24-letter words containing h, m, c

macintosh user interface — (operating system) The graphical user interface used by Apple Computer's Macintosh family of personal computers, based on graphical representations of familiar office objects (sheets of paper, files, wastepaper bin, etc.) positioned on a two-dimensional "desktop" workspace. Programs and data files are represented on screen by small pictures (icons). An object is selected by moving a mouse over the real desktop which correspondingly moves the pointer on screen. When the pointer is over an icon on screen, the icon is selected by pressing the button on the mouse. A hierarchical file system is provided that lets a user "drag" a document (a file) icon into and out of a folder (directory) icon. Folders can also contain other folders and so on. To delete a document, its icon is dragged into a trash can icon. For people that are not computer enthusiasts, managing files on the Macintosh is easier than using the MS-DOS or Unix command-line interpreter. The Macintosh always displays a row of menu titles at the top of the screen. When a mouse button is pressed over a title, a pull-down menu appears below it. With the mouse button held down, the option within the menu is selected by pointing to it and then releasing the button. Unlike the IBM PC, which, prior to Microsoft Windows had no standard graphical user interface, Macintosh developers almost always conform to the Macintosh interface. As a result, users are comfortable with the interface of a new program from the start even if it takes a while to learn all the rest of it. They know there will be a row of menu options at the top of the screen, and basic tasks are always performed in the same way. Apple also keeps technical jargon down to a minimum. Although the Macintosh user interface provides consistency; it does not make up for an application program that is not designed well. Not only must the application's menus be clear and understandable, but the locations on screen that a user points to must be considered. Since the mouse is the major selecting method on a Macintosh, mouse movement should be kept to a minimum. In addition, for experienced typists, the mouse is a cumbersome substitute for well-designed keyboard commands, especially for intensive text editing.
magnetothermoelectricity — thermoelectricity induced or affected by a magnetic field.
make the acquaintance of — to come into social contact with
maker interchange format — (MIF) A language used to describe a FrameMaker document in a text file. MIF is used to exchange information between FrameMaker and other applications.
mass psychogenic illness — a condition in which a large group of people report similar physical symptoms that are traceable to psychological factors rather than environmental or physiological factors.
mathematical expectation — Mathematics. the product of the probability of the occurrence of an event and the value associated with the occurrence of a given event.
mathematical probability — the probability of an event consisting of n out of m possible equally likely occurrences, defined to be n/m
mean length of utterance — the mean number of morphemes produced per sentence, used especially as a measure of child language development. Abbreviation: MLU.
michael viii palaeologus — 1234–1282, Byzantine ruler 1259–82, first of the Palaeologus emperors.
morphologic construction — a construction that forms a compound or complex word. Compare syntactic construction (def 1).
multiple reentry vehicle — a reentry vehicle equipped with multiple warheads that cannot be directed to separate targets. Abbreviation: MRV, M.R.V.
new england clam chowder — a thick chowder made from clams, potatoes, onions, sometimes salt pork, and milk or cream.
open system architecture — (operating system) (OSA) A competitor to IBM's SNA.
parallel virtual machine — (parallel, networking, tool) (PVM) 1. A software system designed to allow a network of heterogeneous machines to be used as a single distributed parallel processor. PVM was developed by the University of Tennessee, The Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Emory University. 2. The intermediate language used by the Gambit compiler for Scheme.
photomechanical transfer — a method of producing photographic prints or offset printing plates from paper negatives by a chemical transfer process rather than by exposure to light
phrase-structure grammar — a grammar that consists of phrase-structure rules.
physiological atmosphere — ecosphere.
portable scheme debugger — (PSD) A package for source code debugging of R4RS-compliant Scheme under GNU Emacs by Kellom ?ki Pertti <[email protected]>. Version 1.1. Distributed under GNU GPL. It works with scm, Elk and Scheme->C.
remote method invocation — (programming) (RMI) Part of the Java programming language library which enables a Java program running on one computer to access the objects and methods of another Java program running on a different computer.
research and development — the part of a commercial company's activity concerned with applying the results of scientific research to develop new products and improve existing ones
rocky mountain whitefish — mountain whitefish.
six nations championship — the annual competition involving national sides representing England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and Wales. Until the admission of Italy in 2000, it was known as the Five Nations Championship
stab someone in the back — If you say that someone has stabbed you in the back, you mean that they have done something very harmful to you when you thought that you could trust them. You can refer to an action of this kind as a stab in the back.
synchronous graphics ram — Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory
the last of the mohicans — a historical novel (1826) by James Fenimore Cooper.
the whole shooting match — everything; the whole lot
thompson sub-machine-gun — a .45 calibre sub-machine-gun
to carry sth to extremes — to overdo something
to make boundary changes — to change the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies, because of population shifts
tri-nations championship — (from 1996–2011) the annual tournament in which the national sides representing Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa compete; in 2012 Argentina entered and the competition became the Rugby Championship
until the cows come home — the mature female of a bovine animal, especially of the genus Bos.
voluntary aid detachment — (in World War I) an organization of British women volunteers who assisted in military hospitals and ambulance duties
when one's ship comes in — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
when push comes to shove — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
where one is coming from — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
work/go/run like a charm — If you say that something worked like a charm, you mean that it was very effective or successful.

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