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17-letter words containing v, a, d, o, r

  • activation record — (compiler)   (Or "data frame", "stack frame") A data structure containing the variables belonging to one particular scope (e.g. a procedure body), as well as links to other activation records. Activation records are usually created (on the stack) on entry to a block and destroyed on exit. If a procedure or function may be returned as a result, stored in a variable and used in an outer scope then its activation record must be stored in a heap so that its variables still exist when it is used. Variables in the current scope are accessed via the frame pointer which points to the current activation record. Variables in an outer scope are accessed by following chains of links between activation records. There are two kinds of link - the static link and the dynamic link.
  • adjective pronoun — a pronoun used as an adjective, as his in His dinner is ready.
  • adventure holiday — a holiday that involves some physically challenging activity such as canoeing, rock climbing, etc
  • adventure tourism — tourism involving activities that are physically challenging
  • adventuresomeness — The state or quality of being adventuresome.
  • adverse selection — Adverse selection is a term used to describe the tendency of those in dangerous jobs or with high-risk lifestyles to want to take out life insurance.
  • average deviation — a measure of dispersion, computed by taking the arithmetic mean of the absolute values of the deviations of the functional values from some central value, usually the mean or median.
  • aviation industry — a collective term for the companies involved in air transport
  • avogadro constant — the number of atoms or molecules in a mole of a substance
  • avogadro's number — the constant, 6.022 × 10 23 , representing the number of atoms, molecules, or ions in one mole of a substance. Symbol: N. Compare gram-atom, gram molecule.
  • avoirdupois pound — a pound weighing 16 ounces
  • be over sb's head — If something such as an idea, joke, or comment goes over someone's head, it is too difficult for them to understand.
  • bill of adventure — a certificate made out by a merchant to show that goods handled by him and his agents are the property of another party at whose risk the dealing is done
  • blue-headed vireo — solitary vireo.
  • breakdown service — a service that provides assistance to motorists who break down
  • breakdown voltage — the minimum applied voltage that would cause a given insulator or electrode to break down.
  • brighton and hove — a city and unitary authority in S England, in East Sussex. Pop: 251 500 (2003 est). Area: 72 sq km (28 sq miles)
  • broadview heights — a town in N Ohio.
  • chancery division — (in England) the Lord Chancellor's court, now a division of the High Court of Justice
  • coastguard vessel — a ship used by the coastguard
  • code of behaviour — the generally accepted rules governing how people behave
  • compound interval — an interval that is greater than an octave, as a ninth or a thirteenth.
  • consumer advocate — consumerist (def 1).
  • consumer-advocate — Also called consumer advocate. a person who is dedicated to protecting and promoting the welfare and rights of consumers.
  • contradistinctive — distinction by opposition or contrast: plants and animals in contradistinction to humans.
  • dangerous driving — the act of driving a motor vehicle in a manner that falls far below that expected of a competent and careful driver and hence puts the life of the driver and the lives of other road users at risk
  • david copperfield — a novel (1850) by Charles Dickens.
  • demonstrativeness — The state or quality of being demonstrative.
  • denial of service — a deliberate interruption in access to a computer system or network, esp by using multiple computers to generate an unmanageable volume of traffic (distributed denial of service)
  • denial-of-service — pertaining to or being an incident in which a computer or computer network is disabled, disrupting access or service: a website hit by a denial-of-service attack; unintentional denial-of-service problems.
  • development grant — a grant awarded, esp by a government, to a person or company in order to fund the development of a new product
  • disaster recovery — (business)   (DR) Planning and implementation of procedures and facilities for use when essential systems are not available for a period long enough to have a significant impact on the business, e.g. when the head office is blown up. Disasters include natural: fire, flood, lightning, hurricane; hardware: power failure, component failure, head crash; software failure: bugs, resources; vandalism: arson, bombing, cracking, theft; data corruption or loss: human error, media failure; communications: computer network equipment, network storm, telephones; security: passwords compromised, computer virus; legal: change in legislation; personnel: unavailability of essential staff, industrial action. Companies need to plan for disaster: before: risk analysis, preventive measures, training; during: how should staff and systems respond; after: recovery measures, post mortem analysis. Hardware can usually be replaced and is usually insured. Software and data needs to be backed up off site. Alternative communication systems should be arranged in case of network failure or inaccessible premises, e.g. emergency telephone number, home working, alternative data center.
  • disruptive action — action performed by protestors, workers, etc that causes the disruption of a service
  • dissolve in tears — weep
  • division of labor — a production process in which a worker or group of workers is assigned a specialized task in order to increase efficiency.
  • dow jones average — The Dow Jones Average is a daily measurement of stock-exchange prices, based on the average price of a selected number of securities.
  • drive to the wall — to force into an awkward situation
  • drive-by download — an incidence of an unwanted program being automatically downloaded to a computer, often without the user's knowledge
  • for ever and ever — for eternity
  • forever and a day — without ever ending; eternally: to last forever.
  • grooved fricative — a fricative, as (s), in which air is channeled through a groove along the center of the tongue.
  • gross value added — the aggregate of values added throughout an economy, which represents that economy's gross domestic product
  • gustavo a. madero — official name of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
  • have no words for — to be incapable of describing
  • head of the river — any of various annual rowing regattas held on particular rivers
  • hit over the head — to strike on the head
  • household cavalry — (in Britain) cavalry units forming part of the ceremonial guard of the monarch.
  • hydrothermal vent — an opening on the floor of the sea from which hot, mineral-rich solutions issue. Compare vent1 (def 2).
  • immediate version — child version
  • infantry division — a military division composed of infantry

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