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  • nondestructive — Not involving damage or destruction, especially of an object or material that is being tested.
  • nondeterminism — (computing) Dependence on factors other than initial state and input.
  • nondiffractive — Not diffractive.
  • nondirectional — functioning equally well in all directions; omnidirectional.
  • nondiversified — Not diversified.
  • nondoctrinaire — not concerned with or related to doctrine
  • nondocumentary — a film or television programme not reflecting real life
  • nonintroverted — Not introverted.
  • nonparasitized — Not having been parasitized.
  • nonpredictable — Not predictable.
  • nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
  • nonpressurized — Not pressurized.
  • nonradioactive — not radioactive
  • nonrepudiation — (legal) Assurance that a contract cannot later be denied by either of the parties involved.
  • nonresidential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
  • north cascades — a national park in NW Washington: site of glaciers and mountain lakes. 789 sq. mi. (2043 sq. km).
  • north tyneside — a unitary authority of NE England, in Tyne and Wear. Pop: 190 800 (2003 est). Area: 84 sq km (32 sq miles)
  • northeastwards — northeastward.
  • northern dvina — Also called Western Dvina. Latvian Daugava. a river rising in the Valdai Hills in the W Russian Federation, flowing W through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Latvia to the Baltic Sea at Riga. About 640 miles (1030) long.
  • northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
  • northwestwards — northwestward.
  • notched collar — a collar forming a notch with the lapels of a garment at the seam where collar and lapels join.
  • occluded front — a composite front formed when a cold front overtakes a warm front and forces it aloft.
  • off the ground — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
  • off-line world — (jargon)   A die-hard nethead term for non-computer-related experience. See also big room.
  • offer document — a document sent by a person or firm making a takeover bid to the shareholders of the target company, giving details of the offer that has been made and, usually, reasons for accepting it
  • old low german — the language of the German lowlands before c1100. Abbreviation: OLG.
  • old-line party — either the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party
  • on home ground — If you say that someone is on their home ground, you mean that they are in or near where they work or live, and feel confident and secure because of this.
  • on one's guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
  • on the rebound — to bound or spring back from force of impact.
  • on the upgrade — improving or progressing, as in importance, status, health, etc
  • ondes martenot — an electronic keyboard instrument in which the frequency of an oscillator is varied to produce separate musical notes
  • one-hit wonder — a singer, composer or group that only ever has one successful piece
  • open deathtrap — (abuse)   An abusive hackerism for the Santa Cruz Operation's Open DeskTop. The funniest part is that this was coined by SCO's own developers. Compare AIDX, Macintrash Nominal Semidestructor, ScumOS, sun-stools, HP-SUX.
  • operation code — (programming)   (Always "op code" when spoken) The part or parts of a machine language instruction which determines what kind of action the computer should take, e.g. add, jump, load, store. In any particular instruction set certain fixed bit positions within the instruction word contain the op code, others give parameters such as the addresses or registers involved. For example, in a 32-bit instruction the most significant eight bits might be the op code giving 256 possible operations. For some instruction sets, certain values in the fixed bit positions may select a group of operations and the exact operation may depend on other bits within instruction word or subsequent words. When programming in assembly language, the op code is represented by a readable name called an instruction mnemonic.
  • orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
  • ordinal number — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
  • ordinary share — British. a share of common stock.
  • ordnance corps — a combat support military unit responsible for developing and maintaining weapons and weapon systems
  • ordnance datum — mean sea level calculated from observation taken at Newlyn, Cornwall, and used as the official basis for height calculation on British maps
  • orkney islands — group of islands north of Scotland, constituting an administrative division of Scotland: 377 sq mi (976 sq km); pop. 20,000
  • osteochondroma — (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
  • out from under — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
  • over and above — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
  • over-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
  • over-confident — too confident.
  • over-demanding — to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
  • over-dignified — to confer honor or dignity upon; honor; ennoble.
  • over-organized — to stress formal structure, status, rules, and details excessively.
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