enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Synonym - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synonym

    Synonym list in cuneiform on a clay tablet, Neo-Assyrian period [1] A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are ...

  3. Prefix - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefix

    Adding a prefix to the beginning of an English word changes it to a different word. For example, when the prefix un-is added to the word happy, it creates the word unhappy. The word prefix is itself made up of the stem fix (meaning "attach", in this case), and the prefix pre-(meaning "before"), both of which are derived from Latin roots.

  4. Paraphrase - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphrase

    A paraphrase or rephrase (/ ˈ p ær ə ˌ f r eɪ z /) is the rendering of the same text in different words without losing the meaning of the text itself. [1] More often than not, a paraphrased text can convey its meaning better than the original words. In other words, it is a copy of the text in meaning, but which is different from the original.

  5. Patch (computing) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patch_(computing)

    A patch is data that is intended to be used to modify an existing software resource such as a program or a file, often to fix bugs and security vulnerabilities. [1] [2] A patch may be created to improve functionality, usability, or performance. A patch is typically provided by a vendor for updating the software that they provide.

  6. Problem solving - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_solving

    Common steps in this cycle include recognizing the problem, defining it, developing a strategy to fix it, organizing knowledge and resources available, monitoring progress, and evaluating the effectiveness of the solution. Once a solution is achieved, another problem usually arises, and the cycle starts again.

  7. Kludge - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kludge

    Part of the Miles Glacier Bridge, with a "kludge" (temporary fix) to make the bridge usable after earthquake damage. A kludge or kluge ( / k l ʌ dʒ , k l uː dʒ / ) is a workaround or makeshift solution that is clumsy, inelegant, inefficient, difficult to extend, and hard to maintain.

  8. AOL Mail

    mail.aol.com

    Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!

  9. Match fixing - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Match_fixing

    The Black Sox Scandal of 1919, in which several members of the MLB's Chicago White Sox conspired with gamblers to fix that year's World Series for monetary gain. [ 7 ] One of the best-known examples of gambling-related race fixing (in motorsports) is the 1933 Tripoli Grand Prix , in which the winning number of the lottery was determined by the ...