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demo Explained

demo at CMU American English spelling Of Explained:

['deməu]

demo at English => English (English Etymology) Of Explained:

short for demonstration (tape, disc, etc.). Music recording given out for promotional purposes, 1963. The word was earlier used to mean public political demonstrations (1936). ///

demo at English => English (Longman) Of Explained:

n plural demos [C] // [Date: 1900-2000; Origin: demonstration]//
1 a recording containing an example of someone's music that is sent to a record company so that they can decide whether to produce it or not: --a demo tape//
2 BrE informal an event at which a large group of people publicly protest about something: demonstration// --Police stood by to stop any pro-independence demos.//
3 an explanation of how something works: demonstration//
4 : a) AmE an example of a product that is used to show what it is like or how it works// --demo homes on the new development// b) a computer program that shows what a new piece of software will be able to do when it is ready to be sold// --Click here to download a demo of the new version of our personal finance software.//
demo 2 v [T] informal to show or explain how something works or is done, especially new computer equipment// demonstrate// --They're going to demo some of the new software at this year's Mac convention.//

demo at German => English Of Explained:

demo

demo at German => English Of Explained:

demo

demo at Japanese => English Of Explained:

but, demo, demonstration (abbr), however

demo at Latin => English Of Explained:

t giant yet, I need to

demo at English => English (GNU/Linux) Of Explained:

/de'moh/ [short for 'demonstration'] 1. v. To demonstrate a product or prototype. A far more effective way of inducing bugs to manifest than any number of test runs, especially when important people are watching. 2. n. The act of demoing. "I've gotta give a demo of the drool-proof interface; how does it work again?" 3. n. Esp. as 'demo version', can refer either to an early, barely-functional version of a program which can be used for demonstration purposes as long as the operator uses exactly the right commands and skirts its numerous bugs, deficiencies, and unimplemented portions, or to a special version of a program (frequently with some features crippled) which is distributed at little or no cost to the user for enticement purposes. 4. [demoscene] A sequence of demoeffects (usually) combined with self-composed music and hand-drawn ("pixelated") graphics. These days (1997) usually built to attend a compo. Often called 'eurodemos' outside Europe, as most of the demoscene activity seems to have gathered in northern Europe and especially Scandinavia. See also intro, dentro. From Jargon Dictionary http://www.tldp.org/LDP/Linux-Dictionary/

Demo at German => English Of Explained:

Demo [deːmoː]nsf
demo

demo at Portuguese => English Of Explained:

demon

demo at English => English (Oxford Advanced Learners) Of Explained:

noun (plural demos) (informal)
1 (especially BrE) = DEMONSTRATION (1):
They all went on the demo.
2 = DEMONSTRATION (2):
I'll give you a demo.
3 a record or tape with an example of sb's music on it:
a demo tape

demo at English => English (Computer) Of Explained:

demo

/de'moh/ 1. A demonstration of a product, often of an early
version or prototype. A demo is a far more effective way of
inducing bugs to manifest themselves than any number of {test}
runs, especially when important people are watching.

2. {demo version}.

3. A program written to demonstrate the programmer's coding
ability and/or the power of the computer it runs on. Such
demos are nearly always written in {machine code} and
traditionally feature scrolling text about the author, his
friends, his code and anything else he fancies and animated
graphics.

[{Jargon File}]

(1994-11-04)

demo at English => English (WordNet) Of Explained:

demo
n : a visual presentation showing how something works; "the
lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations"; "the
lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the
startle response" [syn: {demonstration}]

demo
v : show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;
"She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new
software in Washington" [syn: {show}, {exhibit}, {present},
{demonstrate}]

demo at English (WD) Of Explained:

Inter: also » démo|Demo|demo-|démo-

English

Inter: wikipedia » dab=demo

Pronunciation

* Inter: a » UK Inter: IPA » /ˈdɛm.əʊ/, Inter: X-SAMPA » /"dEm.@U/
  • Inter: rhymes » ɛməʊ

    Inter: abbreviatio » n

    demo

  • demonstrate
    1. democrat
    2. demographic (noun)
    3. demolition

      Noun

      Inter: en-nou » n


  • a brief 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
  • Inter: computin » g An edition of limited functionality to give the user an example of how the program works.
  • Inter: 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 yetInter: .. » .
  • 2008, Tamás Polgár, Freax: the brief history of the demoscene: Volume 1
  • : A very successful PC demo from 1993, Second Reality from Future CrewInter: .. » .

    Translations

    Inter: trans-top » a brief demonstration or visual explanation
  • Dutch: Inter: t+ » nl|demo|m, Inter: t+ » nl|demonstratie|f
  • French: Inter: t+ » fr|démo|f, Inter: t+ » fr|démonstration|f

  • Inter: trans-mi » d
    • Italian: Inter: t- » it|demo
    • Portuguese: Inter: t+ » pt|demonstração|f


    Inter: trans-botto » m
    Inter: trans-top » a short recording of a song etc for publicity
    • Dutch: Inter: t+ » nl|demo|m
    • French: Inter: t+ » fr|démo|f


    Inter: trans-mi » d
  • Italian: Inter: t- » it|demo|f

  • Inter: trans-botto » m
    Inter: trans-top » an example of a product used for demonstration and then sold at a discount
    • Dutch: Inter: t+ » nl|demo|m


    Inter: trans-mi » d
  • French: Inter: t+ » fr|démo|f

  • Inter: trans-botto » m
    Inter: trans-top » a march or gathering to make a political protest
    • Dutch: Inter: t+ » nl|demonstratie|f
    • French: Inter: t+ » fr|démonstration|f


    Inter: trans-mi » d
  • Italian: Inter: t+ » it|dimostrazione|f, Inter: t+ » it|manifestazione|f

  • Inter: trans-botto » m

    Verb

    Inter: en-ver » b
  • To record a demo version of a song, usually not intended for commercial release.
    1. : The band demoed thirty songs. Their manager thought that ten of the songs would make a good record.

