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feeding

feeding

16 3.5
Sending data regularly to a computer or program so it has new information
  • noun
  • /ˈfiːdɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : alimentación de datos
  • The feeding of data into the system occurs every hour to ensure accurate updates.
  • feeding frenzy
  • feeding system
  • method of feeding

And they're watching surveillance feeds and everything.

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Examples

  • Continuous feeding of information helps the program learn faster and improve its output.

  • In machine learning, the process of feeding large datasets is crucial for training models effectively.

  • Such a model would be more explicit and a good addition to the feeding trials now required.

    Academic text (2004)
  • On average, the annual feeding cost is of the order of US$1,615.

    Academic text (2018)
  • But it should be possible to virtually eliminate this penalty if an advanced feeding system could be developed.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Newsholme then moved to compute a risk ratio of feeding practices and death.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Our data revealed that demand feeding resulted in a significant decrease in externally controlled eating behaviors.

    Academic text (1994)
  • The key to the feeding system is a membrane derived from cow intestines.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Reverse pitch screws at certain points can slow down materials to enhance mixing or feeding of new materials.

    Academic text (1994)
  • By 2005, more than 650,000 homes in these countries had rooftop solar PV feeding power into the grid.

    Academic text (2006)

Compounds

feeding frenzy
  • Informal
18 5.4

Many people compete quickly and chaotically for the same thing

The process of giving food and drink to a baby

A way of feeding a baby when it is hungry

A small bottle with a soft nipple for giving milk or formula to babies

2.2

A tall chair with a tray for a baby or young child to sit at mealtime

forced feeding
  • Offensive
6.3

Giving food and liquid through a tube to a person who cannot or refuses to eat

intravenous feeding
  • Specialized
4.3

Giving nutrients directly into a vein when someone cannot eat or take in food

nasogastric feeding
  • Specialized
4.9

A way of giving liquid food through a tube placed in the nose into the stomach

Giving food to a baby or animal at fixed, regular times

How Much

feeding
  • Specialized
16 3.5
data stream
  • Specialized
11 3.3
input
  • Specialized
72 3.5

Surface Forms

feeding singular
feedings plural

Morphology

feeding = feed (semi-transparent) = feed + ing

Morphologically derived from 'feed' + '-ing' but used in a specialized, metaphorical sense ('supplying data') that may not be obvious to all learners without domain knowledge.

Etymology

The word feeding uses the same idea as feed ('to give food') but as a picture for giving information to a machine; imagine 'feeding' data to a computer like giving food to a pet. So feeding in technology means supplying a system with data so it can work or update.