26-letter words containing o, p, e, n, d, r
- official production system — (language) (OPS) The first production system (i.e. rule based) programming language, developed at CMU in 1970 and used for building expert systems. OPS was originally written in Franz Lisp and later ported to other LISP dialects.
- on demand: usu phr after v — If something is available or happens on demand, you can have it or it happens whenever you want it or ask for it.
- open document architecture — (standard) (ODA) ISO standard (8613) for describing documents. It allows text, graphics, and facsimile documents to be transferred between different systems.
- open the door to something — If someone or something opens the door to a good new idea or situation, they introduce it or make it possible.
- period-luminosity relation — the relationship between the period of light variation and of the absolute magnitude of Cepheid variable stars.
- personal digital assistant — a handheld computer, often pen-based, that provides especially organizational software, as an appointment calendar, and communications hardware, as a fax modem. Abbreviation: PDA.
- post-and-beam construction — wall construction in which beams rather than studs are used to support heavy posts.
- postprandial thermogenesis — the rate at which food is broken down after a meal and used by your body
- primo de rivera y orbaneja — Miguel [mee-gel] /miˈgɛl/ (Show IPA), 1870–1930, Spanish general and dictator 1923–30.
- privately held corporation — A privately held corporation is a company whose shares cannot be bought by the general public.
- propoxyphene hydrochloride — a white, crystalline, narcotic analgesic, C22H29NO2·HCl, used for the alleviation of moderate pain
- provence-alpes-côte d'azur — metropolitan region of SE France: 12,124 sq mi (31,401 sq km); pop. 4,258,000; chief city, Marseille
- repetitive strain disorder — overuse strain injury
- retained object complement — an object complement that is kept in its predicative position following the verb when the verb is transformed into the passive voice, as genius in He was considered a genius from (They) considered him a genius.
- round peg in a square hole — a person in a position, situation, etc. for which he or she is unsuited or unqualified
- square peg in a round hole — If you describe someone as a square peg in a round hole, you mean that they are in a situation or doing something that does not suit them at all.
- stamped addressed envelope — A stamped addressed envelope is an envelope with a stamp on it and your own name and address, which you send to someone so that something can be sent back to you. The abbreviation s.a.e. is also used.
- straight-line depreciation — Straight-line depreciation is a method of depreciation in which an equal amount of depreciation is taken each year.
- system product interpreter — Restructured EXtended eXecutor
- textured vegetable protein — soya meat; a meat substitute that is made from soy flour
- the department of the navy — the United States federal department that supports and leads the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps
- three-dimensional printing — the creation of solid objects by building up multiple layers, each layer corresponding to a plan held in a digital file
- to be pressed into service — To press someone or something into service means to use them temporarily for a particular purpose.
- to preach to the converted — If you say that someone is preaching to the converted, you mean that they are wasting their time because they are trying to persuade people to think or believe in things that they already think or believe in.
- transport driver interface — (networking) (TDI) Developed by SUN, IBM, and Microsoft (and others?), the TDI is a software interface between the protocols and application programing interface layers of the Windows NT network model.
- udmurt autonomous republic — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe. 16,250 sq. mi. (42,088 sq. km). Capital: Izhevsk.
- united press international — a business organization of newspapers in the U.S., together with representatives abroad, for the reporting and interchange of news. Abbreviation: UPI, U.P.I.
- united states marine corps — Marine Corps. Abbreviation: USMC.
- upper side-band modulation — (communications) (USB) A kind of modulation applied to a sinusoidal carrier.