16-letter words containing g, a, m, p
- image processing — (graphics) Computer manipulation of images. Some of the many algorithms used in image processing include convolution (on which many others are based), FFT, DCT, thinning (or skeletonisation), edge detection and contrast enhancement. These are usually implemented in software but may also use special purpose hardware for speed. Image processing contrasts with computer graphics, which is usually more concerned with the generation of artificial images, and visualisation, which attempts to understand (real-world) data by displaying it as an artificial image (e.g. a graph). Image processing is used in image recognition and computer vision. See also Pilot European Image Processing Archive.
- imago europe plc — A UK Internet provider. There sevice is called Imago On-line. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- import surcharge — a tax imposed on all imported goods, adding to any established tariffs
- interior mapping — an open map.
- james oglethorpe — James Edward, 1696–1785, British general: founder of the colony of Georgia.
- league champions — the team that has come top of the league
- legal department — the department that deals with legal matters
- lymphangiectasia — (medicine) dilation of the lymphatic vessels.
- lymphangiectasis — Alt form lymphangiectasia.
- lymphangiography — x-ray visualization of lymph vessels and nodes following injection of a contrast medium.
- macapagal arroyo — Gloria
- macrophotography — Photography that is done up close; close-up photography.
- mad-dog skullcap — a North American skullcap, Scutellaria lateriflora, having underground stems and one-sided clusters of blue to white flowers.
- magmatic stoping — the process by which country rock is broken up and engulfed by the upward movement of magma
- magnetic compass — a compass having a magnetized needle generally in line with the magnetic poles of the earth.
- magnetic pick-up — a type of record player pick-up in which the stylus moves an iron core in a coil, causing a changing magnetic field that produces the current
- magnetic pyrites — Mineralogy. pyrrhotite.
- magnetoreceptors — Plural form of magnetoreceptor.
- malpighian layer — the deep, germinative layer of the epidermis.
- mammographically — Using a mammograph, by means of mammograph.
- mangrove snapper — gray snapper.
- maremma sheepdog — a large strongly-built sheepdog of a breed with a long, slightly wavy, white coat
- marriage partner — a person you are married to
- marriage portion — dowry.
- marseille prolog — (language) One of the two main dialects of Prolog, the other being Edinburgh Prolog. The difference is largely syntax. The original Marseille Interpreter (1973) was written in Fortran.
- megacorporations — Plural form of megacorporation.
- megaphanerophyte — any tree with a height over 30 metres
- megasporogenesis — the formation and development of megaspores.
- metamorphosising — Present participle of metamorphosise.
- microangiopathic — Of, pertaining to or accompanied by microangiopathy.
- microgametophyte — (biology) Any gametophyte that develops from a microspore.
- microphotographs — Plural form of microphotograph.
- microphotography — microfilm (def 1).
- microprogramming — microcode
- micropropagation — the propagation of plants from tissue cultures, often from single cells.
- misappropriating — Present participle of misappropriate.
- mortgage company — business providing loans to property buyers
- mortgage payment — instalment paid on a housebuyer's loan
- multiprogramming — multitasking
- on the same page — one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- operating income — revenue from business operations after operating expenses are deducted from gross income.
- operating manual — a leaflet of instructions on how to use something (such as an electrical appliance, etc)
- operating margin — An operating margin is a ratio used to measure how well a company controls its costs, that is calculated by dividing operating income by net sales, and expressing it as a percentage.
- operating system — (operating system) (OS) The low-level software which handles the interface to peripheral hardware, schedules tasks, allocates storage, and presents a default interface to the user when no application program is running. The OS may be split into a kernel which is always present and various system programs which use facilities provided by the kernel to perform higher-level house-keeping tasks, often acting as servers in a client-server relationship. Some would include a graphical user interface and window system as part of the OS, others would not. The operating system loader, BIOS, or other firmware required at boot time or when installing the operating system would generally not be considered part of the operating system, though this distinction is unclear in the case of a rommable operating system such as RISC OS. The facilities an operating system provides and its general design philosophy exert an extremely strong influence on programming style and on the technical cultures that grow up around the machines on which it runs. Example operating systems include 386BSD, AIX, AOS, Amoeba, Angel, Artemis microkernel, BeOS, Brazil, COS, CP/M, CTSS, Chorus, DACNOS, DOSEXEC 2, GCOS, GEORGE 3, GEOS, ITS, KAOS, Linux, LynxOS, MPV, MS-DOS, MVS, Mach, Macintosh operating system, Microsoft Windows, MINIX, Multics, Multipop-68, Novell NetWare, OS-9, OS/2, Pick, Plan 9, QNX, RISC OS, STING, System V, System/360, TOPS-10, TOPS-20, TRUSIX, TWENEX, TYMCOM-X, Thoth, Unix, VM/CMS, VMS, VRTX, VSTa, VxWorks, WAITS.
- operating-system — the collection of software that directs a computer's operations, controlling and scheduling the execution of other programs, and managing storage, input/output, and communication resources. Abbreviation: OS.
- ophthalmological — Pertaining to ophthalmology.
- ophthalmologists — Plural form of ophthalmologist.
- overcompensating — Present participle of overcompensate.
- overcomplicating — Present participle of overcomplicate.
- paleoclimatology — the branch of paleogeography dealing with the study of paleoclimates.