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noun, plural dem·os.
1.
demonstration (defs. 4, 6).
2.
demonstrator (def. 5).
3.
a recording of a new song or of one performed by an unknown singer or singing group, distributed to disc jockeys, recording companies, etc., to demonstrate the merits of the song or performer.
4.
demolition (def. 1): He does flooring and demo for a living.
verb (used with object) dem·oed, dem·o·ing.
5.
to try out or exhibit the use of (a product, process, or the like): You can demo the game without downloading or buying it.
6.
to record (a song) to demonstrate the merits of the song or performer.
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Demo
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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demo-
a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “people” (democratic); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (demography).
Origin:
< Greek dēmo-, combining form of dêmos
< Greek dēmo-, combining form of dêmos
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World English Dictionary
| demo (ˈdɛməʊ) | |
| —n , pl -os | |
| 1. | short for demonstration |
| 2. | a. a demonstration record or tape, used for audition purposes |
| b. a demonstration of a prototype system | |
| 3. | (US) short for demonstrator |
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Word Origin & History
demo
short for demonstration (tape, disc, etc.). Music recording given out for promotional purposes, 1963. The word was earlier used to mean public political demonstrations (1936).
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Slang Dictionary
demo definition[ˈdɛmo]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Computing Dictionary
demo definition
/de'moh/ 1. A demonstration of a product, often of an early version or prototype. A demo is a far more effective way of inducing bugs to manifest themselves than any number of test runs, especially when important people are watching.
2. demo version.
3. A program written to demonstrate the programmer's coding ability and/or the power of the computer it runs on. Such demos are nearly always written in machine code and traditionally feature scrolling text about the author, his friends, his code and anything else he fancies and animated graphics.
[Jargon File]
(1994-11-04)
American Heritage
Abbreviations & Acronyms
| demo demonstration |
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