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direct Adjective

— If something is direct, it is straight and as short as possible with nothing extra in between. It's a direct flight from Tokyo to Toronto with no stop in Vancouver. These improvement are a direct result of the recent changes. In talking to the president, she was more direct: "Your product is making me sick." There is growing contact, both direct and indirect, between the people.

direct Verb

— If you direct something somewhere, you point it there. He directed his light to the corner where he heard the noise. Can you please direct your attention to the screen. Can you direct me to the station, please? — If you direct something such as an organisation, you are in charge of if. She directed the investigation into the crash. — If you direct a play or film, you tell the actors how to act. — If you direct something, you tell people what to do. He directed that the money go to the church after he died. Please close your books where you are directed to do so.

direct Adverb

— If you go somewhere or do something direct, you do so by the shortest route without anything extra in between.

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readout

— noun an electronic device the displays information is a visual form — noun the information displayed or recorded on an electronic device — noun the output of a computer in readable form

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satellite Noun

— An object in orbit around another celestial object, such as the Moon orbiting the Earth. — A man-made object orbiting a celestial body, especially one sending back information to Earth or one helping with GPS trilateration or television signals. — A television which uses a satellite dish.

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