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Meaning
Noun
●
In Technology:
A
device
which
separates
a
suspended
,
dissolved
, or
particulate matter
from a
fluid
,
solution
, or other
substance
; any
device
that
separates
one
substance
from another.
●
In Technology:
Electronics or
software
that
separates
unwanted
signals
(
for example
noise
) from
wanted
signals
or that
attenuates
selected
frequencies.
●
In Technology:
Any
item
,
mechanism
,
device
or
procedure
that
acts
to
separate
or isolate.
●
self-restraint in speech.
●
In Mathematics:
A
non-empty
upper set
(of a
partially ordered set
) which is
closed
under
binary
infima
(a.k.a. meets).
●
In Photography & Technology:
A
translucent
object
placed
in the
light
path
of a
camera
to
remove
certain
wavelengths
(colors), or a
computer program
that
simulates
such an effect.
Verb
●
To
sort
,
sift
, or isolate.
●
To
diffuse
; to cause to be less
concentrated
or focused.
●
To
pass through
a
filter
or to
act
as though
passing through
a
filter
.
●
To
move slowly
or
gradually
;
to come
or go
a few
at a time.
●
In Technology:
To
ride
a
motorcycle
between
lanes
on a road
Name
●
A
surname
from German.
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Filtration
Pump
Sensor
Screen
Sift
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Lens
Block
Scan
Extract
Remove
Sort
Separator
Search
Converter
Mask
Sieve
Funnel
Heater
Leak
Check
Detect
Comb
Algorithm
Pipe
Retrieve
Overlay
Blur
Controller
Compressor
Parse
Circuit
Flush
Generator
Firewall
Isolate
Layer
Strainer
Amplifier
Capture
Signal
Scanner
Device
Crank
Channel
Antenna
Valve
Process
Tube
Capacitor
Monitor
Select
Absorb
Classify
Clean
Separate
Carry
Tank
Store
System
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