termination English
Noun
( en noun)
The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
The process of firing an employee; ending one's employment at a business for any reason.
An end in time; a conclusion.
An end in space; an edge or limit.
An outcome or result.
The last part of a word; a suffix.
(medical) An induced abortion.
(obsolete, rare) A word, a term.
* 1599 ,
- She speaks poniards, and every word stabs: if her breath were as terrible as her terminations , there were no living near her; she would infect to the north star.
The ending up of a polypeptid chain.
Synonyms
* (process of terminating ): discontinuation, stoppage
* (state of being termined ): discontinuation
* (process of firing an employee ): discharge, dismissal
* (end in time ): close, conclusion, end, finale, finish, stop
* (end in space ): border, edge, end, limit, lip, rim, tip
* (outcome ): consequence, outcome, result, upshot
* (medical): abortion, induced abortion
Antonyms
* (process of terminating or the state of being terminated) continuation
Derived terms
* extermination
* terminative
* terminative case
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execution English
Noun
( en noun)
The act, manner or style of executing (actions, maneuvers, performances).
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The state of being executed (accomplished).
- The battle plan was successfully executed .
The act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty, or actions so associated.
(legal) The carrying into effect of a court judgment, or of a will.
(legal) The formal process by which a contract is made valid and put into binding effect.
(computing) The carrying out of an instruction, program or program segment by a computer.
- The entire machine slowed down during the execution of the virus checker .
- Whenever the matrix inversion function executed the program crashed.
Derived terms
* execution style
* posthumous execution
Related terms
* execute
* executioner
* executive
* executor
Hyponyms
* (penalty of death) crucifixion, electrocution, hanging, lethal injection
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