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howe(2)(dictionary)
howe(1)(dictionary)
Howe, Gordie(encyclopedia)
Howe, Elias(encyclopedia)
Howe (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Howe Caverns(encyclopedia)
Howe, Julia Ward(encyclopedia)

user(1) (iou) and howe (iou)


user(1) (iou)



user noun1. LME.
[from USE verb + -ER1.]
A person who or thing which uses something; spec. (a) (orig. US) a person who takes drugs, a drug addict; (b) a person or organization making use of a computer or system (freq. in user-definable, user-friendly, etc., below); (c) colloq. a person who manipulates others for personal advantage. LME.
A person who puts a writ etc. in force or execution. Scot. L16-M17.
Comb. (chiefly Computing): user-definable adjective having a function or meaning that can be specified and varied by a user; user-defined adjective that has been specified or varied by a user; user-friendliness the state or condition of being user-friendly; user-friendly adjective (of a machine or system) designed with the needs of users in mind; transf. easy to use; user-hostile adjective (of a machine or system) not user-friendly; not designed with the needs of users in mind; user interface the means by which a person is enabled to use a computer; username Computing an identification used by a person with access to a computer network; user-orientated, user-oriented adjectives designed with the user's convenience given priority; user-programmable adjective able to be programmed or assigned a function by the user; user-unfriendliness the state or condition of being user-unfriendly; user-unfriendly adjective = user-hostile above.
usership noun (a) the fact or condition of being a user; (b) the users of a product, service, etc., collectively, the body of users: M20.

howe (iou)



howe noun2. Scot. & north. Also (earlier) how. LME.
[Var. of HOLL noun.]
A hole. rare. LME-L16.
= HOLL noun 2. E16-M17.
A hollow place; a depression. M16.