to emit
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6.0
- verb
- /ɪˈmɪt/
- Specialized
:
emitir
- The synthesizer emits the terms in compiler intermediate representation; the standard compiler then processes them along with the rest of the code.
- light-emitting
- emitting diode
So my compilers now don't go to a specific binary in one step, they emit Z code.
- So my compilers now don't go to a specific binary in one step, they emit Z code.
- And so we could use that as soon as Kips Java VM could run the byte code from the the Sun JVM running the the self hosted compiler to emit the byte code.
Examples
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A GPS speaking NMEA emits sentences like this onto the wire, usually in once-per-second bursts.
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Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne have developed a swarm of small and lightweight flying robots, each equipped with a module in the wing to emit a wireless signal and enable communication among rescuers in disaster areas.
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After which, we will emit a very special signal.
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When you get it, your brain emits a signal.
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The exchange covers approximately 10,500 sites, which emit about 40 percent of the region's greenhouse gases.
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Each allowance is equal to the right to emit one ton of SO2 in a given year or thereafter.
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This pen emits a small beeping noise whenever it detects microwaves.
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Astronomers were delighted to discover that Jupiter emits a prodigious quantity of radio waves.
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On farmland, microbes emit it as they feed on nitrogen fertilizers and manure.
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In the software update, the system will emit a notification to all users when the process is complete.
Synonyms
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3.1
To cause something to start or happen
Surface Forms
Etymology
Emit in computing keeps the same idea: it comes from the Latin parts e- 'out' and mittere 'to send', so to emit an event is to 'send out' a signal for other parts to respond. Imagine a program part that emits a notice and other parts listen and act on it.