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Term
Senin, 2025-04-07 01:57:00

Look up term, short-term, medium-term, or long-term in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Term may refer to: Terminology, context-specific nouns or compound...

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LGBTQ (term)
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 21:59:23

time, some activists began to reclaim the term queer, seeing it as a more radical and inclusive umbrella term, though others reject it, due to its history...

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86 (term)
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 13:17:35

Eighty-six or 86 is American English slang term originating in the hospitality industry, especially food or drinks establishments, meaning that an item...

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Term of endearment
Rabu, 2026-06-17 20:47:41

A term of endearment is a word or phrase used to address or describe a person, animal or inanimate object for which the speaker feels love or affection...

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Color term
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 02:18:14

A color term (or color name) is a word or phrase that refers to a specific color group. The color term may refer to human perception of that color (which...

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United States midterm election
Selasa, 2026-07-07 15:08:39

general elections that are held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term of office, on Election Day on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November...

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Cracker (term)
Senin, 2026-06-15 21:38:31

Florida cracker and Georgia cracker). The exact history and origin of the term is debated. According to one theory, it is an agent noun derived from the...

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Copyright term
Jumat, 2026-05-22 05:34:36

The copyright term is the length of time copyright subsists in a work before it passes into the public domain. In most of the world, this length of time...

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Contractual term
Sabtu, 2026-05-23 18:06:29

A contractual term is "any provision forming part of a contract". Each term gives rise to a contractual obligation, the breach of which may give rise...

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Term (architecture)
Senin, 2023-08-07 01:22:42

In Classical architecture and in art a term or terminal figure (pl.: terms or termini) is a human head and bust that continues down as a square tapering...

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Term loan
Minggu, 2026-04-19 19:29:47

A term loan is a monetary loan that is repaid in regular payments over a set period of time. Term loans usually last between one and ten years, but may...

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Term logic
Sabtu, 2026-08-01 03:37:47

In logic and formal semantics, term logic, also known as traditional logic, syllogistic logic or Aristotelian logic, is a loose name for an approach to...

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Term discrimination
Kamis, 2025-08-21 00:35:56

Term discrimination is a way to rank keywords in how useful they are for information retrieval. This is a method similar to tf-idf but it deals with finding...

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LTE (telecommunication)
Selasa, 2026-07-28 15:25:13

In telecommunications, Long Term Evolution (LTE) is a standard for wireless broadband communication for cellular mobile devices and data terminals. It...

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Long-Term Capital Management
Selasa, 2026-08-04 08:48:36

Long-Term Capital Management L.P. (LTCM) was an American hedge fund which used highly leveraged strategies. In 1998 when LTCM was on the verge of collapse...

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Catholic (term)
Selasa, 2026-07-28 03:40:37

interest; having broad interests, or wide sympathies; inclusive, inviting. The term has been incorporated into the name of the largest Christian communion, the...

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Academic term
Minggu, 2026-06-28 15:23:59

An academic term (or simply term) is a portion of an academic year during which an educational institution holds classes. The schedules adopted vary widely...

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Mayang (term)
Kamis, 2026-05-21 10:13:20

is a term used by Manipuri in Manipur to refer to non-Manipuri Indians, especially Hindustani speakers and Bengali people. Historically the term denoted...

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Term symbol
Rabu, 2026-04-15 02:49:55

In atomic physics, a term symbol is an abbreviated description of the spin, orbital and total angular momentum quantum numbers of the electrons in a multi-electron...

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Lolita (term)
Minggu, 2026-06-14 15:13:16

"Lolita" is an English-language term defining a young girl as "precociously seductive". It originates from Vladimir Nabokov's 1955 novel Lolita, which...

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Nusantara (term)
Kamis, 2026-08-06 11:08:18

Javanese term that literally means "outer islands". In Indonesia, it is generally taken to mean the Indonesian Archipelago. Outside of Indonesia, the term has...

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Short Term 12
Minggu, 2026-08-02 16:37:45

Short Term 12 is a 2013 American independent drama film written and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. It is adapted from Cretton's short film of the same...

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Bule (term)
Rabu, 2025-11-26 03:03:06

customers' attention in Indonesia is Mister. As a word for foreigner, the term can have pejorative intent, and many Westerners in Indonesia find it stereotypical...

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Kadia (term)
Selasa, 2024-05-28 01:18:29

The Kadia, or Kadiya is a term or title used to refer to a mason or persons involved in masonry in India. Many caste's person such as Koli, Kachhia, Gola...

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Inkhorn term
Senin, 2026-08-03 09:10:22

An inkhorn term is a loanword, or a word coined from existing roots, which is deemed to be unnecessary or pretentious. The inkhorn controversy was a debate...

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Pejorative
Minggu, 2026-06-28 13:20:57

A pejorative word, phrase, slur, or derogatory term is a word or grammatical form expressing a negative or disrespectful connotation, a low opinion, or...

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Term of patent
Jumat, 2024-08-02 08:34:44

The term of a patent is the maximum time during which it can be maintained in force. It is usually expressed in a number of years either starting from...

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Error term
Senin, 2025-02-10 06:51:21

In mathematics and statistics, an error term is an additive type of error. In writing, an error term is an instance of faulty language or grammar. Common...

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Çıtak (term)
Jumat, 2026-06-19 22:09:17

Çıtak is a term employed by several 17th-century sources primarily for groups of people inhabiting the region of Dobruja and other parts of the Balkans...

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Syncategorematic term
Selasa, 2024-06-04 15:51:57

In logic and linguistics, an expression is syncategorematic if it lacks a denotation but can nonetheless affect the denotation of a larger expression which...

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Singular term
Sabtu, 2026-04-04 01:40:54

"singular term" have been offered: A term that tells us which individual is being talked about. (John Stuart Mill, Arthur Prior, P. F. Strawson) A term that...

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Epidemiology
Kamis, 2026-07-02 04:45:36

populations. However, the term is widely used in studies of zoological populations (veterinary epidemiology), although the term 'epizootiology' was historically...

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Chrysler Hemi engine
Sabtu, 2026-08-01 10:22:30

term, many other auto manufacturers have incorporated Hemispherical cylinder head designs. During the 1970s and 1980s, Chrysler also applied the term...

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Term algebra
Kamis, 2025-12-04 20:23:53

In universal algebra and mathematical logic, a term algebra is a freely generated algebraic structure over a given signature. For example, in a signature...

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Fixed-term employment contract
Sabtu, 2024-09-21 07:42:11

A fixed-term contract is a contractual relationship between an employee and an employer that lasts for a specified period that is determined in advance...

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Term limit
Senin, 2026-07-27 10:55:34

A term limit is a nomination rule which restricts the number of terms a person may run for and serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are...

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Kaffir (racial term)
Kamis, 2026-08-06 18:57:51

euphemistically termed the "K-word" in South African English, has been found to constitute hate speech and crimen injuria in South African law. The term has its...

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Macaca (term)
Rabu, 2026-03-04 16:55:41

macaques—implying that they had lived in the trees until the Europeans arrived. The term sale macaque (filthy monkey) was occasionally used as an insult. In the ceremony...

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Long-term support
Senin, 2026-08-10 09:34:10

Long-term support (LTS) is a product lifecycle management policy in which a stable release of computer software is maintained for a longer period of time...

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Short-term rental
Selasa, 2026-08-04 11:50:52

short-term rental platforms after proponents argued that short-term rental has reduced affordable housing and contributed to the increase of long-term rental...

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Term, Iran
Minggu, 2026-01-18 01:02:25

Term (Persian: ترم) is a village in Kolijan Rostaq-e Sofla Rural District of the Central District in Sari County, Mazandaran province, Iran. At the time...

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Michaelmas term
Kamis, 2026-05-07 08:40:21

Michaelmas (/ˈmɪkəlməs/ MIK-əl-məs) term is the first academic term of the academic year in a number of English-speaking universities and schools in the...

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Truce term
Jumat, 2026-05-29 11:21:59

A truce term is a word or short phrase accepted within a community of children as an effective way of calling for a temporary respite or truce during a...

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Incel
Senin, 2026-08-10 09:34:58

thousands to hundreds of thousands of individuals. The first website to use the term "incel" was Alana's Involuntary Celibacy Project, a blog and mailing list...

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Rand Paul
Rabu, 2026-08-05 01:33:39

compared to those of his father, three-time presidential candidate and 12-term U.S. representative from Texas, Ron Paul. Paul attended Baylor University...

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Term (logic)
Selasa, 2026-07-07 14:31:32

In mathematical logic, a term is an arrangement of dependent/bound symbols that denotes a mathematical object within an expression/formula. In particular...

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Solar term
Senin, 2026-05-04 07:13:13

A solar term (or jiéqì, traditional Chinese: 節氣; simplified Chinese: 节气) is any of twenty-four moments in traditional Chinese lunisolar calendars that...

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Kinetic term
Jumat, 2026-02-13 14:36:21

In quantum field theory, a kinetic term is any term in the Lagrangian that is bilinear in the fields and has at least one derivative. Fields with kinetic...

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Term indexing
Minggu, 2025-12-14 23:22:41

In computer science, a term index is a data structure to facilitate fast lookup of terms and clauses in a logic program, deductive database, or automated...

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Tongzhi (term)
Senin, 2026-01-19 09:39:33

and female, young and old. In recent years, however, this meaning of the term has fallen out of common usage, except within Chinese Communist Party (CCP)...

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Liberalism
Jumat, 2026-07-24 07:10:38

Constitution. By the middle of the 19th century, liberal was used as a politicised term for parties and movements worldwide. Yellow is the political colour most...

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Skunked term
Sabtu, 2026-06-27 01:09:48

A skunked term is a word or phrase that becomes difficult to use because it is evolving from one meaning to another, perhaps gaining an inconsistent or...

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Weather forecasting
Kamis, 2026-07-23 19:20:51

forecasting methods usually relied on observed patterns of events, also termed pattern recognition. For example, it was observed that if the sunset was...

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Donald Trump third term proposal
Minggu, 2026-08-09 04:29:30

elected president in 2016, then was later elected to a second nonconsecutive term in 2024. Trump has repeatedly raised the possibility of remaining in office...

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Eurotrash (term)
Rabu, 2026-02-25 17:44:12

"Eurotrash" is a term for certain Europeans, particularly those perceived to be socialites, stylish, affluent, and/or effete. Eurotrash is often used as...

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Long-term care
Kamis, 2026-07-16 12:36:38

Long-term care (LTC) is a variety of services that help meet both the medical and non-medical needs of people with a chronic illness or disability who...

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Term Life
Senin, 2026-06-22 10:19:28

Term Life is a 2016 American action drama film based on the graphic novel of the same name. It is directed by Peter Billingsley from a screenplay by A...

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Term paper
Kamis, 2025-09-25 11:41:19

A term paper is a research paper written by students over an academic term, accounting for a large part of a grade. Merriam-Webster defines it as "a major...

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BBC (sexual slang)
Rabu, 2026-07-29 05:38:07

shortened to BBC, is a sexual slang term and a genre of ethnic pornography that focuses on black men with large penises. The term is often used in both straight...

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Term (argumentation)
Jumat, 2025-04-18 22:23:12

argumentation theory, a term (or notion) is that part of a statement in an argument which refers to a specific thing. A term is usually, but not always...

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Tatar (term)
Sabtu, 2026-06-20 02:18:03

Tatar is a term whose meaning has varied throughout history. The Orkhon inscriptions, a group of 8th-century Old Turkic texts, include the first instances...

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Aryan
Minggu, 2026-08-09 13:23:04

Aryan (/ˈɛəriən/), or Arya (borrowed from Sanskrit ārya), is a term originating from the ethno-cultural self-designation of the Indo-Iranians. It stood...

