41. technology 2 Flashcards
observe and check the progress or quality of (something) over a period of time; keep under systematic review.
That council officers carry out a detailed review of boarded-up shops and devise a system for #monitoring them.
a secret word or phrase that must be used to gain admission to something.
It sounded like a #password and every day at lunch he followed her obediently like a dog in the café.
(of a machine, system, or software) fail suddenly.
At least once a week, I’d get a panicked call from him just before lunch that the laptop had #crashed.
the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.
Thirdly, there is a need for serious investment in research into new energy #technologies.
examine methodically and in detail the constitution or structure of (something, especially information), typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation.
I think of it, instead, as trying to help them articulate their ideas, #analyze the material, explain what they think.
(of a device) having or operating with the aid of many small components, especially microchips and transistors, that control and direct an electric current.
For centuries a warder locked up prisoners with a key - this is no longer the case, with both cell-blocks having #electronic locks operated by fingerprint and unable to be opened by key.
a relationship in which a person, thing, or idea is linked or associated with something else.
This one-sided view of health also ignores what has been learnt about the broader social determinants of disease and the two-way #connections between well-being and illness.
of or relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past.
A walk down Tokyo’s main thoroughfares presents the #modern observer with conflicting pictures.
tools, machinery, and other durable equipment.
France and Germany combined to block moves to send Patriot missiles and other Nato #hardware to defend Turkey in the event of war.
forward or onward movement toward a destination.
I keep taking little steps, then big ones, and as such make #progress forward.
a face of a clock, watch, or sundial that is marked to show units of time.
After the evening Bible reading, I was sent to bed with a big old alarm clock having a luminous #dial.
a panel or unit accommodating a set of controls for electronic or mechanical equipment.
It consists of three components - an accelerator mounted on a motor-driven gantry, a modulator, and a control #console.
a device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit.
It is passing a recently constructed #switch, which will be installed near MP 31 in Newark, CA.
a mistake.
Have you ever worried that people are grousing about the egregious #errors of your judgment?
out of date; obsolete.
You emphasize that some of those magazines from the past are strangely not #outdated.
