naming

adj : inclined to or serving for the giving of names; "the

appellative faculty of children"; "the appellative

function of some primitive rites" [syn: {appellative},

{naming(a)}]

n 1: the verbal act of naming; "the part he failed was the naming

of state capitals"

2: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position;

"the appointment had to be approvied by the whole

committee" [syn: {appointment}, {assignment}, {designation}]

farming

[Adelaide University, Australia] What the heads of a disk

drive are said to do when they plow little furrows in the

magnetic media. Associated with a {head crash}. Typically

used as follows: "Oh no, the machine has just crashed; I hope

the hard drive hasn't gone {farming} again."

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