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Is there a hypernym for or construct for "get current or next"
In a software program we have a function which asserts if the current date is a working day, and if it's not it retrieves the next working day.
Currently the function is called getNextWorkingDay(DATE)...
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What is the common name for Organisation and Company?
I need to give a title for the list which contains companies and organizations.
I have heard Organisation ( Mostly non-profit) and Companies (Profit based) . Our list contains both types of entities....
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Is there a single word that encompasses the act of both attaining and then maintaining a state or thing?
I'm looking for a single word (if possible) to express the idea of first establishing/attaining a state and then maintaining it (not breaking it or letting it deteriorate).
The word could be applied ...
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Hypernym for "heard", "seen", and "visited"
I'm building a website and I am looking for a generic word describing the visited state of a piece of content. It can be audio or video content among other things. Is checked a correct way of ...
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Word for object that is being spied on?
I was writing for school recently and came across the need for an object that is being spied on. The word's usage would be like this:
As the spy lurked in the shadows he saw the _____ banging a ...
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Hypernym for "today", "upcoming", and "past"?
I am creating an app where people can look for yard sales in their area. They will be able to look for sales going on today, coming up in the near future, and sales that are past.
Here is an example ...
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Category term for “global” and “local”
What is a term for the category of global and local in programming? For example I want to use local/global in my game, but I need a word that means global or local. The word be used like so:
The ...
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Generic word for uni-, bi-, tricycle, etc.?
Is there a generic word for bicycle-like vehicles that may have 1,2,3,4 or more wheels?
I want motorcycles excluded; only pedal-driven vehicles should be included.
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One word that describes customer, business and vendor [duplicate]
Is there one word that can describe the following words?
customer, business, and vendor.
I am working on a system, and I need to somehow fit all the above categories under one page. Currently, I ...
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Generic term for either debit or credit
In double-entry accounting, transactions are a series of debits and credits applied onto various accounts.
What English term could be used to represent something that is either a debit or a credit in ...
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What is the single-word category name for such things as breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and deserts?
If Sunday, Monday, Tuesday are considered “days”, and spring, summer, autumn/fall, winter are considered “seasons”, then what category name corresponds to things like breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks,...
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What is the word that includes "Chiefs" and "Sergeants-Major" together?
Is there a word or two that can combine Chief Master Sergeant/Petty Officer and Sergeants-Major? I want it in a sentence that involves both sets of ranks like: "'The Chiefs and Sergeants-Major' will ...
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Hypernym for lossy or lossless?
Generally, there exist two types of compression algorithms which have the feature to be lossless or lossy. What is the noun to reference this feature?
The word lossiness seems to be plausible to me. ...
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Is there a term for "likes" and "dislikes" on a social network?
What is the term to use for "likes" and "dislikes" on social networks? Are they marks or grades or rates or anything else?
My purpose is that I'm programming a system where I have ...
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Common term for Source & Destination
What is the hypernym of Destination & Source? For example,
The information will be verified to fit all relevant criteria at all [source and destination points].
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