18-letter words containing g, l, i, b, e, n
- point-bearing pile — a pile depending on the soil or rock beneath its foot for support.
- range of stability — the angle to the perpendicular through which a vessel may be heeled without losing the ability to right itself.
- relational algebra — (database, theory) A family of algebra with a well-founded semantics used for modelling the data stored in relational databases, and defining queries on it. The main operations of the relational algebra are the set operations (such as union, intersection, and cartesian product), selection (keeping only some lines of a table) and the projection (keeping only some columns). The relational data model describes how the data is structured.
- selective breeding — the raising of animals with particular genetic traits through careful choice of parents
- subliminal message — a message passed to the human mind without the mind being consciously aware of it, as, for example, in advertising
- the general public — the people in a society; people in general
- tighten one's belt — a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- travelling library — a mobile library in which a vehicle such as a van delivers books to be borrowed
- treaty obligations — obligations or duties that must be carried out by a party as according to a treaty they have entered into
- universal debugger — (tool, parallel) (udb) KSR's interactive source level debugger for serial and parallel programs written in KSR, Fortran, KSR C and KSR1 assembly language. Udb is a source level debugger for testing and debugging serial and parallel programs; it is compatible with GDB and dbx. The user can direct udb either by typing commands or graphically through an X-based window interface; the latter provides simultaneous display of source code, I/O and instructions. For parallel programs, operations can be carried out per-thread.
- working men's club — A working men's club is a place where working people, especially men, can go to relax, drink alcoholic drinks, and sometimes watch live entertainment.