submarining

[suhb-muh-ree-ning]

sub·ma·rin·ing

[suhb-muh-ree-ning]
noun
Computers. the disappearance or flickering of a cursor on a computer screen.

Origin:
1991

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Submarining is always a great word to know.
So is third-party software. Does it mean:
software created by programmers or publishers independent of the manufacturer of the hardware for which it is intended
a workstation on a network that gains access to central data files, programs, and peripheral devices through a server
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sub·ma·rine

[n. suhb-muh-reen, suhb-muh-reen; adj., v. suhb-muh-reen] noun, adjective, verb, sub·ma·rined, sub·ma·rin·ing.
noun
1.
a vessel that can be submerged and navigated under water, usually built for warfare and armed with torpedoes or guided missiles.
2.
something situated or living under the surface of the sea, as a plant or animal.
3.
Chiefly Northeastern and North Midland U.S. a hero sandwich.
adjective
4.
situated, occurring, operating, or living under the surface of the sea: a submarine mountain.
5.
of, pertaining to, or carried on by a submarine or submarines: submarine warfare.
verb (used without object)
6.
to participate in the operating of a submarine.
7.
to move or slide under something.
8.
Slang.
a.
to be thrown under the steering wheel of the vehicle one is driving during a frontal crash.
b.
to be thrown out of one's seat belt in such a crash.
verb (used with object)
9.
to attack or sink by submarine.

Origin:
1640–50; 1895–1900 for def. 1; sub- + marine

an·ti·sub·ma·rine, adjective


3. See hero sandwich.

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