Noun

(en noun)

A demonstration or visual explanation.

A recording of a song meant to demonstrate its overall sound for the purpose of getting it published or recorded more fully.

After hearing the demo the record label approved funding to record the song with a full band.

an example of a product used for demonstration and then sold at a discount

a march or gathering to make a political protest

(computing) An edition of limited functionality to give the user an example of how the program works.

(computing, demoscene) a non-interactive audiovisual computer program developed by enthusiasts to demonstrate the capabilities of the machine (see demoscene)

* 2007 , Game Face (issues 21-25)

Though the idea of procedural textures has been around for years, they have primarily been exploited by the demo scene, made famous by impressive demos like kkrieger, and haven't hit it big in the game industry yet

* 2008 , Tamás Polgár, Freax: the brief history of the demoscene: Volume 1

A very successful PC demo from 1993, Second Reality from Future Crew

Democrat.

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Demolition.

Noun

(uncountable) The process of developing; growth, directed change.

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(uncountable, biology) The process by which a mature multicellular organism or part of an organism is produced by the addition of new cells.

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Of more significance in the nature of branch development ; in the Jubulaceae, as in the Porellaceae, branches are acroscopic and normally replace a ventral leaf lobe.

(countable) Something which has developed.

(real estate, countable) A project consisting of one or more commercial or residential buildings, real estate development.

(real estate, uncountable) The building of a real estate development.

(uncountable) The application of new ideas to practical problems (''cf. research).

(chess, uncountable) The active placement of the pieces, or the process of achieving it.

(music) The second section of a piece of music in sonata form.