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Achaeans (Homer)
Senin, 2026-07-27 04:16:28

the Greeks collectively. The term "Achaean" is believed to be related to the Hittite term Ahhiyawa and the Egyptian term Ekwesh which appear in texts...

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Gentoo (term)
Senin, 2026-01-12 21:46:09

Gentoo, also spelled Gentue, Gentow or Jentue, was a term used by Europeans for the native inhabitants of India before the word Hindu, with its religious...

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Long-term experiment
Minggu, 2026-08-02 16:14:29

A long-term experiment is an experimental procedure that runs through a long period of time, in order to test a hypothesis or observe a phenomenon that...

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Dark Ages (historiography)
Jumat, 2026-06-26 18:46:42

The Dark Ages is a term, now deprecated by most historians, for the Early Middle Ages (c. 5th–10th centuries), or occasionally the entire Middle Ages (c...

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Term limits in the United States
Minggu, 2026-07-19 19:43:42

In the politics of the United States, term limits restrict the number of terms an officeholder may serve. At the federal level, the President can be elected...

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Whitefish (fisheries term)
Kamis, 2026-06-04 09:18:00

Whitefish or white fish is a fisheries term for several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), whiting (Merluccius...

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Pregnancy
Minggu, 2026-07-19 02:14:21

the term for the developing offspring during the first seven weeks following implantation (i.e. ten weeks' gestational age), after which the term fetus...

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Sambo (racial term)
Minggu, 2026-08-09 11:41:21

language. Historically, it is a name in American English derived from a Spanish term for a person of three quarters African and one quarter European ancestry...

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Conspiracy theory
Minggu, 2026-08-02 14:34:41

political in motivation), when other explanations are more probable. The term generally has a negative connotation, as it can often be based in prejudice...

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Sexual penetration
Minggu, 2026-08-09 04:39:45

part of human sexual activity or sexual behavior in non-human animals. The term is most commonly used in statute law in the context of proscribing certain...

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Index term
Rabu, 2026-06-10 21:38:45

information retrieval, an index term (also known as subject term, subject heading, descriptor, or keyword) is a term that captures the essence of the...

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List of ethnic slurs
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 22:07:40

this list, an ethnic slur is a term designed to insult others on the basis of race, ethnicity, or nationality. Each term is listed followed by its country...

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ISO 8601
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 07:06:05

greatest temporal term (typically a year) is placed at the left and each successively lesser term is placed to the right of the previous term. Representations...

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Hilary term
Kamis, 2026-05-07 12:55:36

Hilary term is the second academic term of the University of Oxford, Trinity College Dublin, and some other learning institutions. The Hilary term runs...

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Abrahamic religions
Minggu, 2026-08-09 23:25:58

the Baháʼí Faith, the Druze faith, Rastafari, and Samaritanism, though the term may as well include religions such as Yazidism, Mandaeism, Yarsanism, Shabakism...

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Black company (Japan)
Minggu, 2026-08-02 23:47:20

corporation or black business, is a Japanese term for a company that is exploitative or abusive towards its workers. The term "black company" was coined in the early...

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Long-term nuclear waste warning messages
Jumat, 2026-06-26 17:54:50

Long-term nuclear waste warning messages are communication attempts intended to deter human intrusion at nuclear waste repositories in the far future,...

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Jónsson term
Kamis, 2026-01-29 20:02:43

universal algebra, within mathematics, a majority term, sometimes called a Jónsson term, is a term t with exactly three free variables that satisfies...

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Birth name
Senin, 2026-07-27 21:48:11

A birth name is the name of a person given when they are born. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the full name. Where births are...

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Dynasty
Jumat, 2026-07-31 16:19:32

(2070 BCE – 1912 CE), using a framework of successive dynasties. As such, the term "dynasty" may be used to delimit the era during which a family reigned. Before...

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Transgender
Rabu, 2026-07-29 21:39:05

definition, including among researchers; it can function as an umbrella term. The definition given above includes binary trans men and trans women and...

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Aztecs
Kamis, 2026-07-16 00:20:36

Tenochtitlan (the capital of Mexica), Tetzcoco, and Tlacopan. Although the term Aztecs is often narrowly restricted to the Mexica of Tenochtitlan, it is...

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Hacker
Senin, 2026-07-27 20:46:00

reports vulnerabilities. Programmer and free software communities apply the term to people who explore programmable systems, modify software, or find ways...

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Jerry Brown
Kamis, 2026-07-23 03:02:02

28-year gap between his second and third terms. Upon completing his fourth term in office, Brown became the fourth-longest-serving governor in U.S. history...

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2026 United States Senate elections
Senin, 2026-08-10 08:00:33

general elections, the winners will be elected for the term beginning January 3, 2027. One-term Republican Tommy Tuberville previously said he planned...

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Terms of service
Jumat, 2026-05-22 05:32:52

from) and Disney+ (which they had used a free trial of in the past). This term would require all legal disputes against Disney and its affiliates to be...

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Promiscuity
Kamis, 2026-07-23 22:12:18

different partners or being indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners. The term can carry a moral judgment. A common example of behavior viewed as promiscuous...

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White people
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 09:44:55

states that the cold weather "burns their white skin and turns it ruddy." The term "White race" or "White people" entered the major European languages in the...

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Hottentot (racial term)
Selasa, 2026-08-04 16:57:45

HOT-ən-TOT) is a term that was historically used by Europeans to refer to the Khoekhoe, the indigenous pastoralists in South Africa. Use of the term Hottentot...

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Time deposit
Senin, 2026-07-20 04:43:07

A time deposit or term deposit (also known as a certificate of deposit in the United States, and as a guaranteed investment certificate in Canada) is a...

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D-term
Kamis, 2025-12-04 14:22:39

In theoretical physics, the D-term is the final term in the expansion of a vector superfield over fermionic coordinates. A superfield is a field that depends...

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Kawasaki disease
Minggu, 2026-07-19 06:33:41

adverse cardiovascular risk profile later in life, and may benefit from long term monitoring and prevention approaches to both detect cardiovascular disease...

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Hypernymy and hyponymy
Selasa, 2025-12-30 04:12:18

between a generic term (hypernym) and a more specific term (hyponym). The hypernym is also called a supertype, umbrella term, or blanket term. The hyponym...

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Gaman (term)
Rabu, 2026-06-10 12:00:55

(我慢) is a Japanese term of Zen Buddhist origin which means "enduring the seemingly unbearable with patience and dignity". The term is generally translated...

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Infant
Selasa, 2026-07-28 15:09:01

and 40 weeks are "full term", those born through 41 weeks are "late term", and anything beyond 42 weeks is considered "post term". Before birth, the offspring...

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Destin Daniel Cretton
Senin, 2026-08-10 12:18:43

American filmmaker. He is best known for directing the drama films Short Term 12 (2013), The Glass Castle (2017), Just Mercy (2019) as well as the Marvel...

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Compound-term processing
Jumat, 2021-01-01 07:05:30

terms; for example, "triple" is a single word term, but "triple heart bypass" is a compound term. Compound-term processing is a new approach to an old problem:...

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Hominidae
Rabu, 2026-08-05 04:54:27

Numerous revisions in classifying the great apes have caused the use of the term hominid to change over time. The original meaning of "hominid" referred only...

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Kung fu (term)
Sabtu, 2026-08-01 00:09:23

century that this term was used in relation to Chinese martial arts by the Chinese community. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the term "kung-fu" as "a...

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President of the United States
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 06:12:06

president's intra-term death or resignation. In all, 45 individuals have served, or are serving, 47 presidencies as of the current 60th four-year term. Donald Trump...

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Public domain
Selasa, 2026-07-07 14:31:16

their having been created before copyright existed, or by their copyright term having expired. Some works are not covered by a country's copyright laws...

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Bushi (music)
Selasa, 2026-06-23 23:07:30

genre. The Japanese term fushi (節), originally used in Buddhist folk music in Japan, simply means "melody". Like the generic term ondo, bushi, the voiced...

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Haredi Judaism
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 20:34:39

referred to as ultra-Orthodox in English, a term considered pejorative by many of its adherents, who prefer the term strictly Orthodox or Haredi (plural: Haredim)...

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Dark humor
Selasa, 2026-06-30 18:53:12

fluids—and from obscenity. Additionally, whereas the term dark humor is a relatively broad term covering humor relating to many serious subjects, gallows...

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American imperialism
Senin, 2026-08-10 12:31:38

President Donald Trump has reintroduced these policies during his second term, but commentators have suggested that it is simply "standard U.S. foreign...

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Tera Term
Jumat, 2026-03-06 08:26:08

Tera Term (alternatively TeraTerm) is an open-source, free, software implemented, terminal emulator (communications) program. It emulates different types...

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Ars nova
Selasa, 2026-07-28 17:06:48

1377. The term is sometimes used more generally to refer to all European polyphonic music of the fourteenth century. For instance, the term "Italian ars...

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Sexual stimulation
Sabtu, 2026-05-16 20:13:38

Sexual stimulation is a broad term, usually understood to mean physical touching of the genitals or other body parts. The term can, however, include stimuli...

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Sociology
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 05:03:33

social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociology was coined in the late 18th century to describe the scientific...

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Glossary of solitaire terms
Sabtu, 2026-04-18 08:53:42

Games of solitaire, or patience, have their own 'language' of specialised terms such as "building down", "packing", "foundations", "talon" and "tableau"...

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Collatz conjecture
Kamis, 2026-08-06 18:29:11

which each term is obtained from the previous term as follows: if a term is even, the next term is one half of it. If a term is odd, the next term is 3 times...

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Monsoon
Minggu, 2026-07-05 21:09:04

Usually, the term monsoon is used to refer to the rainy phase of a seasonally changing pattern, although technically there is a dry phase. The term is also...

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Levant
Minggu, 2026-07-05 21:00:39

along the Eastern Mediterranean that forms part of the Middle East. The term is often used in conjunction with historical or cultural references. In its...

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Ars antiqua
Kamis, 2026-04-16 02:12:12

Ars antiqua, also called ars veterum or ars vetus, is a term used by modern scholars to refer to the Medieval music of Europe during the High Middle Ages...

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Polymath
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 10:36:43

develop their capacities as fully as possible. This is expressed in the term Renaissance man, often applied to the gifted people of that age who sought...

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Public enemy
Sabtu, 2026-02-21 22:15:02

"Public enemy" is a term to denounce a notorious criminal whose activities are seen as extremely damaging to society. A notable declared public enemy was...

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Lent term
Jumat, 2026-05-22 20:54:19

Lent term, named after Lent, the six-week fasting period before Easter, is the name of the winter academic term at the following British universities:...

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Pegging (sexual practice)
Rabu, 2026-07-29 00:47:55

anus with a strap-on dildo. The term was popularized by Dan Savage in 2001 to describe a practice that predates the term. Pegging has become more visible...

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Constant term
Rabu, 2026-05-13 23:55:40

In mathematics, a constant term (sometimes referred to as a free term) is a term in an algebraic expression that does not contain any variables and therefore...

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TERF (acronym)
Minggu, 2026-07-19 08:27:25

acronym for trans-exclusionary radical feminist. First recorded in 2008, the term TERF was originally used to distinguish transgender-inclusive feminists from...

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Neoliberalism
Jumat, 2026-07-31 03:10:34

20th century onward. The term has multiple, competing definitions, and is most often used pejoratively. In scholarly use, the term is often left undefined...

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Full Term
Kamis, 2026-05-07 08:33:40

Full Term in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge refers to the eight weeks within the longer academic term, during which lectures are given and students...

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Year
Kamis, 2026-07-30 02:47:27

calendar, approximates the tropical year by using a system of leap years. The term 'year' is also used to indicate other periods of roughly similar duration...

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Sodomy
Kamis, 2026-08-06 02:54:32

any non-procreative sexual activity (including manual sex). Originally the term sodomy, which is derived from the story of Sodom and Gomorrah in the Book...

