14-letter words containing comp
- compressed air — air at a higher pressure than atmospheric pressure: used esp as a source of power for machines
- compromisation — The act of compromising.
- compromisingly — In a compromising manner.
- compton effect — a phenomenon in which a collision between a photon and a particle results in an increase in the kinetic energy of the particle and a corresponding increase in the wavelength of the photon
- compulsiveness — compelling; compulsory.
- compusult ltd. — A computer consulting firm (in Newfoundland, Canada?) that provides a public access Unix.
- compute server — (computer, parallel) A kind of parallel processor where the parallel processors have no I/O except via a bus or other connection to a front-end processor which handles all I/O to disks, terminals and network. In some antiquated IBM mainframes, a second CPU was provided that could not access I/O devices, known as the slave or attached processor, while the CPU having access to all devices was known as the master processor.
- computer crime — crime perpetrated on or requiring the use of computers
- computer error — an error attributed to the action of a computer
- computer model — a model of a process or object created on a computer
- computer virus — virus
- computer-aided — done or improved by computer
- computerizable — able to be computerized
- computerphobia — the fear or dislike of computers
- computerphobic — a computerphobe
- cross-compiler — a compiler able to create executable code for a platform different from the one the compiler is run on
- cross-compound — (of a compound engine or turbine) having the high-pressure and low-pressure units side by side.
- decompensating — Psychology. to lose the ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.
- decompensation — the inability of an organ, esp the heart, to maintain its function due to overload caused by a disease
- decompoundable — able to be broken down into its component parts
- encompassingly — So as to encompass.
- energy company — a company that produces energy, such as electricity
- family compact — any influential clique
- feel compelled — If you feel compelled to do something, you feel that you must do it, because it is the right thing to do.
- free companion — a member of a band of mercenary soldiers during the Middle Ages.
- half-completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- ibm compatible — (computer) A computer which can use hardware and software designed for the IBM PC (or, less often, IBM mainframes). This was once a key phrase in marketing a new PC clone but now in 1998 is rarely used, the non-IBM wintel personal computer manufacturers such as Compaq, Dell and Gateway 2000 and OS vendor Microsoft having taken control of the market, marginalising IBM.
- immune complex — an aggregate of an antigen and its specific antibody.
- incompetencies — the quality or condition of being incompetent; lack of ability.
- incompleteness — not complete; lacking some part.
- incompressible — not capable of being compressed.
- indecomposable — incapable of being decomposed.
- joint compound — a plasterlike material used to cover joints or the heads of screws in drywall or plasterboard.
- ladder company — hook-and-ladder company.
- liquid compass — wet compass.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- london company — a company, chartered in England in 1606 to establish colonies in America, that founded Jamestown, Va., in 1607.
- lz compression — Lempel-Ziv compression
- microcomponent — a hi-fi component considerably smaller than a minicomponent and much smaller than a standard-size component.
- microcomputers — Plural form of microcomputer.
- microcomputing — the use of microcomputers.
- miscomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
- multicomponent — Having, or affecting, multiple components.
- neurocomputers — Plural form of neurocomputer.
- neurocomputing — computing that makes use of neural networks
- nitro compound — any one of a class of usually organic compounds that contain the monovalent group -NO2 (nitro group or radical), linked to a carbon atom. The commonest example is nitrobenzene, C6H5NO2
- non-compatible — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
- non-completion — the act of completing.
- non-compliance — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.