DROID

Meaning of DROID in English

droid BrE AmE drɔɪd

▷ droids drɔɪdz

Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary. Английский словарь произношений Longman. 2012

DROID — /droyd/ , n. Informal. android. [ by shortening ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DROID — [ drɔɪd ] ■ noun 1》 (in science fiction) a robot. 2》 Computing a program which automatically collects information from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DROID — / drɔɪd; NAmE / noun 1. = android 2. ( computing ) a program which automatically collects information from other …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DROID — < robotics > (From "android") The robots of the Star Wars universe. While androids look somewhat human-like, Star Wars' droids …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
DROID — [from `android', SF terminology for a humanoid robot of essentially biological (as opposed to mechanical/electronic) construction] A person (esp. a …
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HYDROID — [hy.droid] adj [ultim. fr. NL Hydra] (ca. 1864): of or relating to a hydrozoan; esp: resembling a typical hydra [2]hydroid …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DENDROID — [den.droid] adj [Gk dendroeides, fr. dendron] (ca. 1828): resembling a tree in form: arborescent
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ANDROID — [an.droid] n [LGk androeides manlike, fr. Gk andr- + -oeides -oid] (ca. 1751): a mobile robot usu. with a human …
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ANDROID — / ˈændrɔɪd; NAmE / (also droid ) noun a robot that looks like a real person •• WORD ORIGIN early …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANDROID — an ‧ droid /ˈændrɔɪd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] a ↑ robot that looks completely human
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SYMPATHETIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sympathetic character (= one you like ) ▪ In the book, Jeff isn’t a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROBOT — n. 25B6; noun AUTOMATON, android, golem; informal bot, droid.
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ROBOTICS — SIGLA A Manufacturing Language cybernetics robot AML/E IRDATA Assembly Language automaton droid RAIL Industrial Robot Language HELP ML nanobot PASRO …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
MARKETROID — /mar'k*-troyd/ (Or "marketing slime", "marketeer", "marketing droid", "marketdroid") A member of a company's marketing department, especially one who promises users …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
-OID — < jargon > (from "android") A suffix used as in mainstream English to indicate a poor imitation, a counterfeit, or …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
WALL FOLLOWER — A person or algorithm that compensates for lack of sophistication or native stupidity by efficiently following some simple procedure shown …
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TUNAFISH — In hackish lore, refers to the mutated punchline of an age-old joke to be found at the bottom of the …
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SUIT — 1. Ugly and uncomfortable `business clothing' often worn by non-hackers. Invariably worn with a `tie', a strangulation device that partially …
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SCRATCH MONKEY — As in "Before testing or reconfiguring, always mount a scratch monkey ", a proverb used to advise caution when dealing …
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SALESCRITTER — Pejorative hackerism for a computer salesperson. Hackers tell the following joke: Q. What's the difference between a used-car dealer and …
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MARKETROID — alt. `marketing slime', `marketeer', `marketing droid', `marketdroid'. A member of a company's marketing department, esp. one who promises users that …
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FIELD SERVOID — Representative of a field service organization (see field circus ). This has many of the implications of droid .
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-OID — [from Greek suffix -oid = `in the image of'] 1. Used as in mainstream slang English to indicate a poor …
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