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G.I.
Senin, 2026-08-10 09:09:16

G.I. is an informal term which refers to members of the United States Armed Forces, in particular the United States Army. It is most deeply associated...

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Xystus (architectural term)
Sabtu, 2025-08-02 14:26:02

Xystus (Ancient Greek: ξυστός) was originally the ancient Greek architectural term for the covered portico of the gymnasium, in which the exercises took place...

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Election Commission of India
Minggu, 2026-08-09 02:21:11

recommendation of a selection committee headed by the prime minister. The term of the chief election commissioner (CEC) can be a maximum of six years provided...

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Greek Orthodox Church
Rabu, 2026-07-29 11:38:49

of Greece. Historically, the term "Greek Orthodox" has been used to describe all Eastern Orthodox churches, since the term "Greek" can refer to the heritage...

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Term of office
Jumat, 2026-07-31 02:53:18

A term of office, electoral term, or parliamentary term is the length of time a person serves in a particular elected office. In many jurisdictions there...

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Jash (term)
Jumat, 2026-03-13 11:22:06

(Kurdish: جاش, romanized: Caş; from جەحش, Cehş, 'donkey foal') is a Kurdish term for a traitor, or a collaborator. It refers to Kurds who are either fully...

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Fibromyalgia
Minggu, 2026-08-09 12:23:40

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a long-term condition characterised by widespread chronic pain. Other symptoms can include fatigue, trouble thinking or remembering...

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Crow
Selasa, 2026-07-14 06:10:50

word "crow" is used as part of the common name of many species. The related term "raven" is not linked scientifically to any certain trait but is rather a...

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Scottish term days
Sabtu, 2026-07-25 16:05:28

Scottish term and quarter days mark the four divisions (terms and quarters) of the legal year in Scotland. These were historically used as the days when...

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Canaan
Selasa, 2026-07-28 07:38:02

"Promised Land". The demonym "Canaanites" serves as an ethnic catch-all term covering various indigenous populations—both settled and nomadic-pastoral...

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Names of India
Minggu, 2026-08-09 03:08:01

military campaigns, contains a reference to Bharatavarsha, indicating that the term was already in use as a cultural or territorial designation in ancient India...

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Prejudice (legal term)
Minggu, 2026-06-21 21:56:43

Prejudice is a legal term with different meanings, which depend on whether it is used in criminal, civil, or common law. In legal context, prejudice differs...

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2026 United States gubernatorial elections
Senin, 2026-08-10 11:26:52

three United States territories with elections in this cycle have officially term-limited incumbents. Going into the election, there are 26 Republican governors...

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Sexual slang
Kamis, 2026-06-25 17:34:10

castration, or of divine revenge on the traitors' manhood). The pejorative term prick for a contemptible person is also usually used for men. In the popular...

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Christians
Rabu, 2026-07-29 20:56:25

Koine Greek title Christós (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term mashiach (מָשִׁיחַ) (usually rendered as messiah in English). While there...

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List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump
Minggu, 2026-08-09 00:17:27

well as eleven announced vacancies that may occur before the end of Trump's term (three for the courts of appeals and eight for the district courts). Trump...

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Long short-term memory
Minggu, 2026-07-12 15:05:07

Long short-term memory (LSTM) is a type of recurrent neural network (RNN) aimed at mitigating the vanishing gradient problem commonly encountered by traditional...

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Anatomical terms of location
Selasa, 2026-06-02 21:08:42

divides the body into front and back parts. In quadrupeds this plane is termed the dorsal plane and divides the body into dorsal (towards the backbone)...

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West Indies
Minggu, 2026-08-09 03:43:26

the Turks and Caicos Islands, which are in the North Atlantic Ocean. The term is often interchangeable with "Caribbean", although the latter may also include...

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Ranghad (term)
Kamis, 2026-03-05 10:08:05

The term "Ranghad" is commonly associated with Ranghars, or individuals of Rajput descent originating from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. While a significant...

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2026 United States elections
Minggu, 2026-08-09 19:25:52

to occur during Republican president Donald Trump's nonconsecutive second term, all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats...

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Doug Ford
Rabu, 2026-07-15 00:41:38

Ombudsman of Ontario's Investigation into the Ministry of Long-Term Care's oversight into long-term care homes through inspection and enforcement during the...

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Yuri (genre)
Selasa, 2026-08-04 22:16:11

nature. Yuri is most commonly associated with anime and manga, though the term has also been used to describe video games, light novels, and other forms...

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Innominate term
Rabu, 2025-09-17 04:29:47

In English contract law, an innominate term is an intermediate term which cannot be defined as either a "condition" or a "warranty". In Hong Kong Fir Shipping...

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Queer
Kamis, 2026-07-30 23:46:25

Queer is an umbrella term for sexual and gender minorities. It is alternately used to refer to people who reject sexual and gender norms and share radical...

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Islamism
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 11:45:09

The term appears in the U.S. Supreme Court decision in In Re Ross (1891). By the turn of the twentieth century the shorter and purely Arabic term "Islam"...

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Long-term stability
Jumat, 2021-08-27 10:49:40

In electronics, the long-term stability of an oscillator is the degree of uniformity of frequency over time, when the frequency is measured under identical...

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Australasia
Sabtu, 2026-07-18 12:56:15

The term is used in a number of different contexts, including geopolitically, physiogeographically, philologically, and ecologically, where the term covers...

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Term Auction Facility
Sabtu, 2026-05-09 15:57:07

The Term Auction Facility (TAF) was a temporary program managed by the United States Federal Reserve designed to "address elevated pressures in short-term...

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Wardrobe
Sabtu, 2026-08-01 19:21:26

used for storing clothes. The term is also sometimes used for a closet. The earliest wardrobe was likely a chest, but the term wardrobe was first given to...

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X terminal
Jumat, 2026-04-24 05:07:59

In computing, an X terminal is a display/input terminal or thin client built to run an X server for the X Window System and display graphical applications...

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Summer term
Minggu, 2026-04-26 19:34:27

terms where a school has six terms Michaelmas term Epiphany term Hilary term Lent term Trinity term Easter term Education (Assessment Regulations) (Foundation...

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Termes
Rabu, 2025-02-19 23:22:58

municipality of Chiny Termes, Ardennes, now part of Grandpré Termes, Aude Château de Termes, a ruined castle near Termes, Aude Termes, Lozère Termes-d'Armagnac,...

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Ageing
Jumat, 2026-08-07 20:06:16

Ageing (or aging in American English) is the process of becoming older. The term refers mainly to humans, many other animals, and fungi; whereas for example...

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List of animal names
Sabtu, 2026-07-25 02:23:19

general. Bovine refers to all species of genus Bos. The term aerie is a classic 15th-century term of venery that refers to only two "hawks of the tower"...

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Blitzkrieg
Kamis, 2026-08-06 22:53:30

Blitzkrieg (lit. 'Lightning Warfare') is a German term used to describe a combined arms surprise attack, using a rapid, overwhelming force concentration...

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Dixie
Rabu, 2026-08-05 00:39:44

Confederate States of America, almost always including the Deep South. The term became popularized throughout the United States by songs that nostalgically...

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Presidency of George W. Bush
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 23:21:08

4% in current dollars, the best advance since Reagan. During his second term, Bush reached multiple free trade agreements and successfully nominated John...

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Trinity term
Senin, 2026-06-01 23:45:59

Trinity term is the third and final term of the academic year at the University of Oxford, Trinity College Dublin, Canterbury Christ Church University...

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Mistri (term)
Kamis, 2026-08-06 10:06:03

Mistri, or Mistry, is a term for a master-craftsman, foreman or supervisor of manual workers in India. Mistri is being replaced with terms "supervisor"...

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Terminology
Selasa, 2026-07-14 22:57:05

and their use; the latter meaning is also known as terminology science. A term is a word, compound word, or expression that in specific contexts is given...

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Hawara (term)
Minggu, 2025-10-19 03:52:12

Hawara, or Haberer, is a term used in Austria and Bavaria that describes a good friend. The term comes from Yiddish: חבֿר, romanized: Chawer and literally...

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Term life insurance
Selasa, 2026-07-14 00:31:15

Term life insurance or term assurance is life insurance that provides coverage at a fixed rate of payments for a limited period of time, the relevant...

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2028 United States Senate elections
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 20:36:38

entire term of the president who wins the 2028 presidential election and the first two years of the 2032 presidential election winner's term. Senators...

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Life imprisonment in England and Wales
Jumat, 2026-07-17 06:23:46

although in most cases the prisoner will be eligible for parole after a minimum term ("tariff") set by the judge. In exceptional cases a judge may impose a "whole...

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Tatars
Senin, 2026-08-10 03:34:07

term Tatar (or Tartar) was applied by western cartographers to anyone from the vast Northern and Central Asian landmass then known as Tartary, a term...

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Turk (term for Muslims)
Kamis, 2026-03-05 17:12:20

non-Muslims, and this term was most commonly used for all Muslims in the Balkans, except Romani and some times Albanians. Another related term was potur (pl....

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Aria
Senin, 2026-06-08 14:42:20

concert arias. The term was originally used to refer to any expressive melody, usually, but not always, performed by a singer. The Italian term aria, which derives...

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Czar (political term)
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 03:01:53

called czars as well. Specific instances of the term are often a media creation. In the United Kingdom, the term is more loosely used to refer to high-profile...

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Chibi (style)
Rabu, 2026-07-22 06:51:27

manga fandom through its usage in manga works and merchandising. The English term chibi derives from the Japanese chibi kyara (ちびキャラ, 'tiny character'), where...

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Vivisection
Senin, 2026-07-06 04:33:57

pejorative catch-all term for experimentation on live animals by organizations opposed to animal experimentation, but the term is rarely used by practicing...

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Unemployment
Rabu, 2026-07-22 11:27:49

that low unemployment affects inflation in the short term but not the long term. In the long term, the velocity of money supply measures such as the MZM...

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Long-term memory
Minggu, 2026-08-09 06:09:05

Long-term memory (LTM) is the stage of the Atkinson–Shiffrin memory model in which informative knowledge is held indefinitely. It is defined in contrast...

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Term of Trial
Minggu, 2026-07-26 17:53:41

Term of Trial is a 1962 British drama film written and directed by Peter Glenville and starring Laurence Olivier, Simone Signoret, Sarah Miles, Terence...

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Ego death
Jumat, 2026-08-07 19:37:23

Ego death is a "complete loss of subjective self-identity". The term is used in various intertwined contexts, with related meanings. The 19th-century philosopher...

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FC Term
Rabu, 2026-07-22 13:59:26

FC Term is a football team that is based in Tirana, Albania. They currently play in the Albanian Third Division. FC Term also has academy teams, particularly...

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Addition
Senin, 2026-07-13 19:48:24

rationals, lim a n {\displaystyle \lim a_{n}} . Addition is defined term by term: lim n a n + lim n b n = lim n ( a n + b n ) . {\displaystyle \lim _{n}a_{n}+\lim...

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First presidency of Donald Trump
Senin, 2026-07-27 00:04:29

government shutdown in history, a record that stood until 2025, under his second term. In 2020, he deployed federal law enforcement forces in response to racial...

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Term sheet
Rabu, 2026-05-27 19:54:21

A term sheet is a bullet-point document outlining the material terms and conditions of a potential business agreement, establishing the basis for future...

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Karen (slang)
Minggu, 2026-08-02 19:36:24

pejorative slang term typically used to refer to a middle class woman who is perceived as entitled or excessively demanding. The term is often portrayed...

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Occult
Minggu, 2026-06-28 14:30:14

parapsychology. The term occult sciences was used in 16th-century Europe to refer to astrology, alchemy, and natural magic. The term occultism emerged in...

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Islamophobia
Minggu, 2026-08-02 19:12:31

The exact definition of the term "Islamophobia" has been a subject of debate amongst Western analysts. Detractors of the term have proposed alternative...

