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MRD

MRD

8.2
A dictionary saved in a form that computers can read
  • noun
  • /ɛm ɑr di/
  • Specialized
translation icon : diccionario legible por máquina
  • The library's MRD allows users to quickly find word meanings using computer software.

Examples

  • A MRD provides a structured format for easy access and processing of definitions.

  • Researchers prefer an MRD because it can be easily integrated with language processing tools.

  • In established companies, the MRD process ensures that engineering will build a product that appeals to existing customers in a known market, where customers and their needs are known.

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  • In existing companies, the goal of traditional product management and marketing is to develop a market-requirements document (MRD) for engineering that contains the sum of all possible customer feature requests, prioritized in a collaborative effort among Product Management, Marketing, Sales, and Engineering.

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Synonyms

dict
vsMRD
  • Informal
1 9.9

A short informal name for a book or app that gives word meanings

is the precise technical term for a computer-readable formatted resource
machine readable dictionary
vsMRD
  • Specialized
4.3

A digital list of words and information that a computer can read

is the standard term for the same computer-readable formatted resource

A digital tool or app that shows word meanings and translations

is a narrower technical format meant strictly for computer processing

Surface Forms

MRD singular
MRDs plural

Morphology

MRD = M + R + D

An initialism/acronym composed of letters; the meaning is not derivable from the letters themselves and requires knowing the expanded phrase ('machine-readable dictionary').

Etymology

The word MRD is short for machine-readable dictionary, literally a dictionary a computer can 'read' and use. That's why an MRD means a standard dictionary put into a format that software can process and search.