English Dictionary
◊ DIET
diet
adj : having relatively few calories; "diet cola"; "light (or
lite) beer"; "lite (or light) mayonnaise"; "a low-cal
diet" [syn: {diet(a)}, {light}, {lite}, {low-cal}]
n 1: a prescribed selection of foods
2: a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan)
3: the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or
animal)
4: the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of
particular foods) [syn: {dieting}]
v 1: follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons
2: eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN DIE?
die
1. {crash}. Unlike {crash}, which is used primarily
of hardware, this verb is used of both hardware and software.
See also {go flatline}, {casters-up mode}.
2. An unpackaged {integrated circuit}.
[{Jargon File}]
(1996-05-28)