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Psionics
Senin, 2026-08-10 02:54:11

phenomena, such as extrasensory perception, telepathy and psychokinesis. The term is a blend word of psi (in the sense of "psychic phenomena") and the -onics...

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Medium term note
Jumat, 2025-12-05 17:56:43

A medium-term note (MTN) is a debt note that usually matures – that is, is paid back – between 5–10 years, but the term may be less than one year or as...

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Non-binary
Minggu, 2026-08-09 10:35:57

dysphoria, such as gender-affirming surgery or hormone replacement therapy. The term genderqueer first appeared in queer zines of the 1980s and early 1990s. It...

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API
Minggu, 2026-08-09 10:30:47

system that meets this standard is said to implement or expose an API. The term API may refer either to the specification or to the implementation. In contrast...

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Name
Selasa, 2026-07-28 01:56:23

A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. A name can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely...

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Termal
Minggu, 2026-07-19 02:37:23

Termal is a town in Yalova Province in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is the seat of Termal District. Its population is 3,409 (2022). It is renowned...

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Long-term video-EEG monitoring
Jumat, 2026-01-16 04:52:26

Long-term video-electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring is a diagnostic technique commonly used in patients with epilepsy. It involves the long-term hospitalization...

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Black sheep
Kamis, 2026-07-09 06:08:35

different from the rest, especially a family member who does not fit in. The term stems from sheep whose fleece is colored black rather than the more common...

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Nollywood
Jumat, 2026-07-24 16:39:23

that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term goes back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times...

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Third-wave coffee
Selasa, 2026-06-23 10:45:44

Third-wave coffee is a term primarily in the United States coffee industry emphasizing higher quality, single-origin farms and light roast to bring out...

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Gaslighting
Minggu, 2026-08-09 07:47:24

The term derives from the 1944 film Gaslight and became popular in the mid-2010s. Some mental health experts have expressed concern that the term has...

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Generation
Senin, 2026-08-10 06:10:06

adults, and begin to have children." In kinship, generation is a structural term, designating the parent–child relationship. In biology, generation also means...

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Futanari
Senin, 2026-06-22 01:27:08

English, analogous term for it is "cuntboy"). The term is also often abbreviated as futa(s), which is also used as a generalized term for the works themselves...

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Easter term
Kamis, 2026-05-07 08:31:44

Easter term is the summer term at the University of Cambridge, University of Wales, Lampeter, University of Durham, and formerly University of Newcastle...

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Andy Ogles
Senin, 2026-08-10 08:50:39

a constitutional amendment to enable Trump to serve a third presidential term and filed articles of impeachment against judges who rule against the Trump...

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Red hair
Senin, 2026-07-27 21:51:06

reactions to red hair have been varied. The term "redhead" has been in use since at least 1510, while the term "ginger" is sometimes used, especially in...

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Men who have sex with men
Selasa, 2026-07-28 01:34:50

other men, regardless of their sexual orientation or sexual identity. The term was created by epidemiologists in the 1990s, to better study and communicate...

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Goal
Selasa, 2026-06-23 06:27:47

task. Goals can be long-term, intermediate, or short-term. The primary difference is the time required to achieve them. Short-term goals are expect to be...

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Muggle
Sabtu, 2026-07-25 03:55:36

from the term Squib, which refers to a person with one or more magical parents yet without any magical power or ability, and from the term Muggle-born...

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Olusegun Obasanjo
Kamis, 2026-07-30 07:52:27

Obasanjo's attempts to change the constitution to abolish presidential term limits were unsuccessful and brought criticism. After retiring, he earned...

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Dog whistle (politics)
Kamis, 2026-08-06 09:39:02

specific things to intended audiences. According to William Safire, the term dog whistle in reference to politics may have been derived from its use in...

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End of Term
Senin, 2026-06-15 00:49:15

End of Term is a book by British children's author Antonia Forest, published in 1959. End of Term is the fourth Marlow book, between Falconer's Lure and...

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Kink (sexuality)
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 10:14:29

of sexual practices, concepts or fantasies that are not conventional. The term derives from the idea of a "bend" (cf. a "kink") in one's sexual behaviour...

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Yield curve
Jumat, 2026-07-03 01:22:22

time to maturity for a set of comparable debt securities. In practice the term usually refers to curves built from a single issuer or market segment so...

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Black people
Jumat, 2026-08-07 22:29:58

socially based systems of racial classification in the Western world, the term "black" is used to describe persons who are perceived as darker-skinned in...

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Memory
Senin, 2026-07-20 19:58:45

functioning that is made up of a sensory processor, short-term (or working) memory, and long-term memory. This can be related to the neuron. The sensory...

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Sonny Bono
Senin, 2026-06-22 06:42:38

until his death in 1998. The United States Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998, which extended the term of copyright by 20 years, was named in honor of Bono...

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Airbnb
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 16:36:17

is an American company operating an online marketplace for short-and-long-term homestays, experiences and services in various countries and regions. It...

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Backronym
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 03:33:59

Persian) safed-pōśh ('white robes'), a term for wealthy people. Another example is the word chav, which is a derogatory term for a working-class youth. This...

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Short-term exposure limit
Selasa, 2026-07-28 15:38:42

A short-term exposure limit (STEL) is the acceptable average exposure over a short period of time, usually 15 minutes as long as the time-weighted average...

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Megalopolis
Jumat, 2026-06-19 05:56:22

introduced a new, larger scale thinking about urban patterns and growth. The term comes from the Greek word megalo-polis (big city), and was originally given...

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Long-term acute care facility
Kamis, 2025-10-16 16:51:04

In the United States, a long-term acute care hospital (LTACH), also known as a long-term care hospital (LTCH), is a hospital specializing in treating...

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List of presidents of the United States
Selasa, 2026-07-14 21:43:14

head of government of the United States, indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. Under the U.S. Constitution, the officeholder...

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Bedil (term)
Rabu, 2025-09-03 00:59:50

Southeast Asian term that refers to various types of firearms and gunpowder weapons, ranging from small pistols to large siege guns. The term bedil comes...

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Ice age
Rabu, 2026-07-29 01:01:52

or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers. The term is applied in several different senses to very long and comparatively short...

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Heroin
Senin, 2026-08-10 08:32:04

as 'amaparas' a term that researchers say is a dehumanizing and derogatory term that implies worthlessness and criminality. The term is perpetuating marginalization...

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10th term Sejm and 11th term Senate of Poland
Jumat, 2026-07-31 00:55:51

The 10th term Sejm and the 11th term Senate is the legislature of the Republic of Poland following the 2023 Polish parliamentary election held on 15 October...

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Balkans
Senin, 2026-08-10 06:46:14

spanning from the Adriatic Sea to the Black Sea. In the 19th century the term Balkan Peninsula was a synonym for Rumelia, the parts of Europe that were...

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Closeted
Senin, 2026-08-10 07:41:42

sexual orientation or gender identity preceded the use of "closet" as a term for the act. For example, the writer Thomas Mann entered a heterosexual marriage...

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Sugar dating
Minggu, 2026-08-02 03:50:53

Unconventional English also list the term as dating from 1926, though without attribution. However, examples of the term's appearance in print exist prior...

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Path ordering (term rewriting)
Selasa, 2023-07-25 14:04:12

In theoretical computer science, in particular in term rewriting, a path ordering is a well-founded strict total order (>) on the set of all terms such...

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Graphic novel
Kamis, 2026-07-23 20:28:59

a self-contained, book-length form of sequential art (i.e. comics). The term graphic novel is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and...

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Vlachs
Minggu, 2026-08-09 00:39:27

Vlach (/vlɑːk, vlæk/ VLA(H)K), also Wallachian and many other variants, is a term and exonym used from the Middle Ages until the Modern Era to designate speakers...

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Gay
Rabu, 2026-07-22 23:36:16

Gay is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant "carefree", "cheerful', or "bright...

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Karakoram
Senin, 2026-08-10 07:28:41

George Hayward, started using the term for the range of mountains west of the pass, although they also used the term Muztagh (meaning, "Ice Mountain")...

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Gang bang
Minggu, 2026-06-07 09:19:33

simultaneously. The term generally refers to a woman being the focus; one man with multiple women can be referred to as a "reverse gang bang". The term has become...

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Kevinismus
Rabu, 2026-03-11 16:05:26

Kevinismus ("Kevinism") is a German term for the practice of giving children trendy, exotic-sounding names as opposed to traditional German ones. It is...

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Linear regression
Minggu, 2026-08-09 23:41:11

two or more explanatory variables is a multiple linear regression. This term is distinct from multivariate linear regression, which predicts multiple...

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Term Catalogue
Jumat, 2025-09-12 18:30:06

A Term Catalogue (German: Messkatalog) is a serial publication compiled to inform customers—most importantly book traders from other cities—of the book...

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Yellow Peril
Selasa, 2026-07-28 09:56:09

the late 19th century, the Russian sociologist Jacques Novicow coined the term in the essay "Le Péril Jaune" ("The Yellow Peril", 1897), which Kaiser Wilhelm...

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Long-term depression
Sabtu, 2026-05-30 04:20:50

In neurophysiology, long-term depression (LTD) is an activity-dependent reduction in the efficacy of neuronal synapses lasting hours or longer following...

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Love
Rabu, 2026-07-15 01:48:10

Restoration of 1868, the term became associated with "love" in order to translate Western literature. Prior to Western influence, the term koi (恋 or 孤悲) generally...

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Cthulhu Mythos
Minggu, 2026-05-17 13:17:07

originating in the works of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. The term was coined by August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent and protégé of...

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Statutory rape
Selasa, 2026-08-04 09:39:50

Although the term statutory rape usually refers to adults engaging in sexual contact with minors under the age of consent, it is a generic term, and very...

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Special military operation
Senin, 2026-08-10 07:50:18

спецопера́ция, romanized: spetsoperatsiya, Ukrainian: спецопера́ція) is the official term used by the Russian government to describe the Russo-Ukrainian war that began...

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Amandine (garnish)
Selasa, 2026-07-21 08:08:48

Amandine, sometimes Anglicised as almondine, is a culinary term indicating a garnish of almonds. Dishes of this sort are usually cooked with butter and...

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Bildungsroman
Kamis, 2026-07-16 07:14:04

adulthood (coming of age). The term comes from the German words Bildung ('formation' or 'education') and Roman ('novel'). The term was coined in 1819 by philologist...

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Chief executive officer
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 19:15:36

of the organization and the highest-ranking officer in the C-suite. The term "chief executive officer" is attested as early as 1782, when an ordinance...

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World
Sabtu, 2026-07-18 14:29:42

of the last things or of the end of the world. In various contexts, the term "world" takes a more restricted meaning associated, for example, with the...

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Chief Minister of Jharkhand
Minggu, 2026-08-02 21:02:04

the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits.Chief Minister also serves as Leader of the...

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Autumn Term
Senin, 2026-08-10 00:31:27

Autumn Term is the first in the series of novels for children about the exploits of the Marlow family, written by Antonia Forest and published in 1948...

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Terminal emulator
Jumat, 2026-04-03 03:28:00

architecture. Though typically synonymous with a shell or text terminal, the term terminal covers all remote terminals, including graphical interfaces. A terminal...

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Maize
Kamis, 2026-07-09 22:39:39

term maize, and the name corn is used mainly in the U.S. and a handful of other English-speaking countries. In countries that primarily use the term maize...

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Orc (slang)
Sabtu, 2026-04-04 07:36:05

used the term to as a pejorative for Russian forces. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Ukrainians began to massively use the term "orcs" in...

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Pygmy peoples
Rabu, 2026-08-05 22:56:32

pygmy peoples are ethnic groups whose average height is unusually short. The term pygmyism is used to describe the phenotype of endemic short stature (as opposed...

