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transfer

1. a design or drawing that is transferred from one surface to another, as by ironing a printed design onto cloth
2. Law the passing of title to property or other right from one person to another by act of the parties or by operation of law; conveyance
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transfer

[′tranz·fər]
(computer science)
(mining engineering)
A vertical or inclined connection between two or more levels, used as an ore pass.
(navigation)
The distance a vessel moves perpendicular to its initial direction in making a turn of 90° with a constant rudder angle.
The distance a vessel moves perpendicular to its initial direction for turns of less than 90°.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

transfer

In pretensioning, the act of conveying the stress in the prestressing tendons from the jacks (or pretensioning bed) to the concrete member.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

transfer

To send data over a computer channel or bus. "Transfer" generally applies to transmission within the computer system, and "transmit" refers to transmission outside the computer over a line or network.

Transfers are actually copies, since the data are in both locations at the end of the transfer. Input, output and move instructions activate data transfers in the computer.
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Committee chair Nikolas Papadopoulos said he welcomes any effort that aims at increasing productivity and transferability in the public sector, noting that at present some departments are understaffed while others have excess personnel.
For each source instance, [[beta].sub.t]([x.sub.j]) is computed according to the transferability to the target domain and detailed in Section 3.3.
The assessments of EST-SSRs, in polymorphism, diversity, and transferability have been carried out in different plant species, namely, rice [21], grape [22], sugarcane [23], tomato [24], loblolly pine [25], barley [26], rye [27], cereals [28], leguminous and nonleguminous plants [29], medicinal plants [30], and the millet and nonmillet species [31-33].
The HR strategy is part of regional efforts to create a training system that allows the transferability of degrees and formal educational certification to facilitate mobility among CARICOM residents within its creation of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy.
The price of Secure Image depends on whether it is monochrome or colour and the qualities such as tamper-proof, self-destruction, and heat transferability.
In this report she thoroughly explains her many-faceted study and offers reflections on the transferability of the research findings to the rest of The Netherlands as well as elsewhere in the world.
When we had revolvers, transferability of operation skills was important.
The authors contend that the Salmonella assay is a model for the development of 21st century in vitro toxicology assays in terms of the establishment of standard procedures, ability to test various agents, transferability across laboratories, validation and testing, and structure-activity analysis, and conclude that it will continue to serve an important role in the future of 21st century toxicology.
It starts by noting how differences in the approach to service provision in different jurisdictions affect both the nature of research conducted and its transferability across national boundaries.
Award finalists were selected based on reduction of waste toxicity, economic performance, transferability of the processes for use by others, and commitment by the applicant to helping other industries, organizations or institutions.
Stada, to fend off unsolicited offers, has a type of stock with limited transferability, which can only have voting rights with the approval of the company's top management.
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