any of several fevers characterized by spots on the skin, especially as in cerebrospinal meningitis or typhus fever.
- superelevated — (of a curve in a road, railroad track, etc.) banked.
- swivel-hipped — characterized by an exaggeratedly swinging or extremely free motion of the hips.
- triple-nerved — noting a leaf in which two prominent nerves emerge from the middle nerve a little above its base.
- typhoid fever — Also called typhoid fever. an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced with food or drink.
- undescriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- unperceivedly — without being perceived; so as not to be perceived
- unprovisioned — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- upland plover — a large, field-inhabiting sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, of eastern North America, resembling a plover: now protected and increasing in numbers.
- vacuum-packed — packed and sealed in a container, as a can or jar, with as much air as possible evacuated before sealing, chiefly to preserve freshness.
- vagodepressor — decreasing or mimicking the decrease of the activity of the vagus nerve.
- valued policy — a policy in which the company and the policyholder agree to the amount to be paid in the event of total loss of property, regardless of the value of the property.
- vide ut supra — (used to direct a reader to a specified place in a text) see as above
- vino de pasto — a pale, dry sherry of Spain.
- violin spider — brown recluse spider.
- web developer — a person or company that develops World Wide Web software applications, or that creates and maintains websites.
- well-provided — having been furnished or supplied with a sufficient amount