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Dougla people
Selasa, 2026-05-19 22:58:52

Dougla (English: /ˈdoʊɡlə/ – from Caribbean Hindustani dugalaa 'mixed') is a term used to describe people who are of mixed African (black) and South Asian...

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Cuckquean
Senin, 2026-07-27 16:32:21

biology, the term is also applied to females who are investing parental effort in offspring that are not genetically their own. The term is derived from...

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Katana
Selasa, 2026-06-23 05:22:12

converted into a katana. The specific term for katana in Japan is uchigatana (打刀, うちがたな; lit. 'striking sword') and the term katana (刀) often refers to single-edged...

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Polynesia
Minggu, 2026-08-02 09:34:58

including linguistic relations, cultural practices, and traditional beliefs. The term Polynésie was first used in 1756 by the French writer Charles de Brosses...

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Short-term memory
Senin, 2026-06-01 10:37:00

Short-term memory (or "primary" or "active memory") is the capacity for holding a small amount of information in an active, readily available state for...

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Bond girl
Minggu, 2026-08-09 00:23:04

"Bond girl" is a term for a female character who is a love interest, ally or adversary of the character James Bond in a novel, film, or video game. According...

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Bong (term)
Rabu, 2026-06-03 12:00:32

Bengalis from the Indian state of West Bengal. In the 21st century, the term became a self-appellation of pride through the use of satire and self-reflexive...

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Suspended sentence
Sabtu, 2026-05-02 19:55:55

to a six-month jail term, wholly suspended for six months; if they commit any other offence during that year, the original jail term is immediately applied...

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Chorea
Sabtu, 2025-10-11 08:00:09

dyskinesias. The term chorea is derived from Ancient Greek χορεία (choreia) 'dance', as the movements of the body are comparable to dancing. The term hemichorea...

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Fatwa
Kamis, 2026-05-28 03:18:26

fatwa is known as mustafti. The act of issuing fatwas is called iftāʾ. The term futyā refers to soliciting and issuing fatwas. In older English language...

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Woke
Minggu, 2026-07-19 22:06:54

often in the construction stay woke, recorded since at least 1924. The term acquired political connotations by the 1970s and gained further popularity...

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Acute myeloid leukemia
Kamis, 2026-06-11 06:59:20

chemotherapy, radiotherapy, toxin or hematologic malignancy is known, this is termed secondary AML. Other blood disorders, particularly myelodysplastic syndrome...

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Nth-term test
Selasa, 2026-05-26 19:22:39

In mathematics, the nth-term test for divergence is a simple test for the divergence of an infinite series: If lim n → ∞ a n ≠ 0 {\displaystyle \lim _{n\to...

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Charley horse
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 06:31:11

Charley horse is a non-specific term, typically used to refer to a muscle cramp, stiffness, or contusion. Generally it is used for the thigh, calf, or...

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List of prime ministers of India
Minggu, 2026-08-02 01:13:09

granting a second term for the incumbent government. Following the 2024 Indian general election, Modi was sworn in for a third consecutive term as prime minister...

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Slang
Minggu, 2026-08-02 10:57:26

or with a group of people who are familiar with it and use the term. "It's a taboo term in ordinary discourse with people of a higher social status or...

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Malaise
Rabu, 2026-04-29 08:10:19

considered a vague term – describing the state of simply not feeling well. The word has existed in French since at least the 12th century. The term is often used...

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Chain smoking
Senin, 2026-07-20 02:39:22

The term chain smoker often also refers to a person who smokes relatively constantly, though not necessarily chaining each cigarette. The term applies...

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Document-term matrix
Minggu, 2026-03-08 14:48:20

document-term matrix is a mathematical matrix that describes the frequency of terms that occur in each document in a collection. In a document-term matrix...

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RailTerm
Selasa, 2026-06-16 22:42:09

RailTerm is a North American corporation which provides rail operation services including dispatching, track and signal maintenance, as well as intermodal...

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Eastern Europe
Kamis, 2026-07-30 14:17:48

Europe is a subregion of the European continent. As a largely ambiguous term, it has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, ethnic, cultural and...

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Kulcha
Rabu, 2026-07-22 12:41:22

baked in a tandoor. The term kulcha derives from a Persian term for a disc-shaped loaf of leavened bread. In India, this term is commonly used for regular...

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Epiphany term
Kamis, 2026-05-07 08:55:40

Epiphany term is the second academic term at Durham University, falling between Michaelmas term and Easter term, as in the Christian Feast of the Epiphany...

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Term of address
Kamis, 2025-11-06 06:23:54

Look up term of address or address in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Term of address may refer to: Style (form of address), an official or legally recognized...

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Cuckold
Minggu, 2026-08-02 07:41:51

his wife's infidelity is sometimes called a wittol or wittold. The slang term bull refers to the dominant man who has relations with the cuckold's partner...

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Term limits in Russia
Jumat, 2026-07-10 10:16:44

term limits on its president, preventing officeholders from being reelected after a number of terms have been reached. It historically imposed term limits...

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Long-term liabilities
Minggu, 2026-08-02 16:53:39

Long-term liabilities, or non-current liabilities, are liabilities that are due beyond a year or the normal operation period of the company.[better source needed]...

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Global village
Selasa, 2026-06-23 06:25:21

result of the propagation of media technologies throughout the world. The term was coined by Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan in his books The Gutenberg...

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General officer
Jumat, 2026-07-31 07:50:16

nations' air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel. The adjective general had...

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Kenpō
Jumat, 2026-05-22 00:38:32

Kenpō (Japanese: 拳法) is the name of several martial arts. This term is often informally transliterated as "kempo", as a result of applying Hepburn romanization...

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Obscenity
Minggu, 2026-07-12 22:19:05

term can be used to indicate strong moral repugnance and outrage in expressions such as "obscene profits" and "the obscenity of war". As a legal term...

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Goy
Kamis, 2026-06-11 14:08:59

Goy (pl.: goyim or goys) is a term for a gentile, a non-Jew, sometimes in a pejorative sense. The word, of Hebrew origin, was adopted into English from...

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Survival
Minggu, 2026-04-05 18:52:19

Late Latin supervivere, literally meaning "to outlive". Most commonly, "the term 'survival' means physical survival — that is, a struggle to avoid physical...

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Product term
Kamis, 2026-03-26 23:48:11

In Boolean logic, a product term is a conjunction of literals, where each literal is either a variable or its negation. Examples of product terms include:...

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Triple Crown (baseball)
Minggu, 2026-07-26 03:32:46

league in three specific statistical categories in the same season. The term "Triple Crown" generally refers to the batting achievement of leading a league...

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PID controller
Jumat, 2026-07-24 14:26:37

A proportional–integral–derivative (PID) controller, or three-term controller, is a feedback-based control loop mechanism commonly used to manage machines...

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Hosiery
Sabtu, 2026-07-18 10:07:07

directly on the feet and legs. The term originated as the collective term for products of which a maker or seller is termed a hosier; and those products are...

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Arthralgia
Minggu, 2025-12-14 15:57:51

medication. According to MeSH, the term arthralgia should only be used when the condition is non-inflammatory, and the term arthritis should be used when the...

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There are unknown unknowns
Senin, 2026-08-03 15:03:27

have developed where unknown-unknowns were referred to as "unk-unks". The term was commonly used inside NASA. Rumsfeld cited NASA administrator William...

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Yoweri Museveni
Minggu, 2026-08-09 23:04:26

scrapping of presidential term limits in 2005 and age limits in 2017. On 14 January 2021, Museveni was re-elected to a sixth term with 58.6% of the vote...

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Short-term mission
Minggu, 2025-03-09 18:14:19

short-term mission (STM) is the mobilization of a Christian missionary for a short period of time ranging from days to a year; many short-term missions...

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People
Selasa, 2026-07-07 21:08:20

The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well...

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MILF
Senin, 2026-06-08 00:36:45

typically one with children, considered sexually attractive. A related term is "cougar", which suggests an older woman in active pursuit of a sexual...

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Threesome
Rabu, 2026-06-10 17:20:47

While the term threesome typically refers to sexual activity involving three participants, it has at times been used to refer to a long-term domestic relationship...

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Dry stone
Kamis, 2026-07-16 17:28:39

terracing, but dry stone shelters, houses and other structures also exist. The term tends not to be used for the many historic styles which used precisely-shaped...

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Pissant
Rabu, 2026-05-27 15:01:00

on a big hunt and I don't have time for a piss-ant on a melon stalk". The term piss-ant also may be used as an adjective, usually as a pejorative, to mean...

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Frigate
Senin, 2026-08-10 05:35:29

classified as frigates have varied. In the 17th to early 18th centuries the term "frigate" was loosely given to any full-rigged ship built for speed and manoeuvrability...

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Byte
Rabu, 2026-07-15 07:16:31

ambiguity of the term "byte". The symbol for octet, 'o', also conveniently eliminates the ambiguity in the symbol 'B' between byte and bel. The term byte was...

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Preterm birth
Rabu, 2026-07-29 11:26:58

birth of a baby at fewer than 37 weeks gestational age, as opposed to full-term delivery at approximately 40 weeks. Extreme preterm is less than 28 weeks...

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Tinker
Rabu, 2026-07-29 18:55:48

Tinker or tinkerer is an archaic term for an itinerant tinsmith who mends household utensils. Tinker for metal-worker is attested from the thirteenth century...

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Hippodrome
Senin, 2026-04-27 06:10:08

Hippodrome is a term sometimes used for public entertainment venues of various types. A modern example is the Hippodrome which opened in London in 1900...

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Language family
Rabu, 2026-08-05 02:48:58

descent from a common ancestor, called the proto-language of that family. The term family is a metaphor borrowed from biology, with the tree model used in historical...

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Computer (occupation)
Jumat, 2026-02-27 09:06:35

The term "computer", in use from the early 17th century (the first known written reference dates from 1613), meant "one who computes": a person performing...

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Fallacy of the undistributed middle
Sabtu, 2026-07-25 22:28:58

distributio medii) is a formal fallacy that is committed when the middle term in a categorical syllogism is not distributed in either the minor premise...

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Source term
Rabu, 2019-08-28 23:00:36

Source term can refer to: A measure of radioactive contamination One of the terms in a linear differential equation, especially a wave equation The release...

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Latins
Minggu, 2026-08-02 06:02:52

The term Latin has been used to describe several groups of people throughout history, first referring to the inhabitants of the ancient Latium region,...

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Mulatto
Selasa, 2026-07-28 20:10:25

woman in English, the word is mulatta (Spanish: mulata). The use of this term began in areas that later became the United States shortly after the Atlantic...

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Urolagnia
Senin, 2026-07-27 01:04:09

sexual excitement is associated with urine or urination. Etymologically, the term comes from the Greek ouron, meaning 'urine', and lagneia, meaning 'lust'...

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Mestizo
Senin, 2026-08-03 10:57:03

Mestizo is a term primarily used to denote people of mixed Spanish and Amerindian descent in Hispanic America. In certain regions of the continent, it...

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Character actor
Sabtu, 2026-08-01 03:26:05

rather than leading ones. The term is somewhat abstract and open to interpretation. While all actors play "characters", the term character actor is often applied...

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Rule of the shorter term
Rabu, 2026-02-25 03:11:52

The rule of the shorter term, also called the comparison of terms, is a provision in international copyright treaties. The provision allows that signatory...

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Cunt
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 08:19:24

in a variety of ways, including as a term of disparagement. It is often used as a disparaging and obscene term for a woman in the United States, an unpleasant...

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Names of large numbers
Senin, 2026-08-10 04:52:46

states that the term derives from post-Classical Latin term milliartum, which became milliare and then milliart and finally our modern term. Concerning names...

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Short-termism
Kamis, 2026-05-21 08:20:11

Short-termism is giving priority to immediate profit or reward, quickly executed projects and short-term results, over long term results and far-seeing...