      Anagrams

      * dome

  • E.D. Mo.
  • Edom
  • mode

  • Finnish

    Inter: Finnish index » d
    Inter: wikipedia » Demo (musiikki)|lang=fi
    Inter: wikipedia » Demo (tietokone)|lang=fi

    Pronunciation

    * Inter: hyphenation » de|mo

    Noun

    Inter: fi-nou » n
  • demo (brief demonstration)

    Declension

    Inter: fi-decl-valo » dem

    Derived terms

    * demoskene

  • Italian

    Noun

    Inter: it-noun » dem|m|o|i
  • demo
    1. deme

      Anagrams

      * mode


    Latin

    Etymology

    From Inter: term » de||of; from, away from|lang=la + Inter: term » emo|emō|acquire, obtain|lang=la.

    Verb

    Inter: la-verb » demo|dēmō|demere|dēmere|dempsi|dēmpsī|demptum|dēmptum
  • I remove, take away, subtract.

    Inflection

    Inter: la-conj-3rd » dēm|dēmps|dēmpt|11=dem|22=demps|33=dempt

    Derived terms

    * demptiō
    • vīndēmia

      Descendants

      * Asturian: Inter: l » ast|demer, Inter: l » ast|dimir


    Old Portuguese

    Etymology

    From Inter: etyl » la|roa-ptg Inter: term » daemon||demon|lang=la, from Inter: etyl » grc|roa-ptg Inter: term » δαίμων||god, goddess, divine power|lang=grc|tr=daimōn|sc=polytonic.

    Pronunciation

    * Inter: IPA » /ˈde.mo/|lang=roa-ptg

    Noun

    Inter: head » roa-ptg|noun|g=m|plural|demões
  • Inter: uncountable » Christianity|lang=roa-ptg the Devil; Satan
    1. Inter: roa-ptg-cite-cantigas » E|3|http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cantigas/facsimiles/E/057.html
    2. : Eſta é de como ſanta maria fez cobrar a Theophilo a carta que fezera cono demo u ſe tornou ſeu vaſſalo.
    3. :: This one is (about) how Holy Mary recovered for Theophilos the contract he had made with the Devil and became his vassal.
    4. a devil; a demon
    5. Inter: roa-ptg-cite-cantigas » E|26|http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cantigas/facsimiles/E/099.html
    6. : e logo chegar..a alma tomar demões q̇ a leuarõ. mui toſte ſẽ tardar
    7. :: and soon devils arrived, seizing the soul, and took it very quickly without delay

      Synonyms

      * Inter: sense » Satan diabo, Locifer, satanas

  • Inter: sense » devil demonio, diablo, diaboo, diabre

    Descendants

    * Galician: Inter: l » gl|demo
  • Portuguese: Inter: l » pt|demo

  • Category: Category:roa-ptg:Mythological creatures -

    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

    * Inter: IPA » /ˈde.mu/|lang=pt
    • Inter: a » South Brazil Inter: IPA » /ˈde.mo/|lang=pt

      Etymology 1

      From Inter: etyl » roa-ptg|pt Inter: term » demo||demon; devil|lang=roa-ptg, from Inter: etyl » la|pt Inter: term » daemon||demon|lang=la, from Inter: etyl » grc|pt Inter: term » δαίμων||god, goddess, divine power|lang=grc|tr=daimōn|sc=polytonic.

      Noun

      Inter: pt-noun » m|s


  • devil; demon

    Synonyms

    * capeta, demónio, diabo, diabrete

    Etymology 2

    From Inter: etyl » en|pt Inter: term » demo|lang=en, from Inter: term » demonstration|lang=en.

    Noun

    Inter: pt-noun » m|s

  • Inter: computing » lang=pt demo Inter: gloss » a software edition of limited functionality

    Adjective

    Inter: pt-adj » pl=demos|comp=no

  • Inter: computing » of a software|lang=pt of limited functionality

  • Category: Category:pt:Mythological creatures -
    Translation: et » demo
    Translation: fr » demo
    Translation: gl » demo
    Translation: ko » demo
    Translation: id » demo
    Translation: ml » demo
    Translation: nl » demo
    Translation: ja » demo
    Translation: pl » demo
    Translation: pt » demo
    Translation: ru » demo
    Translation: fi » demo
    Translation: sv » demo
    Translation: ta » demo
    Translation: tr » demo
    Translation: vi » demo
    Translation: zh » demo

    démo at English (WD) Of Explained:

    Inter: also » demo|Demo|demo-|démo-

    French

    Etymology

    apocopic form of Inter: term » démonstration|lang=fr

    Noun

    Inter: fr-noun » m|sort=demo
  • demo

    Anagrams

    * dôme
    • mode


    Translation: fr » démo
    Translation: ko » démo