delay — I n. 1) to brook no delay 2) a delay in (she apologized for the delay in answering) II v. 1) (G) we delayed sending the telegram 2) (K) he delayed my calling the police * * * [dɪ leɪ] á å. to suffer delay (G) we delayed sending the telegram (K)… … Combinatory dictionary
Answering machine — For other uses, see Answering machine (disambiguation). A dual compact cassette tape based Panasonic answering machine … Wikipedia
defer, delay, postpone — Each of these words implies keeping or preventing something from happening until a later time: I recommend that we defer (or delay or postpone) this action to our next meeting. To defer is to make a decision to do something later: I shall defer… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
Miranda warning — The Miranda warning (also referred to as Miranda rights) is a warning that is required to be given by police in the United States to criminal suspects in police custody (or in a custodial interrogation) before they are interrogated to inform them … Wikipedia
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ГОСТ 19472-88: Система автоматизированной телефонной связи общегосударственная. Термины и определения — Терминология ГОСТ 19472 88: Система автоматизированной телефонной связи общегосударственная. Термины и определения оригинал документа: Circuit group telephone network traffic capacity 68 Определения термина из разных документов: Circuit group… … Словарь-справочник терминов нормативно-технической документации
Hayes command set — The Hayes command set is a specific command language originally developed for the Hayes Smartmodem 300 baud modem in 1981. The command set consists of a series of short text strings which combine together to produce complete commands for… … Wikipedia
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computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… … Universalium