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Jurist
Senin, 2026-05-18 01:19:15

Depending on jurisdiction, the term "jurist" can refer to a legal scholar, a judge, or a lawyer. In the United Kingdom, the term is sometimes used to describe...

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Take
Sabtu, 2026-07-25 00:56:07

Take is a single continuous recorded performance. The term is used in film and music to denote and track the stages of production. In cinematography, a...

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Nazarene (sect)
Selasa, 2026-07-28 20:02:11

At that time, the term simply designated followers of Jesus of Nazareth, as the Hebrew term נוֹצְרִי (nôṣrî), and the Arabic term نَصْرَانِي (naṣrānī)...

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Neologism
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 23:00:38

(/niˈɒlədʒɪzəm/, /ˌniːoʊˈloʊ-/; also known as a coinage) is any newly formed word, term, or phrase that has gained popular or institutional recognition and is becoming...

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Kyrios
Rabu, 2026-07-29 11:26:49

kyrioi existed, although in Gortyn they do not appear to have done. The term "κύριος" is still in use in the Modern Greek language and is the equivalent...

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Baseball metaphors for sex
Selasa, 2026-07-07 00:12:52

supporting breast cancer awareness along with the text "save second base." The term strikeout may be used to refer to a failure to engage in any form of foreplay...

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Pansexuality
Jumat, 2026-07-24 07:52:50

involved in the bisexual community since the 1970s." The term pansexuality emerged as a term for a sexual identity or sexual orientation in the 1990s...

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Cloak and dagger
Rabu, 2026-07-22 12:25:06

the time of the Renaissance involving a knife hidden beneath a cloak. The term later came into use as a metaphor, referring to situations involving intrigue...

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D-Day (military term)
Minggu, 2026-06-21 14:18:44

creating the phrase "Day-Day", or "Day of Days". The earliest use of the term D-Day by any army that the U.S. Army Center of Military History and the Oxford...

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Wintergreen
Sabtu, 2026-04-04 12:28:44

plants. The term wintergreen once commonly referred to plants that remain green (continue photosynthesis) throughout the winter. The term evergreen is...

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Screencast
Minggu, 2026-02-15 01:38:06

screen recording, often containing audio narration. The term screencast compares with the related term screenshot; whereas screenshot generates a single picture...

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Supernatural
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 15:57:59

The term is derived from Medieval Latin supernaturalis, from Latin super- 'above, beyond, outside of' + natura 'nature'. Although the corollary term "nature"...

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County seat
Selasa, 2026-07-07 03:49:22

civil parish. The term is in use in six countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. An equivalent term, shire town, is used...

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Zoophilia
Jumat, 2026-07-31 08:56:00

estimated in one study to be prevalent in 2% of the population in 2021. The term zoophilia was introduced into the field of research on sexuality in Psychopathia...

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Lambda calculus
Minggu, 2026-08-09 06:43:08

valid lambda term. An abstraction is a lambda term ( λ x . t ) {\displaystyle (\lambda x{\text{.}}t)} where t {\displaystyle t} is a lambda term, referred...

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Military junta
Kamis, 2026-08-06 20:19:30

ˈdʒʌntə/) is a system of government led by a committee of military leaders. The term junta means "meeting" or "committee" and originated in the national and local...

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Macabre
Sabtu, 2026-07-25 11:07:49

In art, the term macabre (US: /məˈkɑːb/ or UK: /məˈkɑːbrə/; French: [makabʁ]) means "having a grim or ghastly atmosphere". The macabre emphasises the details...

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List of current United States governors
Rabu, 2026-07-22 16:41:36

Columbia is governed by a Democratic mayor. The current gubernatorial term ends and new term begins in January for most states and territories, two months after...

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Governorship of Arnold Schwarzenegger
Kamis, 2026-07-16 01:04:28

Davis' incomplete term between 2003 and 2007. Schwarzenegger was then reelected to a second term in 2006, serving out this full term and leaving office...

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Garderobe
Kamis, 2025-09-04 23:45:44

Garderobe is a historic term for a room in a medieval castle. The Oxford English Dictionary gives as its first meaning a store-room for valuables, but...

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1961 West German federal election
Selasa, 2026-05-19 22:40:43

negotiate a coalition with the long-term junior coalition partner, the Free Democratic Party, leading to a demand for long-term chancellor Konrad Adenauer to...

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Power broker
Senin, 2026-02-02 20:51:59

can also negotiate deals with other power brokers to meet their aims. The term is sometimes used for a non-elected person with political influence. Power...

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Bohemianism
Selasa, 2026-07-28 22:16:52

way of life away from society's conventional norms and expectations. The term originates from the French bohème and spread to the English-speaking world...

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Fornication
Senin, 2026-08-10 08:56:20

many people, the term carries an overtone of moral or religious disapproval, but the significance of sexual acts to which the term is applied varies...

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LaKeith Stanfield
Selasa, 2026-08-04 19:23:30

an American actor and musician. He made his feature film debut in Short Term 12 (2013), for which he was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award. He...

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West Indian
Kamis, 2026-03-19 05:43:21

English Dictionary (OED), the term West Indian in 1597 described the indigenous inhabitants of the West Indies, by 1661 the term defined "an inhabitant or...

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Hostel
Kamis, 2026-07-23 22:54:17

A hostel is a form of low-cost, short-term shared sociable lodging where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed in a dormitory sleeping 4–20 people...

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Savage (pejorative term)
Selasa, 2025-12-09 16:28:39

Savage is a derogatory term to describe a person or people the speaker regards as primitive and uncivilized. It has predominantly been used to refer to...

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Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Jumat, 2026-08-07 04:36:27

the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. Since 1950, Tamil Nadu has had 14 chief ministers...

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1994 United States Senate election in Texas
Minggu, 2026-05-10 05:50:29

Hutchison won re-election to her first full term. This marked the first time that a Republican won a full term to this seat in history. Immediately following...

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LTE Advanced
Rabu, 2026-07-29 22:45:08

communication standard developed by 3GPP as a major enhancement of the Long Term Evolution (LTE) standard. Three technologies from the LTE-Advanced tool-kit –...

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Hypergamy
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 06:33:58

Hypergamy (colloquially referred to as "dating up" or "marrying up") is a term used in social science for the act or practice of a person dating or marrying...

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Demisexuality
Sabtu, 2026-08-01 19:25:54

Demisexuality is a term used to describe individuals who rarely or never experience sexual attraction solely based on immediately observable characteristics...

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Dark fantasy
Jumat, 2026-08-07 08:08:40

cinematic fantasy works that incorporates disturbing and frightening themes. The term is ambiguously used to describe stories that combine horror elements with...

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Eureka (word)
Jumat, 2026-05-01 08:10:25

of the same post WWII anti-Communist movement that successfully added the term "under God" to the American Pledge of Allegiance in 1954, but this attempt...

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Shinto
Kamis, 2026-07-30 01:22:16

sometimes call its practitioners Shintoists, although adherents rarely use that term themselves. With no central authority in control of Shinto, there is much...

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Cinephilia
Senin, 2026-08-10 10:21:17

cinemaphilia or filmophilia) is the term used to refer to a passionate interest in films, film theory, and film criticism. The term is a portmanteau of the words...

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Life imprisonment
Minggu, 2026-08-09 14:50:54

the rest of their natural life (or until pardoned or commuted to a fixed term), with or without the possibility of release. Crimes that are punishable...

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Pension term assurance
Selasa, 2026-08-04 01:15:57

Pension Term Assurance (PTA) was a form of life insurance available within the United Kingdom where the premiums received tax relief when taken out as...

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Produce
Rabu, 2026-06-17 06:00:05

sometimes included. In other English usage, the term "greens" is often used. In supermarkets, the term is also used to refer to the section of the store...

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Yogi Adityanath
Jumat, 2026-07-24 23:40:17

winning his second term. He and his party wrote history, being the first chief minister to return to power after completing a full 5-year term in office. The...

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Indian subcontinent
Minggu, 2026-08-09 18:43:14

addition, Bhutan, the Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, the Indian subcontinent term is more geophysical, whereas South Asia is more geopolitical. South Asia...

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Faggot
Jumat, 2026-07-03 03:32:12

homosexual or effeminate men. The application of the term to people is possibly a shortening of the term "faggot-gatherer", recorded at least since the 19th...

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F-term
Kamis, 2025-05-15 07:25:36

conjugates. The last term in the corresponding expansion, namely F θ 1 θ 2 {\displaystyle F\theta ^{1}\theta ^{2}} , is called the F-term. Applying an infinitesimal...

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Great Britain
Selasa, 2026-07-14 09:11:33

and Java in Indonesia, and the most populated island outside of Asia. The term "Great Britain" can also refer to the political territory of England, Scotland...

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Effects of cannabis
Senin, 2026-07-06 08:49:02

The short-term effects of cannabis are caused by many chemical compounds in the cannabis plant, including 113 different cannabinoids, such as tetrahydrocannabinol...

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Shemale
Selasa, 2026-06-30 00:57:26

Shemale (also spelled she-male) is a term most commonly used in the pornography industry to describe trans women or other people with male genitalia and...

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Benzodiazepine
Rabu, 2026-08-05 00:39:27

short-term use. Benzodiazepines are associated with an increased risk of suicide due to aggression, impulsivity, and negative withdrawal effects. Long-term...

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Glossary of nautical terms (M–Z)
Selasa, 2026-06-23 06:26:14

ship for the use of customs and other officials. Marconi rig An archaic term for Bermuda rig. The mainsail is triangular, rigged fore-and-aft with its...

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Redshirt (stock character)
Rabu, 2026-07-22 12:21:29

fiction, "redshirt" is an informal term for a stock character who is killed off shortly after being introduced. The term often implies that said character...

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69 (sex position)
Jumat, 2026-04-24 23:23:33

The term sixty-nine or soixante-neuf for mutual simultaneous oral-genital stimulation is an English translation of the euphemistic French term "soixante-neuf"...

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Representation term
Kamis, 2022-06-23 00:45:59

representation term is a word, or a combination of words, that semantically represent the data type (value domain) of a data element. A representation term is commonly...

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Medical state
Rabu, 2026-04-22 19:02:12

Medical state is a term used to describe a hospital patient's health status, or condition. The term is most commonly used in information given to the news...

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List of rivers of South Africa
Kamis, 2026-05-07 12:39:02

Another common suffix is "-kamma", from the Khoisan term for "river" (often tautologically the English term "river" is added to the name). The Zulu / Xhosa...

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Nigerian state governors 1999–2003 term
Senin, 2026-08-03 02:36:36

The 1999–2003 term of Nigerian state governors marked the official commencement of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, following an orderly transition from the...

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God complex
Minggu, 2026-08-02 19:16:24

request special consideration or privileges. God complex is not a clinical term nor diagnosable disorder and does not appear in the Diagnostic and Statistical...

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Intersex
Senin, 2026-08-03 02:55:50

participants thought the term "intersex" was bad, 20% felt neutral about the term, while 37% thought the term was good. Historically, the term "hermaphrodite"...

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Gameplay
Kamis, 2026-07-02 21:19:02

Gameplay is the specific way in which players interact with a game. The term applies to both video games and tabletop games. Gameplay is the connection...

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Void (law)
Minggu, 2026-03-22 02:08:48

absolute nullity—the law treats it as if it had never existed or happened. The term void ab initio, which means "to be treated as invalid from the outset", comes...

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Contiguous United States
Minggu, 2026-07-26 23:34:03

colloquial term Lower 48 is also used, especially in relation to Alaska. The term The Mainland is used in Hawaii. The related but distinct term continental...

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Commodore (Royal Navy)
Sabtu, 2026-05-02 04:54:07

(usually ad hoc and short-term) command. (In this case, for instance, a lieutenant in substantive rank could be a commodore for the term of the command.) The...

