DRAFT ONCE REUSE MANY

Meaning of DRAFT ONCE REUSE MANY in English

< jargon > (DORUM) Reusing parts of a document to produce parts of an entirely new document. The term normally refers to text documents but the practise is equally common in programming.

(1998-05-09)

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REUSE — I. transitive verb Date: 1843 to use again especially in a different way or after reclaiming or reprocessing , II. …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
REUSE — I. (ˈ)rē+ transitive verb Etymology: re- + use (v.) : to use again : to use (as a container) again …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONCE — I. ˈwən(t)s adverb Etymology: Middle English ones, anes, from gen. of on, an one — more at one 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MANY — I. ˌmenē, -ni sometimes _mən- adjective ( more (|)mō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōəˌ-ȯ(ə) ; most (|)mōst) Etymology: Middle English many, mony many …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DRAFT — I. noun or draught ˈdraft, -aa(ə)-, -ai-, -ȧ- ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English draht, draght, draught; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
REUSE — v. , reused, reusing , n.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONCE — /wuns/ , adv. 1. at one time in the past; formerly: I was a farmer once; a once powerful nation. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MANY — /men"ee/ , adj., more, most , n., pron. adj. 1. constituting or forming a large number; numerous: many people. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DRAFT — — draftable , adj. — drafter , n. /draft, drahft/ , n. 1. a drawing, sketch, or design. 2. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
REUSE — v. use again, reutilize; use again after a treatment or after a series of procedures; use again for a different …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
REUSE — n. action of using something again; (Computers) using code created for one application program in another application
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
REUSE — I. (ˌ)rē-ˈyüz transitive verb Date: 1843 : to use again especially in a different way or after reclaiming or reprocessing …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONCE — I. ˈwən(t)s adverb Etymology: Middle English ones, from genitive of on one Date: 12th century 1. : one time and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MANY — I. ˈme-nē adjective ( more ˈmȯr ; most ˈmōst) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English manig; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DRAFT — I. ˈdraft, ˈdräft noun Etymology: Middle English draght; akin to Old English dragan to draw — more at draw Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONCE — adv at some one period of time; used indefinitely. 2. once ·adv by limitation to the number one; for …
Webster English vocab
MANY — adj a large or considerable number. 2. many ·noun a retinue of servants; a household. 3. many (·adj / ·pron) …
Webster English vocab
DRAFT — vt to transfer by draft. 2. draft ·vt to compose and write; as, to draft a memorial. 3. draft ·vt …
Webster English vocab
REUSE — ■ verb ri:'ju:z use again or more than once. ■ noun ri:'ju:s the action of using something again. Derivatives reusable …
Concise Oxford English vocab
REUSE — [re.use] vt (1843): to use again esp. after reclaiming or reprocessing "the need to ~ scarce resources" [2]reuse n (1866): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ONCE — [once] adv [ME ones, fr. gen. of on one] (12c) 1: one time and no more 2: at any one …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MANY — [many] adj more ; most [ME, fr. OE manig; akin to OHG manag many, OCS munogu much] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DRAFT — [draft] n [ME draght; akin to OE dragan to draw--more at draw] (13c) 1: the act of drawing a net; …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
REUSE — I reus|e verb BrE AmE ˌriː ˈjuːz ▷ reus|ed d ▷ reus|es ɪz əz ▷ reus|ing ɪŋ II reuse noun …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
REUSE — / ˌriːˈjuːz; NAmE / verb [ vn ] to use sth again : Please reuse your envelopes. ► reuse / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONCE — / wʌns; NAmE / adverb , conjunction ■ adverb 1. on one occasion only; one time : I've only been …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MANY — / ˈmeni; NAmE / determiner , pronoun 1. used with plural nouns and verbs, especially in negative sentences or in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAFT — / drɑːft; NAmE dræft/ noun , adjective , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a rough written version of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REUSE — re ‧ use /ˌriːˈjuːz/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ usage , ↑ use , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONCE — I. once 1 S1 W1 /wʌns/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: one ] 1 . on one …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MANY — man ‧ y S1 W1 /ˈmeni/ BrE AmE determiner , pronoun , adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: manig …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DRAFT — I. draft 1 S2 W3 AC /drɑːft $ dræft/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
REUSE — v. & n. --v.tr. use again or more than once. --n. a second or further use. øøreusable adj.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONCE — adv., conj., & n. --adv. 1 on one occasion or for one time only (did not once say please; have …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MANY — adj. & n. --adj. (more; most) great in number; numerous (many times; many people; many a person; his reasons were …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
REUSE — v. & n. v.tr. use again or more than once. n. a second or further use. reusable adj.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONCE — adv., conj., & n. adv. 1 on one occasion or for one time only (did not once say please; have …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MANY — adj. & n. adj. (more; most) great in number; numerous (many times; many people; many a person; his reasons were …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
REUSE — v. & n. --v.tr. use again or more than once. --n. a second or further use. Derivatives: reusable adj.
Oxford English vocab
ONCE — adv., conj., & n. --adv. 1. on one occasion or for one time only (did not once say please; have …
Oxford English vocab
MANY — adj. & n. --adj. (more; most) great in number; numerous (many times; many people; many a person; his reasons were …
Oxford English vocab
REUSE — The verb is pronounced /ri:ju:z/. The noun is pronounced /ri:ju:s/. ( reused) When you reuse something, you use it again …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONCE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something happens once , it …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MANY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use many to indicate that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DRAFT — ( drafts, drafting, drafted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A draft …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
REUSE — (~d) When you ~ something, you use it again instead of throwing it away. Try where possible to ~ paper. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ONCE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If something happens ~, it happens …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MANY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to indicate that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
REUSE — verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Sterilized needles for taking blood are never reused. ▪ The supermarket encourages shoppers to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONCE — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES once again/yet again (= used to emphasize that something has happened several or many …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MANY — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a little/many/some/any more ▪ Can I have a little more time to finish? ▪ Are …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRAFT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a draft agreement (= one that is not yet in its finished form ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
REUSE — [verb] [T] - to use (something) again, or to recycle (something)To conserve resources please reuse this carrier bag.
Cambridge English vocab
ONCE — (ONE TIME) [adverb] [not gradable] - one single timeI went to France once, but I didn't like it very much.We …
Cambridge English vocab
MANY — [determiner], [pronoun] - a large number (of); a lot (of)Many people would disagree with your ideas.Rachel was at the party …
Cambridge English vocab
ONCE — Synonyms and related words : alone, already, ancient, anytime, anyway, anywise, apart, at a stroke, at all, at any time, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MANY — Synonyms and related words : a mass of, a world of, abounding, abundance, abundant, affluent, all-sufficing, ample, aplenty, army, assorted, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DRAFT — Synonyms and related words : CD, IOU, MO, abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridgment, abstract, acceptance, acceptance bill, adumbrate, air current, arrangement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ONCE — See: AT ONCE, EVERY NOW AND THEN or EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE.
Slang English vocab
MANY — See: GOOD MANY or GREAT MANY, IN SO MANY WORDS, SO MANY.
Slang English vocab
ONCE — adv. at once once and again once more
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DRAFT — I. noun 1 rough/early version of a written document ADJECTIVE ▪ early , first , initial , original , preliminary …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
REUSE — See ↑ USE 11
Longman Activator English vocab
ONCE — INDEX: 1. on one occasion in the past RELATED WORDS at once : ↑ IMMEDIATELY at once, at the same …
Longman Activator English vocab

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