cat
11. a small domesticated feline mammal, Felis catus (or domesticus), having thick soft fur and occurring in many breeds in which the colour of the fur varies greatly: kept as a pet or to catch rats and mice
2. any of the larger felines, such as a lion or tiger
3. any wild feline mammal of the genus Felis, such as the lynx or serval, resembling the domestic cat
4. Nautical a heavy tackle for hoisting an anchor to the cathead
5. a short sharp-ended piece of wood used in the game of tipcat
cat
21. b. (as modifier): a cat car
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cat
Abbrev. for Cosmic Anisotropy Telescope.Collins Dictionary of Astronomy © Market House Books Ltd, 2006
Cat (Rabbit)
(religion, spiritualism, and occult)The Cat is one of the 12 animals of the Chinese zodiac. It refers to one of the 12 earthly branches, which are used in Chinese astrology, together with the 10 heavenly stems. Such a branch designates one day every 12 days: the days are named according to a sexagesimal (60) cycle, made of 10 series of 12 branches.
Lucky and hedonistic, this socialite avoids problems; looking for his comfort, he is a refined gentleman. Not very ambitious, not really cut out for fierce struggles, he is, on the other hand, very clever. Suspicious, selfish, careful, easily hedging, and tactically skilled, he proves to be very adaptable: he will always land on his feet. Studious and cultured, the Cat is also a sensitive person.
—Michele Delemme
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What does it mean when you dream about a cat?
Cats symbolize independence and power. They also represent the animal self. Cats are symbols of the feminine, prosperity, sexuality, and power. In dreams cats often represent some of their more common attributes or associations, such as “sleek,” “cunning,” “cat burglar.” The witch with her black cat commonly denotes evil and bad luck. “Catty” describes a person who makes mean or malicious remarks. Both positive and negative connotations surround the mystique of the cat. As with all dream symbols, the tone and setting of the dream indicate which meaning is appropriate.
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cat
[kat] (naval architecture)
A sturdy tackle used for bringing an anchor up to a ship's cathead.
To hoist an anchor up to the cathead of a ship.
(vertebrate zoology)
The common name for all members of the carnivoran mammalian family Felidae, especially breeds of the domestic species, Felis domestica.
CAT
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CAT.
On drawings, abbr. for “catalog.”
cat
A roll of straw and clay; used as filling between timbers in a wall.
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cat
continually “washes” itself. [Animal Symbolism: Jobes, 296]
cat
evil being, demonic in nature. [Animal Symbolism: Mercatante, 46]
cat
symbol of egotism because of its aloofness and independence. [Animal Symbolism: Mercatante, 49]
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CAT
(1)Common Abstract Tree Language. R. Voeller & Uwe Schmidt, U
Kiel, Germany 1983. Universal intermediate language, used by
Norsk Data in their family of compilers. "A Multi-Language
Compiler System with Automatically Generated Codegenerators,
U. Schmidt et al, SIGPLAN Notices 19(6):202-2121 (June 1984).
cat
(tool)(From "catenate")
Unix's command which copies one or
more entire files to the screen or some other output sink
without pause.
See also
dd,
BLT.
Among
Unix fans, cat is considered an excellent example of
user-interface design, because it delivers the file contents
without such verbosity as spacing or headers between the files
(the
pr command can be used to do this), and because it does
not require the files to consist of lines of text, but works
with any sort of data.
Among Unix haters, cat is considered the
canonical example
of *bad* user-interface design, because of its woefully
unobvious name. It is far more often used to
blast a file
to standard output than to concatenate files. The name "cat"
for the former operation is just as unintuitive as, say,
LISP's
cdr.
Of such oppositions are
holy wars made.
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cat
(1) (CATegory X) See cable categories.
(2) (conCATenate) See concatenating text files.
(3) A Unix command that displays the contents of a text file. It is equivalent to the type command in Windows and DOS. See Unix commands.Copyright © 1981-2025 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.
Cat
(dreams)Cats have both positive and negative connotations. You need to consider all of the details in the dream in order to obtain accurate interpretation. The cat can be a symbol of sexuality, femininity, prosperity, and power. A cat is also an independent animal, and in your dream you may be associating yourself or someone else with these characteristics. Usually the dream is telling you about yourself and not others. Historically black cats have been symbols of evil and bad luck. If you are a cat lover and have one as a pet, the symbolism may not apply to your dream. Old, superstitionbased dream interpretations say that a cat is a bad omen and that you can expect deceit from those who you trust.
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