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  • 31function key — n technical a key on a computer ↑keyboard that tells the computer to do something …

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  • 32function word — n a word that does not mean anything on its own, but shows the relationship between other words in a sentence, for example words such as but or if …

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  • 33function word — function ,word noun count LINGUISTICS a word used mainly for expressing relationships between other words in a sentence, for example a conjunction like but or a preposition like with …

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  • 34function — (n.) 1530s, proper work or purpose, from M.Fr. fonction (16c.) and directly from L. functionem (nom. functio) performance, execution, noun of action from functus, pp. of fungi perform, execute, discharge, from PIE root *bheug (2) to use, enjoy… …

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  • 35function — A specific set of skills and resources that can be used to perform one or more activities that make up a postal process. Usually, several functions are associated with a single process …

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  • 36function word — n. a word, as an article or conjunction, having little or no lexical meaning but used to show syntactic relation …

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  • 37Function (mathematics) — f(x) redirects here. For the band, see f(x) (band). Graph of example function, In mathematics, a function associates one quantity, the a …

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  • 38Function object — A function object, also called a functor or functional, is a computer programming construct allowing an object to be invoked or called as if it were an ordinary function, usually with the same syntax.Function objects are unrelated to functors in… …

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  • 39Function pointer — A function pointer is a type of pointer in C, C++, D, and other C like programming languages, and Fortran 2003.[1] When dereferenced, a function pointer can be used to invoke a function and pass it arguments just like a normal function. In… …

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  • 40function — /fungk sheuhn/, n. 1. the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role. 2. any ceremonious public or social gathering or occasion. 3. a factor related to or… …

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