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Is there a term for how old films appear to wiggle on screen, if only slightly?
I was watching some of Charlie Chaplin's videos and couldn't help wondering what caused them to look as though the cameraman had unsteady hands. But obviously, it's not the cameraman's fault, ...
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Alternative to “accessible”
In the context of a technical manual, engineers use the word "accessible" to indicate that a piece of hardware should have "easy access" for repair, maintenance, and other modifications.
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What do you call the maximum number of recent values used for calculating an average [closed]
A sensor measures some physical quantity (like temperature). The measured value is tapped every 100ms or so. An average is calculated over the x most recently measured values. I.e. with every new ...
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Term for buzzing or hissing sound often created by vibration
Specifically, I am referring to the hissing, buzzing, S-like, or fuzzy sound that is created when electronic speakers play sounds or music near their volume or frequency limits.
I recall having ...
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Word for “letter or letter-like character”?
Is there a word for a "letter or letter-like character" in a writing system? With that I mean a grapheme that is not a number, punctuation, special symbol or space, but a letter (alphabet), ...
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What is the name for the class of computer programs that act as a front end for a database? [closed]
If you are writing a computer program that manages a large database of clients, like a rolodex, or a program that stores medical records for patients. What is that "class" of program called.
The ...
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Is there a term for a flaw in logic?
I write code for a living and I'm trying to find the right word for a flaw in logic. "Error" seems too vague, I'm looking specifically for a word that describes a flaw in logic.
Addendum 1: This ...
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What is antonym of “update”?
The antonym of "upgrade" is "downgrade", quite broadly used.
What is the antonym of "update"?
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Though, I hoped for something like "un-update" because reverting or uninstalling updates are ...
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What is the shortest term to refer to people whose mother tongue is English?
What is the shortest term to refer to representatives of peoples and cultures whose mother tongue is English?
Mothertonguers?
Update:
Can't I call them joe?
