Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the practical application of science to commerce or industry

engineering, technology, applied science

n. the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study"

asset

n. a useful or valuable quality

engineering

n. the practical application of science to commerce or industry

source

n. a document (or organization) from which information is obtained; "the reporter had two sources for the story"

system, software

n. (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand"

asset, plus

n. a useful or valuable quality

engineering, engine room

n. a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located

reference, source

n. a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to; "he carried an armful of references back to his desk"; "he spent hours looking for the source of that quotation"

source, informant

n. a person who supplies information

beginning, source, origin, root

n. the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"

generator, source, author

n. someone who originates or causes or initiates something; "he was the generator of several complaints"

Engineering

n. CAD/CAM software company

ASSET

n. software development company

free on board vessel, FOB vessel, free on rail, FOR

adj. (of a cargo shipment) the seller arranges transport and pays all costs until the cargo has been loaded, after which the buyer pays all costs

wealth, riches

n. an abundance of material possessions and resources

acquisition

n. something acquired; "a recent acquisition by the museum"

welfare, benefit

n. something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the common good"

aid, assistance, help

n. a resource; "visual aids in teaching"; "economic assistance to depressed areas"

blessing, boon

n. a desirable state; "enjoy the blessings of peace"; "a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors"

merit, virtue

n. any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit"

value

n. the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"

strength, persuasiveness

n. the power to induce the taking of a course of action or the embracing of a point of view by means of argument or entreaty; "the strength of his argument settled the matter"

certification, certificate, credential, credentials

n. a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

eyewitness

n. a spectator who can describe what happened

spy, undercover agent

n. (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

base

n. (anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"

foundation

n. the basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections"

spring, outpouring, fountain, outflow, natural spring

n. a natural flow of ground water

bottom

n. the lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill"

ground, footing, basis

n. a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

core

n. the central part of the earth

center, centre, eye, heart, middle

n. an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"

support

n. supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support"

instigator, initiator

n. a person who initiates a course of action

creator

n. a person who grows or makes or invents things

God, Supreme Being, Dominus

n. any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

framer

n. someone who writes a new law or plan; "the framers of the Constitution"

framer

n. someone who makes frames (as for pictures)

liability, indebtedness, financial obligation, pecuniary obligation

n. an obligation to pay money to another party

liability

n. the quality of being something that holds you back

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