Modal verb

(1) A reserved word that expresses an action to be taken by an application programming interface (API), a compiler, or an object program. (2) The text string in a business object ...

verb

Computer; Operating systems

A user interface element in a Web Parts application that an end user can click to perform actions such as closing, minimizing, restoring, editing, or deleting a Web Parts control. ...

verb

Software; Operating systems

A user interface element in a Web Parts application that an end user can click to perform actions such as closing, minimizing, restoring, editing, or deleting a Web Parts control. ...

verb

Language; Dictionaries

A word; a vocable.

antecedent

Language; Grammar

An antecedent is a word, phrase or clause that determines what a pronoun that follows refers to.

adjunct

Language; Grammar

A type of adverbial indicating the circumstances of the action. Adjuncts may be obligatory or optional. They express such relations as time, place, manner, reason, condition, i.e. ...

lexical item

Language; Grammar

A lexical item is a unit of language representing a particular area of meaning which has a unique pattern of co-occurrence with other lexical items. It cannot always be identified ...

press

Language; Grammar

According to Merriam-Webster, when "press" is used in a journalistic context it can refer to "news reporters, publishers, and broadcasters." However, when used as a verb, "press" ...

prefix

Language; Grammar

A prefix consists of letters placed before a word in order to form a new word. Common prefixes in the English language include: un-, dis-, pre-, post-, and en-. For example, the ...

suffix

Language; Grammar

A suffix is a letter or letters added tothe end of a word to modify its meaning. One common suffix is -s or -es, used to change a noun from singular to plural. An example would ...