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Claude Bernard
Jumat, 2026-07-31 02:56:49

men of science". He originated the term milieu intérieur and the associated concept of homeostasis (the latter term being coined by Walter Cannon). Bernard...

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White Anglo-Saxon Protestants
Rabu, 2026-08-05 00:13:02

the United States, White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) is a sociological term used to describe white, upper class, Protestant Americans, usually of English...

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Glossary of video game terms
Senin, 2026-08-10 00:24:36

interactions to provide a personalized gaming experience. Add-on Adds A term used commonly in role-playing video games, MMORPGs and beat-'em-ups, referring...

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1996 United States Senate election in Michigan
Minggu, 2026-05-10 16:01:09

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Levin won re-election to a fourth term. Carl Levin, incumbent U.S. Senator (Democratic) Joseph S. Mattingly (Natural...

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Minced oath
Kamis, 2026-03-05 16:07:10

remove the original term's objectionable characteristics. Also, a new term can be created from scratch. The goal is to create a new term that expresses the...

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Buzzword
Jumat, 2026-08-07 18:47:47

The Concise Oxford English Dictionary defines a buzzword (hyphenating the term as buzz-word) as a slogan, or as a fashionable piece of jargon: a chic, fashionable...

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2024 United States Senate elections
Rabu, 2026-08-05 05:34:55

Dianne Feinstein's term following her death in September 2023; and one in Nebraska, to fill the remaining two years of Ben Sasse's term following his resignation...

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Tidewater Region
Rabu, 2026-07-08 03:23:20

tidewater meets with the Piedmont region) and north of the Deep South. The term "tidewater" can be applied to any region where water levels are affected...

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Emporium (antiquity)
Minggu, 2026-02-01 09:16:19

the plural undergoes a semantic shift towards 'merchandise'. Emporium is a term that has also been used to describe the centres of heightened trade during...

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Mentor (Odyssey)
Senin, 2026-07-20 02:06:23

as a term for someone who imparts wisdom to and shares knowledge with a less-experienced colleague. The first recorded modern usage of the term is in...

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Termes, Aude
Senin, 2026-06-01 20:37:17

Termes (French pronunciation: [tɛʁm] ; Languedocien: Tèrme) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Corbières AOC Communes of the Aude...

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Global North and Global South
Jumat, 2026-08-07 22:09:28

the Southern Hemisphere. The term Global North is often used interchangeably with developed countries, whereas the term Global South with developing countries...

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Wrench
Minggu, 2026-08-09 19:44:31

Zealand, spanner is the standard term. The most common shapes are called open-ended spanner and ring spanner. The term wrench is generally used for tools...

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Uterus
Jumat, 2026-07-03 16:22:40

in its lining that secrete uterine milk for embryonic nourishment. (The term uterus is also applied to analogous structures in some non-mammalian animals...

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Christ (title)
Selasa, 2026-07-28 01:04:59

the prophets. In the Septuagint text of the deuterocanonical books, the term "Christ" (Χριστός, translit. Christós) is found in 2 Maccabees 1:10 (referring...

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1792 United States presidential election
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 19:54:58

December 5, 1792. Incumbent President George Washington was elected to a second term by a unanimous vote in the electoral college, while John Adams was reelected...

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Mole (espionage)
Senin, 2026-06-15 06:58:56

"penetration agent", "deep cover agent", "illegal" or "sleeper agent") is a long-term spy (espionage agent) who is recruited before having access to secret intelligence...

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American Islam (term)
Senin, 2026-08-10 00:20:57

American Islam is a pejorative political term used by advocates of political Islam to describe an allegedly inauthentic form of Islam advocating separation...

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Nondualism
Kamis, 2026-07-02 06:30:22

Nondualism, also called nonduality, is a polyvalent term originating in Indian philosophy and religion, where it is used in various, related contemplative...

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Hentai
Jumat, 2026-07-24 02:27:29

While the term has expanded in use to cover a range of publications including homosexual publications, it remains primarily a heterosexual term, as terms...

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List of presidents of the United States by time in office
Minggu, 2026-08-09 07:38:02

The length of a full four-year term of office for a president of the United States usually amounts to 1,461 days (three common years of 365 days plus one...

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Wop
Minggu, 2026-06-07 14:20:54

Wop is a pejorative term for Italians or people of Italian descent. The Merriam-Webster dictionary states wop's first known use was in the United States...

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Idiosyncrasy
Minggu, 2026-06-28 10:50:27

idiosyncrasy is a unique feature of something. The term is often used to express peculiarity. The term "idiosyncrasy" originates from Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία...

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Law term
Sabtu, 2025-07-12 22:19:05

terms This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Law term. If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the...

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Imamate
Minggu, 2026-08-02 06:59:32

The term imamate or imamah (Arabic: إمامة, imāmah) refers to leadership, most commonly the office of an imam, or of religious and communal authority. In...

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The Frost Report
Senin, 2026-08-10 12:19:36

broadcast in 2008. A sketch in The Frost Report is responsible for the term "Lord Privy Seal" in the British television industry, meaning the practice...

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Flaming (Internet term)
Rabu, 2026-07-15 08:57:45

subsequently used in other parts of speech with much the same meaning. The term "flaming" was seen on Usenet newsgroups in the Eighties, where the start...

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Tribadism
Rabu, 2026-06-10 17:46:43

the term typically refers to various forms of non-penetrative sex between women. It is analogous to frot, which is penis-to-penis contact. The term tribadism...

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Ifrit
Rabu, 2026-07-29 17:22:07

narrations the term functions as an epithet, always followed by the phrase "among the jinn". Due to the ambiguous meaning of the term jinn, their relation...

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Lorentz factor
Sabtu, 2026-05-23 15:45:06

The Lorentz factor or Lorentz term (also known as the gamma factor) is a dimensionless quantity expressing how much the measurements of time, length, and...

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Sophia (wisdom)
Senin, 2026-06-29 06:21:24

Originally carrying a meaning of "cleverness, skill", the later meaning of the term, "sound judgement, intelligence, practical wisdom," is close to the meaning...

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Cisgender
Sabtu, 2026-07-04 14:21:04

not transgender. The prefix cis- is Latin and means on this side of. The term cisgender was coined in 1994 as an antonym to transgender, and entered into...

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1940 United States presidential election
Kamis, 2026-08-06 02:42:30

and senator Charles McNary, to be re-elected for an unprecedented third term in office. Until 1988, this was the last time in which the incumbent party...

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Allah
Jumat, 2026-07-31 22:50:13

əˈlɑː/ A(H)L-ə, ə-LAH; Arabic: الله, IPA: [ɑɫˈɫɑː] ) is the Arabic language term for God, mainly the monotheistic God of Abraham. Outside of Arabic languages...

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Sequence
Jumat, 2026-06-26 09:52:45

are usually called strings, words or lists, with the specific technical term chosen depending on the type of object the sequence enumerates and the different...

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Senpai and kōhai
Kamis, 2026-07-23 21:06:23

Confucianism, but has developed a distinctive Japanese style. The term senpai can be considered a term in Japanese honorifics. The relationship is an interdependent...

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Colonia (Roman)
Minggu, 2026-08-09 02:47:52

Eventually, however, the term came to denote the highest status of a Roman city. It is also the origin of the modern term "colony". Under the Roman Republic...

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Philanthropy
Senin, 2026-07-06 15:34:11

quality of life". Philanthropy tends to be used interchangeably with the term charity. Charity has been noted in Egypt, centuries before the Christian...

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Box office
Sabtu, 2026-07-18 17:27:35

countertop, through a hole in a wall or window, or at a wicket. By extension, the term is frequently used, especially in the context of the film industry, as a...

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Cougar (slang)
Kamis, 2026-02-05 23:45:33

slang term for a woman who seeks romantic or sexual relationships with significantly younger men. The origin of the word cougar as a slang term is debated...

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Central and Eastern Europe
Kamis, 2026-07-09 15:24:04

Central and Eastern Europe or Central-Eastern Europe (CEE) is a geopolitical term encompassing the countries in Northeast Europe (primarily the Baltics), Central...

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Long Term Parking
Rabu, 2026-06-10 18:32:42

"Long Term Parking" is the 64th episode of the HBO original series The Sopranos and the 12th of the show's fifth season. Written by Terence Winter and...

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Fixed-term election
Minggu, 2026-08-09 12:59:46

A fixed-term election is an election that occurs on a set date, which cannot be changed by incumbent politicians other than through exceptional mechanisms...

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Commonwealth (U.S. state)
Sabtu, 2026-07-18 01:13:11

Commonwealth is a term used by four of the 50 states of the United States in their full official names: Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia...

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Trump derangement syndrome
Minggu, 2026-07-19 02:02:23

Trump derangement syndrome (TDS) is a pejorative term used to describe negative reactions to U.S. president Donald Trump in order to characterize them...

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Alma mater
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 23:56:57

It personifies a school that a person has attended or graduated from. The term is related to alumnus, meaning 'nursling', which describes a school graduate...

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Incumbent
Selasa, 2026-06-23 05:03:34

resigned; they may not seek re-election, be barred from re-election due to term limits, or a new electoral division or position may have been created, at...

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Christian mortalism
Selasa, 2026-07-28 01:13:19

intermediate state. "Soul sleep" is often used as a pejorative term, so the more neutral term "mortalism" was also used in the nineteenth century, and "Christian...

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Neogene
Selasa, 2026-07-14 14:02:19

the Quaternary. The term "Neogene" was coined in 1853 by the Austrian palaeontologist Moritz Hörnes (1815–1868). The earlier term Tertiary Period was...

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101 (number)
Kamis, 2026-07-09 14:28:57

with '102', '103', or '1001'. The number is used in this context as a slang term when referring to "a 101 document" what is usually referred to as a statistical...

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LTE frequency bands
Selasa, 2026-07-07 23:32:33

Long-Term Evolution (LTE) telecommunications networks use several frequency bands with associated bandwidths. From Tables 5.5-1 "E-UTRA Operating Bands"...

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Collective noun
Selasa, 2026-07-28 19:48:06

venery, which identify groups of specific animals. For example, "pride" as a term of venery always refers to lions, never to dogs or cows. Other examples come...

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Working capital
Rabu, 2026-07-22 04:49:50

operations and that it has sufficient funds to satisfy both maturing short-term debt and upcoming operational expenses. The management of working capital...

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Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency
Selasa, 2026-07-07 07:40:59

by a different political party (1952–2024) INC (18 term) (85.7%) BJP (2 term) (9.52%) JP (1 term) (4.76%) Rae Bareli is one of the 80 Lok Sabha (Parliamentary)...

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Killed in action
Minggu, 2026-06-28 23:53:41

front-line combat troops and naval, air, and support forces. Furthermore, the term died of wounds (DOW) is used to denote personnel who reached a medical treatment...

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Top, bottom, and versatile
Rabu, 2026-07-29 23:53:33

during sex. For men who have sex with men and do not engage in anal sex, the term "side" has been used. Side men do not engage in anal sex but rather enjoy...

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Adivasi
Minggu, 2026-06-28 21:58:00

are the heterogeneous tribal groups across the Indian subcontinent. The term Adivasi, a 20th-century construct meaning "ancient inhabitants", is now widely...

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Caucasian race
Sabtu, 2026-06-27 22:09:38

Introduced in the 1780s by members of the Göttingen school of history, the term denoted one of three purported major races of humans (those three being Caucasoid...

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Political appointments of the second Trump administration
Senin, 2026-08-10 04:57:54

Trump List of United States attorneys appointed by Donald Trump § Second term Confirmation votes Confirmations by roll call vote "PN11-12 - Brooke Rollins...

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Ero guro
Senin, 2026-07-20 21:47:16

sexual corruption, and decadence. As a term, it is used to denote something that is both erotic and grotesque. The term itself is an example of wasei-eigo...

