atom
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈætəm/
- Texting
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formato Atom
- Some globally constrain atom dependency in the grounded program, while others locally constrain the rule syntax.
Examples
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Most blogs and news sites offer RSS or Atom feeds that you can subscribe to.
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The news aggregator pulled content from various sources using Atom for easy syndication.
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Win 8 tablets based on anything more powerful than Atom are also too bulky and heavy.
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With them, Rovelli and Smolin introduced the physical notion of atoms of space.
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There's just the specification RSS and Atom and that's it.
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Many websites offer their latest articles through an Atom feed, allowing readers to stay up to date.
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Bloggers often use Atom to syndicate their posts, making it simpler for subscribers to access new content.
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.0
An atom with six protons and six electrons that is the main part of many molecules in living things
- Informal
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6.0
A large machine scientists use to make tiny particles move very fast and hit each other
- Archaic
A model where an atom's positive charge and mass are in a tiny central nucleus and electrons orbit it
Surface Forms
Etymology
Atom was chosen as the name for the web feed because it suggests a small, separate unit of content. The name goes back to Greek a- 'not' and tomos 'cut', so an atom feed gives you each little item as its own indivisible piece you can read or subscribe to.