ARDS, n.
acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine etc.
<noun.state>
<noun.state>
| ARDS |
|
| adult respiratory distress syndrome |
|
| wet lung |
|
| white lung |
|
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ARNG, n.
a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies
<noun.group>
<noun.group>
| ARNG |
|
| Army National Guard |
|
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AS, n.
a United States territory on the eastern part of the island of Samoa
<noun.location>
<noun.location>
| AS |
|
| American Samoa |
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| Eastern Samoa |
|
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ASALA, n.
a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia
<noun.group>
<noun.group>
| 3rd October Organization |
|
| ASALA |
|
| Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia |
|
| Orly Group |
|
sample sentences
"ASALA bombing at Orly Airport in Paris in 1983 killed 8 and wounded 55 people"
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ASAP, adv.
ASAT, adj.
ASCII, n.
(computer science) a code for information exchange between computers made by different companies; a string of 7 binary digits represents each character; used in most microcomputers
<noun.communication>
<noun.communication>
| ASCII |
|
| American Standard Code for Information Interchange |
|
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ASCII character, n.
any member of the standard code for representing characters by binary numbers
<noun.communication>
<noun.communication>
| ASCII character |
|
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ASCII character set, n.
(computer science) 128 characters that make up the ASCII coding scheme
<noun.communication>
<noun.communication>
| ASCII character set |
|
sample sentences
"the ASCII character set is the most universal character coding set"
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ASCII control character, n.
ASCII characters to indicate carriage return or tab or backspace; typed by depressing a key and the control key at the same time
<noun.communication>
<noun.communication>
| ASCII control character |
|
| control character |
|
ASCII text file, n.
a text file that contains only ASCII characters without special formatting
<noun.communication>
<noun.communication>
| ASCII text file |
|
ASEAN, n.
an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism
<noun.group>
<noun.group>
| ASEAN |
|
| Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
|
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Myanmar, Union of Burma, Burma
Cambodia, Kingdom of Cambodia, Kampuchea
Brunei, Negara Brunei Darussalam
Indonesia, Republic of Indonesia, Dutch East Indies
Laos, Lao People's Democratic Republic
Malaysia, Federation of Malaysia
Philippines, Republic of the Philippines
Singapore, Republic of Singapore
Thailand, Kingdom of Thailand, Siam
Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Viet Nam, Annam
ASL, n.
ATF, n.
the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson
<noun.group>
<noun.group>
| ATF |
|
| Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms |
|
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ATM, n.
an unattended machine (outside some banks) that dispenses money when a personal coded card is used
<noun.artifact>
<noun.artifact>
| ATM |
|
| automated teller |
|
| automated teller machine |
|
| automatic teller |
|
| automatic teller machine |
|
| cash dispenser |
|
| cash machine |
|
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a means of digital communications that is capable of very high speeds; suitable for transmission of images or voice or video as well as data
<noun.communication>
<noun.communication>
| ATM |
|
| asynchronous transfer mode |
|
sample sentences
"ATM is used for both LAN and WAN"
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ATP, n.
a nucleotide derived from adenosine that occurs in muscle tissue; the major source of energy for cellular reactions
<noun.substance>
<noun.substance>
| ATP |
|
| adenosine triphosphate |
|
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AU, n.
a unit of length used for distances within the solar system; equal to the mean distance between the Earth and the Sun (approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers)
<noun.quantity>
<noun.quantity>
| AU |
|
| Astronomical Unit |
|
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AUC, n.
a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members
<noun.group>
<noun.group>
| AUC |
|
| Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia |
|
| United Self-Defense Force of Colombia |
|
| United Self-Defense Group of Colombia |
|
sample sentences
"the AUC conducted over 800 assassinations in one year"
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AWOL, n.
AZ, n.
a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
<noun.location>
<noun.location>
| AZ |
|
| Arizona |
|
| Grand Canyon State |
|
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Glen Canyon Dam
Lake Mead
Lake Powell
Grand Canyon National Park
Petrified Forest National Park
Flagstaff
Mesa
Nogales
Phoenix, capital of Arizona
Prescott
Sun City
Tucson
Yuma
Chihuahuan Desert
Gila Desert
Mojave, Mojave Desert, Mohave, Mohave Desert
Painted Desert
Sonoran Desert
Cataract Canyon
Colorado, Colorado River
Colorado Plateau
Gila, Gila River
Grand Canyon
part holonym
Southwest, southwestern United States
United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
instance hypernym
AZT, n.
an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow
<noun.artifact>
<noun.artifact>
| AZT |
|
| Retrovir |
|
| ZDV |
|
| zidovudine |
|
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Aachen, n.
a city in western Germany near the Dutch and Belgian borders; formerly it was Charlemagne's northern capital
<noun.location>
<noun.location>
| Aachen |
|
| Aix-la-Chapelle |
|
| Aken |
|
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Aaland islands, n.
an archipelago of some 6,000 islands in the Gulf of Bothnia under Finnish control
<noun.location>
<noun.location>
| Aaland islands |
|
| Ahvenanmaa |
|
| Aland islands |
|
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Aalborg, n.
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Aalst, n.
Aalto, n.
Finnish architect and designer of furniture (1898-1976)
<noun.person>
<noun.person>
| Aalto |
|
| Alvar Aalto |
|
| Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto |
|
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Aar, n.
a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine
<noun.object>
<noun.object>
| Aar |
|
| Aare |
|
| Aare River |
|
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Aare, n.
a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine
<noun.object>
<noun.object>
| Aar |
|
| Aare |
|
| Aare River |
|
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Aare River, n.
a river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine
<noun.object>
<noun.object>
| Aar |
|
| Aare |
|
| Aare River |
|
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instance hypernym
Aarhus, n.
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part holonym