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disconnect
Verb
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If you disconnect something, you remove the connection between an appliance with its electrical power source.
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Of a person, to become detached or withdrawn.
disconnect
Noun
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A disconnect is a switch used to isolate a portion of an electrical circuit.
spring
Noun
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A spring is a twisted metal thing that can stretch and push.
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Spring is the part of the year before summer; the part of the year when it is getting warmer.
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A spring is a place where water comes up out of the ground.
spring
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If something springs, it jumps quickly and far.
storage
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noun
the act of storing something
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noun
the commercial enterprise of storing goods and materials
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noun
(= storehouse)
a depository for goods
storehouses were built close to the docks
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noun
(computer science) the process of storing information in a computer memory or on a magnetic tape or disk
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noun
(= reposition, warehousing)
depositing in a warehouse
they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn
my car is in storage
publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing
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noun
(= memory)
an electronic memory device
a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached
mechanism
Noun
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A mechanism is the way something works
This research should help us to understand the mechanisms of memory.
This agreement sets out detailed mechanisms for solving disagreement between the two countries.
These two features combine to create a new data retrieval mechanism.
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A mechanism is one moving system within a larger, more complex machine or organism.
The body has a control mechanism to bring down blood-sugar level when it begins to reach unhealthy peaks.