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Rhythm and blues
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 00:16:34

music that originated within African American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly...

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Foeticide
Kamis, 2026-04-23 11:57:19

Foeticide (or feticide) is the act of killing a human fetus. The term may also encompass the killing of a human embryo. Definitions differ between legal...

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Effects of long-term benzodiazepine use
Rabu, 2026-06-24 12:48:27

The effects of long-term benzodiazepine use include drug dependence as well as the possibility of adverse effects on cognitive function, physical health...

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Chad (slang)
Jumat, 2026-08-07 17:17:04

Chad is a slang term for a type of young man. In the 2000s, it was used in Chicago as a derogatory description for young, upper-class, urban males. In...

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Ansible
Sabtu, 2026-06-06 07:32:40

The term ansible refers to a category of fictional devices capable of faster-than-light communication. Ansible devices can instantaneously transmit and...

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Bream
Senin, 2026-05-18 19:34:12

of these genera are called "bream", the term does not imply a degree of relatedness between them. Fish termed "bream" tend to be narrow, deep-bodied species...

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Cur
Selasa, 2026-08-04 00:58:45

modern speech, the term cur is usually used to describe a mongrel dog, particularly if its temperament is unfriendly or aggressive. The term is believed to...

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Synecdoche
Minggu, 2026-06-14 18:23:39

speech that uses a term for a part of something to refer to the whole (pars pro toto), or vice versa (totum pro parte). The term is derived from Ancient...

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Ephebophilia
Minggu, 2026-07-05 19:00:53

ages 15 to 19 and showing Tanner stages 4 to 5 of physical development. The term was originally used in the late 19th to mid-20th century. It is one of a...

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Insomnia
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 23:10:13

problems focusing and learning. Insomnia can be short-term, lasting for days or weeks, or long-term, lasting more than a month. The concept of the word...

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Alcoholism
Rabu, 2026-07-22 12:31:03

million people with alcohol use disorders worldwide as of 2016[update]. The term alcoholism was first coined in 1852, but alcoholism and alcoholic are considered...

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Terminology extraction
Selasa, 2026-05-05 03:03:41

Terminology extraction (also known as term extraction, glossary extraction, term recognition, or terminology mining) is a subtask of information extraction...

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Mouth breathing
Jumat, 2026-08-07 11:02:22

Mouth breathing, medically known as chronic oral ventilation, is long-term breathing through the mouth. It often is caused by an obstruction to breathing...

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Natural satellite
Sabtu, 2026-08-01 13:47:17

to distinguish them from the objects they orbited. The first to use the term satellite to describe orbiting bodies was the German astronomer Johannes...

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Weapon of mass destruction
Kamis, 2026-05-07 01:23:44

structures (e.g., mountains), or the biosphere. The scope and usage of the term has evolved and been disputed, often signifying more politically than technically...

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Balkanization
Jumat, 2026-07-24 20:03:32

differences in ethnicity, culture, religion, and geopolitical interests. The term was coined in the early 20th century, and found its roots in the depiction...

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Cult
Minggu, 2026-08-09 10:42:08

Latin term cultus, which means 'worship'. In modern English, the term cult is generally a pejorative carrying derogatory connotations. The term is variously...

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Dulcimer
Minggu, 2025-08-31 18:54:59

The term dulcimer refers to two families of musical string instruments. The word dulcimer originally referred to a trapezoidal zither similar to a psaltery...

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Pensioner
Minggu, 2025-09-14 10:21:18

pension, most commonly because of retirement from the workforce. This is a term typically used in the United Kingdom (along with OAP, initialism of old-age...

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Web page
Selasa, 2026-08-04 04:09:47

consists of many web pages linked together under a common domain name. The term "web page" is therefore a metaphor of paper pages bound together into a book...

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Middle East
Senin, 2026-08-03 10:57:45

demarcated by following political borders. Since the early 20th century, the term "Middle East" has grown increasingly prominent in international discourse...

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NIMBY
Rabu, 2026-08-05 02:23:11

even there the author indicates the term is already used in the hazardous waste industry. The concept behind the term, that of locally organized resistance...

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Gist (Nigerian term)
Minggu, 2026-07-19 03:30:58

Gist is a term used in Nigerian English to refer to idle chat or gossip. It can also refer to a rumour or piece of gossip. The word can be used as a verb...

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Aqidah
Sabtu, 2026-08-01 18:19:53

romanized: ʿaqīdah, IPA: [ʕɑˈqiːdæ], pl. عَقَائِد, ʿaqāʾid, [ʕɑˈqɑːʔɪd]) is an Islamic term of Arabic origin that means "creed". It is also called Islamic creed or Islamic...

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List of members of the Kurdistan Region Parliament (2013–2019)
Selasa, 2025-09-30 17:31:59

The members of the Kurdistan Region Parliament for Fourth Term were elected on 21 September 2013. Ishtartv,. Ishtartv,. Official Kurdistan Parliament website...

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Operation Fourth Term
Jumat, 2026-07-24 01:38:08

Operation Fourth Term, was an offensive launched by the United States in World War II between 4 and 11 February 1945, aimed at the capture of Massa, in...

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Piano nobile
Kamis, 2026-07-16 19:53:41

sometimes referred to by the corresponding French term, bel étage 'beautiful storey') is the architectural term for the principal floor of a palazzo. This floor...

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List of current United States senators
Kamis, 2026-08-06 19:34:06

complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term. Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior...

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Paki
Selasa, 2026-07-28 08:02:22

slang term referring to another Pakistani or person of South Asian descent. "Paki" is part of the exonym Pakistan. It is derived from the term Pak (پاک)...

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List of assets owned by Berkshire Hathaway
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 22:42:19

This is a list of subsidiaries, equities, cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments owned by multinational holding company Berkshire Hathaway. As...

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Nonce word
Selasa, 2026-05-26 02:54:19

names of real or fictional entities sometimes originate as nonce words. The term is used because such a word is created "for the nonce" (i.e., for the time...

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Snowflake (slang)
Kamis, 2026-07-23 13:39:31

snowflake in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Snowflake is a derogatory slang term for a person, implying that they have an inflated sense of uniqueness, an...

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Witch doctor
Kamis, 2026-04-09 22:49:39

spiritual interventions. The term is often misunderstood, and they could more accurately be called "anti-witch doctors". The term is now more commonly used...

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Manchuria
Senin, 2026-08-03 21:56:33

Manchuria as a geographical term was first used in the 18th or 19th centuries by the Japanese before spreading to Europe. The term was promoted by the Empire...

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Short-term trading
Jumat, 2026-08-07 02:27:10

Short-term trading refers to those trading strategies in stock market or futures market in which the time duration between entry and exit is within a range...

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Bolsheviks
Jumat, 2026-07-17 14:54:59

equivalent to the term "commie", "Red", or "pinko" in the United States during the same period. The term Bolshie later became a slang term for anyone who...

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Fallacy of four terms
Selasa, 2024-10-29 10:15:37

different terms, since in order to establish connection, there must be one term common to both premises. In everyday reasoning, the fallacy of four terms...

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Short-term conflict alert
Jumat, 2025-08-15 18:19:47

Short-term conflict alert (STCA) is an automated warning system for air traffic controllers (ATCO). It is a ground-based safety net intended to assist...

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Wigger
Sabtu, 2026-07-25 20:37:01

Wigger, also wigga, whigger and whigga, is a term for white people who emulate the mannerisms, language, and fashions that are generally stereotypically...

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Japanophilia
Sabtu, 2026-07-11 08:34:27

culture, people, and history. The Japanese term for this is shinnichi (親日; also meaning "pro-Japanese"). The term "Japanophile" originated in the late 18th...

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Sustainability
Rabu, 2026-08-05 18:04:17

used to mean the same thing. "Sustainability is often thought of as a long-term goal (i.e. a more sustainable world), while sustainable development refers...

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Supper club
Selasa, 2026-06-16 21:06:42

traditional dining establishment that also functions as a social club. The term may describe different establishments depending on the region, but in general...

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Parsing
Selasa, 2026-07-07 14:32:23

grammar by breaking it into parts. The term parsing comes from Latin pars (orationis), meaning part (of speech). The term has slightly different meanings in...

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Riad (architecture)
Senin, 2026-08-10 01:20:05

traditional mansion. The term riad comes from the Arabic term for "gardens": رياض (riyāḍ), the plural of روضة (rawḍa). Historically, the term referred to a type...

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Dyke (slang)
Rabu, 2026-07-22 15:46:34

Dyke is a slang term, used as a noun meaning lesbian. It originated as a slur for masculine, butch, or androgynous girls or women. Pejorative use of the...

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Poka-yoke
Kamis, 2026-07-16 18:01:52

correcting, or drawing attention to human errors as they occur. It is a Japanese term that means "mistake-proofing" or "error prevention", and is also sometimes...

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2002 United States Senate election in Michigan
Minggu, 2026-05-10 16:00:56

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Levin won re-election to a fifth term. Eric Borregard (Green) Doug Dern (Natural Law) Carl Levin, incumbent U.S...

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Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution
Minggu, 2026-08-09 23:07:44

amendment, someone who fills more than 2 years of an unexpired presidential term is also prohibited from being elected president more than once. Scholars...

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Maquette
Jumat, 2025-08-15 23:43:56

unfinished sculpture or work of architecture. The term is a loanword from French. An equivalent term is bozzetto, a diminutive of the Italian word for...

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Primitive notion
Jumat, 2026-06-19 00:17:54

been explained previously. The sentence which determines the meaning of a term in this way is called a DEFINITION,... An inevitable regress to primitive...

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Israeli apartheid
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 21:10:58

and Anthony Stewart used the term apartheid to describe Israel's treatment of the Palestinians. In the 1990s, the term "Israeli apartheid" gained prominence...

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Cardboard
Jumat, 2026-07-24 17:21:26

generic term for heavy paper-based products ranging from a thick paper known as paperboard to corrugated fiberboard. Cardboard is a generic term for heavy...

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Shopping mall
Jumat, 2026-08-07 16:34:39

stores. The term mall originally meant a pedestrian promenade with shops along it, but in the late 1960s, it began to be used as a generic term for the large...

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Underdog
Selasa, 2026-07-28 14:18:32

for which the odds are generally higher. The first recorded uses of the term occurred in the second half of the 19th century; its first meaning was "the...

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Octet (computing)
Jumat, 2026-06-19 00:27:28

telecommunications that consists of eight bits. The term is often used when the term byte might be ambiguous, as the term byte has historically been used for storage...

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Realm
Jumat, 2026-05-08 18:50:29

A realm is a community or territory over which a sovereign rules. The term is commonly used to describe a monarchical or dynastic state. A realm may also...

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Fictional universe of Harry Potter
Minggu, 2026-07-19 11:09:21

the "Muggle world". The term "Muggle world" refers to a society inhabited by non-magical humans ("Muggles"), while the term "wizarding world" refers...

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Quarter days
Jumat, 2025-05-02 05:07:35

quarter days; for example, the autumn term would start on 29 September, and thus continues to be called the Michaelmas term, especially at more traditional...

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Colloquialism
Jumat, 2026-07-17 02:26:45

logical and syntactic ordering. A specific instance of such language is termed a colloquialism. The most common terms used in dictionaries to label such...

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Pas de quatre (ballet)
Minggu, 2026-06-21 21:07:13

Pas de quatre (literally, "step of four") is a French term used to identify a ballet dance for four people. Pas de quatre are usually plotless dances performed...

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Ed Koch
Sabtu, 2026-08-08 07:32:26

Republican party tickets. In 1985, Koch was elected to a third term with 78% of the vote. His third term was fraught with scandal regarding political associates...

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Hedonism
Selasa, 2026-06-16 13:30:49

context, hedonism is sometimes used as a pejorative term for an egoistic lifestyle seeking short-term gratification. Hedonists typically understand pleasure...

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