Word | Description |
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objectionable adj |
unpleasant; causing disapproval or protest |
objective n |
aim, goal |
to obscure v |
to shade, to dim out; to make less visible |
to obtain v |
1. to get 2. to come into possession of sth, eg by buying it |
occasion n |
case, instance, reason |
off-hook adj |
the state of a telephone line that allows dialling and transmission but prohibits incoming calls from being answered |
offsite adj |
at another place |
OLTP n |
online transaction processing |
to onboard customers |
to attract and acquire new customers, or to get them aboard |
ongoing adj |
continuing to consist or progress |
onslaught n |
attack |
operator n |
an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard" |
to orchestrate v |
to organise, coordinate and direct a complex undertaking |
orchestration n |
an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect |
ordinary operations n |
common business activities |
OSI n |
Open Source Initiative |
to outdo v |
to do better than sb/sth, to be or do sth to a greater degree |
to outgrow (outgrew, outgrown) v |
to leave sth behind; to grow bigger than sth/so |
outline n |
the trace of a shape, the line that appears to bound an object |
to outsource v |
1. to hire another company to do a task 2. to obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out |
oval n |
ellipse, a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it |
to be over the top v |
to be exaggerated |
overhead n |
regular cost of workload |
overhead power line n |
cable used to distribute electricity located above ground |
to overlap v |
to extend over sth and cover a part of it |
overlarge adj |
too large |
overly adv |
excessively |