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slice

slice

2 7.0
A separate part of a network set aside for one service
  • noun
  • /slaɪs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : segmento de red
  • The network engineer allocated a specific slice of bandwidth for each customer to ensure fair usage.

Examples

  • In some cases, CT study sets are reformatted for acceptable orientation and slice thickness to match anatomical structures with MRI study sets.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The distances between the boundary contours of the current and successive slices are calculated.

    Academic text (2017)
  • So based on your weight in a, in a, in a particular slice of time, how much power can you output?

  • Does the pattern in the new slice meet our expectations based on the first one?

    Academic text (1990)
  • The registration is based on slice selection, slice thickness, and its orientation.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Each slice has a bit depth of 16 bits integer.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Contours of equal H1 column density of the gas in a slice of space are shown in the figure.

    Academic text (1999)
  • To evaluate test protocol reliability, a paired comparison was conducted on the central two slices.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Table 3 presents a vertical slice of the array introduced in Table 1, arranged this time by deficit of care/technique dyad.

    Academic text (2017)
  • We first conducted whole-cell voltage-clamp measurements of IO neurons in acutely isolated brain stem slices (Figure 1A).

    Academic text (2017)

Synonyms

segment
vsslice
501 3.0

A part of something that is separate from the whole, like a piece of an orange

is a technical virtual portion of a network allocated to a service

Idioms

A peaceful small-town feeling with friendly neighbors like in old TV shows

A fact stays true whatever way you look at it

Compounds

1 1.0

The final piece of food that remains when others are gone

2.8

A wide flat kitchen tool for lifting, turning and serving fish or other foods

slice bar
  • Archaic
9.9

A heavy iron bar used to loosen and remove hard burned material from a furnace

Surface Forms

slice singular
slices plural

Etymology

In technology, a network slice is a part of a larger system, named after the idea of cutting a whole into pieces, like taking a slice of a cake for a single user or service. That image shows why a slice is a separate, reserved portion of the network.