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51wear — [n] use, corrosion abrasion, attrition, damage, depreciation, deterioration, dilapidation, diminution, disappearance, employment, erosion, friction, impairment, inroads, loss, mileage, service, usefulness, utility, waste, wear and tear; concepts… …
52Wear leveling — (also written wear levelling) is a technique[1] for prolonging the service life of some kinds of erasable computer storage media, such as Flash memory used in solid state drives (SSDs) and USB Flash drives. There are a few wear leveling… …
53Wear levelling — (also written wear leveling) is a techniqueUS patent|6850443 Wear leveling techniques for flash EEPROM systems.] for prolonging the service life of some kinds of erasable computer storage media, such as flash memory. The term has also been used… …
54off-the-rack — adj. Intended to be worn without alterations; ready to wear; of clothing. Contrasted with {made to order}, {custom made}. See {pret a porter} Syn: off the shelf, ready to wear, pret a porter. [WordNet 1.5] …
55off the peg — see under ↑peg • • • Main Entry: ↑off off the peg 1. Of a garment, (bought) ready to wear from an already existing stock 2. Of an item, (bought) ready to use, not purpose built 3. Not adjusted to suit the circumstances, etc (figurative) (offˈ the …
56wear´a|ble|ness — wear|a|ble «WAIR uh buhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. that can be worn; suitable for being worn. 2. able to stand wear; lasting. –n. wearables, something wearable; an article of apparel: »He…moved off with Mrs. Dutton s wearables and deposited the …
57wear|a|ble — «WAIR uh buhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. that can be worn; suitable for being worn. 2. able to stand wear; lasting. –n. wearables, something wearable; an article of apparel: »He…moved off with Mrs. Dutton s wearables and deposited the trunk… …
58Off-the-shelf — may refer to: Off the shelf component Commercial off the shelf, a phrase in computing terminology Ready to wear Shelf corporation, a type of company Off the Shelf Festival, a festival of writing and reading which takes place each year in… …
59wear somebody down — ˌwear sb/sthˈdown derived to make sb/sth weaker or less determined, especially by continuously attacking or putting pressure on them or it over a period of time • Her persistence paid off and she eventually wore me down. • This relentless… …
60Off-Beat — is a 1960 album by American jazz vocalist June Christy, arranged and conducted by Pete Rugolo. The tracks on this album were included in a 1997 double CD re issue under the title The Song Is June!. “Remind Me” (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) “Out… …