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fore⋅sight
[fawr-sahyt, fohr-]
–noun
| 1. | care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence. |
| 2. | the act or power of foreseeing; prevision; prescience. |
| 3. | an act of looking forward. |
| 4. | knowledge or insight gained by or as by looking forward; a view of the future. |
| 5. | Surveying.
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Language Translation for : foresight
| Spanish: | previsión, | German: | die Voraussicht, | Japanese: | 先見の明 |
| fore·sight
(fôr'sīt', fōr'-) Pronunciation Key
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| foresight | |
noun | |
| 1. | providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future |
| 2. | seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing [syn: prevision] |
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Foresight graphics, tool
A software product from Nu Thena providing graphical modelling tools for high level system design and simulation.
(1994-10-24)
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Foresight
Fore"sight`\, n. 1. The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge. --Milton. 2. Action in reference to the future; provident care; prudence; wise forethought. This seems an unseasonable foresight. --Milton. A random expense, without plan or foresight. --Burke. 3. (Surv.) Any sight or reading of the leveling staff, except the backsight; any sight or bearing taken by a compass or theodolite in a forward direction. 4. (Gun.) Muzzle sight. See Fore sight, under Fore, a.
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