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  • 11function — [n1] capacity, job action, activity, affair, behavior, business, charge, concern, duty, employment, exercise, faculty, goal, mark, mission, object, objective, occupation, office, operation, part, post, power, province, purpose, raison d’être*,… …

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  • 12function — ► NOUN 1) an activity that is natural to or the purpose of a person or thing. 2) a large or formal social event or ceremony. 3) a computer operation corresponding to a single instruction from the user. 4) Mathematics a relation or expression… …

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  • 13function room — UK US noun [countable] [singular function room plural function rooms] british a room in a hotel, pub , sports centre etc that is used for parties, meetings etc Thesaur …

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  • 14Function — Func tion (f[u^][ng]k sh[u^]n), Functionate Func tion*ate, v. i. To execute or perform a function; to transact one s regular or appointed business. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 15Function cost analysis — (FСА) (sometimes named function value analysis (FVA)) is the a method of technical and economic research of the systems for purpose to optimize a parity between system s (as product or service) consumer functions or properties (also known as… …

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  • 16Function Analysis System Technic — Function Analysis System Technique Pour une définition du mot « fast », voir l’article fast du Wiktionnaire. Un diagramme FAST (Functional Analysis System Technic) présente une traduction rigoureuse de chacune des fonctions de service… …

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  • 17function key — UK US noun [C] IT ► one of the keys on a computer with F1, F2, etc. printed on them, which make a particular process happen when you press them: »You can just press the function key F5 to refresh the page …

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  • 18function key — function ,key noun count COMPUTING a special button on a computer keyboard that is used for a particular operation in a program. The keys near the top of a keyboard marked F1 to F12 are function keys …

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  • 19function — function, functionalism Although the use of the concepts of function and functionalism is usually associated with the work of Talcott Parsons in modern sociology, there is a long tradition of functional explanation in studying societies, and a… …

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  • 20Function keys —   Function keys are the keys on your keyboard which are marked F1, F2, F3 etc. They are located at the top of your keyboard. If the keyboard only has 12 function keys, you should press [Shift] F1 to trigger F13, [Shift] F2 to trigger F14 etc …

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