direct object

  • 31Direct case — Not to be confused with direct object. In Indo Aryan languages, and Eastern Iranian languages, the direct case (abbreviated dir) is the name given to a grammatical case used with all three core relations: the agent of transitive verbs, the… …

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  • 32object — ob•ject n. [[t]ˈɒb dʒɪkt, dʒɛkt[/t]] v. [[t]əbˈdʒɛkt[/t]] n. 1) anything that is visible or tangible and is relatively stable in form 2) a thing, person, or matter to which thought or action is directed: an object of investigation[/ex] 3) the end …

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  • 33object complement — Gram. a word or a group of words used in the predicate following a factitive verb and referring to its direct object, as treasurer in We appointed him treasurer, white in They painted the house white, or an interesting speaker in They thought him …

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  • 34object complement — ob′ject com′plement n. gram. a noun, noun phrase, pronoun, or adjective used in the predicate following a factitive verb and referring to or identified with its direct object, as treasurer in We appointed him treasurer or white in They painted… …

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  • 35object complement — Gram. a word or a group of words used in the predicate following a factitive verb and referring to its direct object, as treasurer in We appointed him treasurer, white in They painted the house white, or an interesting speaker in They thought him …

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  • 36Object Action Interface — Object Action Interface, also abbreviated as OAI, is an extension to the Graphical User Interface, especially related to Direct Manipulation User Interface. It emphasises upon how Direct Manipulation User Interface (DMUI) can help to create… …

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  • 37Object-oriented ontology — (OOO) is a metaphysical movement that rejects the privileging of human existence over the existence of nonhuman objects.[1] Specifically, object oriented ontology opposes the anthropocentrism of Immanuel Kant s Copernican Revolution, whereby… …

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  • 38Direct digital manufacturing — Direct digital manufacturing, sometimes called additive, rapid, direct, instant, or on demand manufacturing, is a manufacturing process which creates physical parts directly from 3D CAD files or data using computer controlled additive and… …

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  • 39Direct binding — is a feature of the linker and dynamic linker on Solaris and OpenSolaris. It provides a method to allow libraries to directly bind symbols to other libraries, rather than weakly bind to them and leave the dynamic linker to figure out which… …

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  • 40direct — vb 1 Direct, address, devote, apply are comparable when used reflexively with the meaning to turn or bend one s attention, energies, or abilities to something or when meaning to turn, bend, or point (as one s attention, thoughts, or efforts) to a …

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