pass
23
6.5
- noun
- /pæs/
- Specialized
:
pasada
- At first, he thought the data was wrong, but there it was, three passes, all perfectly consistent.
- first pass
- a single pass
- multiple passes
It was almost like the next to last revision pass before final publication.
- It was almost like the next to last revision pass before final publication.
- Yes, in the first pass because I'm, I'm just in the task, yes.
- So easy, smooth straightening in a single pass.
Examples
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Each windrow was mixed with two passes of the compost turner to start the process.
Academic text (1995) -
I'll do another pass through the resort.
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This is the first pass this week.
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This will be our final pass around the Green Moon.
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One of these is the number of passes required to perform a write operation.
Academic text (1996) -
The use of the same planning technology is key to ensuring first-pass success in hardware implementation.
Academic text (1996) -
The floorplan and unit pin placement were optimized as the first-pass logic was completed.
Academic text (1999) -
The software's processing speed improved with each pass through the data set.
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To achieve the desired finish, the painter recommended making at least three passes with the brush.
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During the final pass, the computer completed all required operations without errors.
Synonyms
7
4.9
One repeat of a computer process that runs a set of instructions
Idioms
- Informal
1
3.5
To give responsibility or control to another person during a planned change
Compounds
- Informal
18
4.2
An excuse that lets someone avoid rules or blame because of their position
- US
13
2.3
A written note from a teacher that allows a student to leave class and go into the hallway
- Specialized
1
5.5
A device that lets slow changes in signals pass and reduces fast changes
- NSFW
1
8.3
Permission from a partner to be romantic or sexual with someone outside the relationship
1
7.4
A mountain road through the Alps that links Innsbruck in Austria with Bolzano in Italy
1
7.1
A narrow mountain route between Pakistan and Afghanistan used for trade and army movements
- NSFW
A high mountain pass near Lake Tahoe where trapped pioneers ate human flesh to survive
- Jargon
A short forward pass to a player running toward the sideline in American football
- Jargon
A pass that goes sideways or backward instead of forward in American football
- Specialized
An electronic part that lets high sounds pass and reduces low sounds
- Specialized
A setting that lets signals or data pass through unchanged to another device
How Many
- Specialized
- Specialized
23
6.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pass comes from the Old French passer and the Latin passus, meaning 'to go through' or 'one step'. In computing a pass is one full go through the data or code, like taking a single step in the process.