accelerator
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- noun
- /əkˈsɛləˌreɪtər/
- Jargon
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aceleradora
- As part of her prize worth $45,000, Scandar will participate in the 2013 NewME accelerator in Silicon Valley.
- incubators and accelerators
As you know, our AI accelerator has officially kicked off.
- As you know, our AI accelerator has officially kicked off.
- And it's produced to companies like Dropbox, Reddit, Airbnb, and so it's the kind of premier accelerator in the world.
- So we tried to create an accelerator that is designed to create a faster ability to get the products to people who need them.
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Some 45 companies participated in the NewME accelerator, each at different stages in their development.
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As you know, our AI accelerator has officially kicked off.
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I think it's great that Southern California has so many great accelerator programs.
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A few principal factors should go into your accelerator decision process: financial terms, resources offered, prestige, and location.
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I believe strongly that accelerator programs like TechStars have become a very effective "education program" for entrepreneurs.
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About 25 LaGuardia students have found work at the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator in New York City, where fast-growing start-ups receive office space and mentoring.
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The startup received essential support from an accelerator that specialized in technology ventures.
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Joining the local accelerator provided the entrepreneurs with mentorship and funding to expand their business.
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The accelerator program helped young companies to scale quickly and attract investor interest.
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A machine that makes tiny charged particles move faster for science or medicine
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A machine that makes tiny particles inside atoms move very fast for experiments or medical treatment
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A machine that makes tiny charged particles move faster in a straight line
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A machine that makes protons move very fast to hit other particles
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A machine that speeds up ions so they leave a hot gas called plasma after swapping electrons
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A machine that makes very high voltage to push small charged particles through a tube
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A device that uses electrical parts to make high voltage and speed charged particles through a tube
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A machine that uses microwaves to speed up charged particles in a straight line
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A machine that makes a steady beam of electrons go faster using electric fields from changing magnets
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A substance that helps blood clot by turning a blood protein into a clotting chemical
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Morphology
accelerator = accelerate (semi-transparent) = accelerate + or
Morphologically an agent/instrument nominalization of 'accelerate', but the startup-program meaning is institutional and metaphorical rather than a literal device.
Etymology
Accelerator comes from the Latin word accelerare, made of ad- 'to' and celer 'swift', so it means 'make faster'. In business, a startup accelerator is a program that helps young companies grow faster with advice and funding.