bucket
- noun
- /ˈbʌkɪt/
- Specialized
Examples
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The example above is one way of representing the "parts bucket" for programmatic drawing.
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So each of the content engagement buckets David describes is quite valid.
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Now, we also have these buckets here for easy cleanup.
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I divide traffic and content engagement into three buckets: topical, informational, and transactional.
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Verkler says Family Search's activities with current tech fall into three "buckets": social genealogy, digitization, and community.
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In our cloud storage service, each project has its own bucket to keep files organized.
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I stored all the photos in a bucket so I can easily access them later.
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To manage my documents efficiently, I created a separate bucket for each client in the cloud.
Idioms
- Informal
A very small amount that does not help with a much larger problem
A joking idea that deleted digital files are gone forever
Compounds
- Informal
Something very tasty that makes people's mouths water, or a creature that lets liquid run from its mouth
- Specialized
A bucket used to lift mud and sand from the bottom of a river or harbour
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bucket is used in cloud storage by comparison to the real object: a cloud bucket is a named 'container' that holds files, just like a bucket holds water.