Questions tagged [technical]
This tag is for questions related to the use of technical language. Consider [terminology] tag for seeking or discussing a term (or terms) belonging a specialized subject.
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Sink vs Basin distinction
In australian-english, a sink is a fixture for washing dishes (kitchen sink), clothes (laundry sink, or for big ones, laundry tub), or buckets (cleaner's sink) while a basin is for washing hands (hand ...
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A word encompassing both extraploation and interpolation?
Interpolation is predicting values within a range of data.
Extrapolation is predicting values outside a range of data.
Is there a word that encompasses both meanings, such that I could use it to refer ...
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What are good ways to write the past tense of DOS (Denial Of Service)? [duplicate]
In computer security, the initialism or three letter acronym "DOS" often stands for "Denial of Service", as in a "DOS attack".
Sometimes it is used as a verb: "One ...
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What is a word for battery "longevity"?
I do NOT mean battery "life" which is how long a battery holds charge. Battery life is usually like 12-24 hours. The word I'm seeking refers to the time you can use the battery daily until ...
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How to add specific information after a word? [closed]
Sometimes, in software logs, it might be useful to add specifics (like an identifier) to an item, like:
object[5] found
What is (more) correct?
object[5] found
object [5] found
=> space or no ...
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18-byte block and 2-rounds structure: when to use plural? [duplicate]
I just wrote in the crypto stackexchange group something like:
This is a cipher with 18-byte block and 2-rounds structure.
This seems inconsistent to my own eyes/ears of non-native English speaker. ...
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attached vs connected
I am confused with the two words, which one technically has a broader meaning? and maybe including another one,
or you have alternative that could include both, thanks.
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What is the right way to qualify a noun with a measurment descriptor? [duplicate]
Suppose I have, in an experiment, a metallic film that has a thickness of 10 nanometers.
What is the right short, perhaps technical, way to qualify this film with a modifier that describes this ...
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Problems with understanding a requirement in a technical document
I'm following the advice of a user who answered a question on StackOverflow.
Page 15 section 4.A.4 of NIST call for proposal (the 2016 one) says:
For the purpose of estimating security strengths, it ...
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Meaning of . . . "fill up on a clean break"
(From The Wrecker by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne, Chapter XIII, published 1892)
Passage 210
Thence we turned our attention to the table, which stood spread, as if for a meal, with stout ...
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Use of the verb ‘output’ [closed]
I need some advice on the use of output as a verb.
To put it in context, I am working on a desktop app that uses some of the functionality of MS Word. In the app, there is an element called a binding ...
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Tech-related: should I capitalize the word 'Git' in this context or not?
Which one is proper: the one with 'Git' capitalized or the one without?
Configure git commit signing. or
Configure Git commit signing.
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Why do we say "narrow artificial intelligence" but "artificial general intelligence"?
When discussing artificial intelligence, we often distinguish between "narrow artificial intelligence" and "artificial general intelligence".
Why does the word "artificial&...
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Is there a word like "likeness" referring to a person's appearance, but their voice instead?
AI is topical at the moment, with some actors' likenesses being used as training data for some purpose or another. "Likeness", however, has the connotation of being about appearances, i.e. ...
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What is the opposite of a technical layperson?
I want to convey in my resume that I have provided technical documentation that is easily digestible not only by people familiar with the subject, but also by laypersons.
However, I cannot think of a ...
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