1. age related macular degeneration 2. Advanced Micro Devices

2020 Nov Flashcards by Na’im Muhammad

Mien

Appearance

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Raconteur

A storyteller

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Beatific

Rapturous
Blessed
Ecstatic

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Bergamot

An oily substance that is derived from a tree in Seville

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Limitrophe

Bordering

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Sororal

Of or like a sister

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Pariah

An outcast

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Andragogy

Pedagogy for adults

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Herbary

An herb garden

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Conurbation

An extended urban area

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Homunculus

A very small human or humanoid creature

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Legerity

Physical or mental quickness; nimbleness; agility

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Grimoire

A book of magic spells and invocations

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Quaesitum

Something that is sought

The solution to a problem

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Panegyric

A public speech or public text in praise of someone or something

Eulogy

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Quotidian

Daily

Ordinary

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Fait accompli

A thing that has already happened or been decided before those affected hear about it (leaving them with no option but to accept it)

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Apiary

A collection of beehives

A place where bees are kept

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Presbyopia

Farsightedness caused by loss of elasticity in the lens of the eye (occurring typically in middle and old age)

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Isostatic

Characterized by or involving the equilibrium that exists between parts of the earth’s crust

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Fugleman

A soldier who’s selected to act as a guide

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Edify

To instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually

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AMD

age related macular degeneration

2. Advanced Micro Devices

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Core

Individual processor within a CPU

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RAM

Random access memory | i.e., the main memory in a computer that manages OS

SSD

Solid State Drive/ Disk A storage device containing non-volatile file memory

UMTS

Universal Mobile Telephone System

GSM

Global System for Mobile

Puerperal

Referring to the period of six weeks after childbirth when the mother’s body returns to its original non-pregnant condition

Sempiternal

Perennial | Everlasting

Depositary

Someone to whom something is lodged in trust

Opuscule

A small or minor literary or musical work

Terraqueous

Of or consisting of land and water

Irenic

Aimed towards peace

Ichthyology

A branch of zoology based on fishes

Terpsichorean

Of or related to dancing

Consort

Partner

Tardigrade

A water bear

Matronymic

A name derived from a female ancestor

Grifter

A small-scale swindler

WHMCS

Web Host Manager Complete Solution

LTPO

Low Temperature Polycrystalline Oxid OLED Backplane Tech developed by Apple

LiDAR

Light Detection and Ranging A detection system that uses light from a laser

Patronymic

A name derived from a paternal ancestor

Duende

A quality of passion and inspiration

Littérateur

A person who’s interested in and knowledgeable about literature

Aberration

Anomaly Deviation Abnormality Irregularity

B roll

Supplemental or alternative footage Secondary footage

A roll

Main footage that might be shot on any type of film or video project

LTPS

Low temperature polycrystalline silicon | i.e., a transistor type used in the flat panel display industry

IGZO

Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide Semiconducting material

TFT

Thin film transistor A technology used to make flat colour display screens (especially for portable computers)

Backplane

A board to which the main circuit boards may be connected

Voltaire

A French playwright, writer, and poet A leading figure of the Enlightenment

Diode

A semiconductor device with two terminals

Photodiode

A semiconductor diode

Prospicience

Foresight

SKU

Stock Keeping Unit

Object (programming)

An abstract data type Also known as a class

Statement

A command that a programmer gives to a computer

Method (programming)

A block of code that performs a specific task (especially in object oriented programming) E.g., Declaring a Java Method The syntax to declare a method is: ``` returnType methodName() { // method body } ```

Dictionary

An unordered collection that stores multiple values of the same type E.g., var dictionary: [String: Int]

Initialize

To declare (esp. a dictionary statement) ``` var dict1: Dictionary = [:] var dict2 = Dictionary() var dict3: [String:Double] = [:] var dict4 = [String:Double]() ```

Instruction (programming)

List of directions for a computer

Instance

A concrete occurrence of any object in OOP

Lira

Turkish unit of currency

Horticulture

Gardening

Disquisition

Essay

Optional (programming)

A type similar to “nil”

Optional chaining (programming)

A process for querying and calling properties, methods, etc.

Optional chaining (programming)

A process for querying and calling properties, methods, and subscripts that might be currently called “nil”

Enumeration

The process of listing all elements of a set

Diegesis

A story or plot, typically in a film

Copse

Thicket

Craic

Enjoyable social activity

Ratiocinate

To reason