feat

Examples

• All

• The new software update includes a remarkable feat that allows users to customize their profiles easily.

• Understanding the split-second physics and flash chemistry in a running diesel engine is a feat of computational fluid dynamics that can give researchers a look inside the engine.

  Academic text (2007)

• A unique feat of engineering.

  Dr. No (1962)

• The 1.0 release was an amazing feat, very powerful.

  Blog text (14)

• And the Flash player is an amazing feat of software engineering.

  Blog text (5)

• A feat which was practically unheard of at the time.

  Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)

• A real engineering feat.

  Mysterious Island (1961)

• And this is no small feat with 802.11n MCS tables.

  Blog text (28)

• And, by a clever feat of engineering, these were a new type of anchovies that didn't taste like anchovies.

  Fiction book (2002)

• It's a computational feat akin to sentient artificial intelligence, says Holovaty, who has been studying this kind of technology for some time.

  Blog text (3)

Synonyms

F

feature

vsfeat

• Literature

155 3.1

A long article in a newspaper or magazine that gives a topic extra attention

is a computing shorthand used in change logs, not a magazine article

N

new feature

vsfeat

45 2.7

A recent function added to a product or app to help users

is the informal computing label used in commit notes for such additions

N

nifty feature

vsfeat

• Informal

1 4.0

A clever, useful part of a product that makes it easier to use

is the informal technical label focusing on capability rather than cleverness

Idioms

N

no small feat

5 5.6

A difficult and impressive achievement

Compounds

A

acrobatic feat

1 6.1

A difficult, impressive physical move done by a skilled performer

How Significant

breakthrough

242 3.9

feat

• Jargon

4 6.3

improvement

619 1.1

change

∞ 1.1

tweak

28 3.9

Surface Forms

Etymology