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select [si′lekt]
(computer science)
To choose a needed subroutine from a file of subroutines.
To take one alternative if the report on a condition is of one state, and another alternative if the report on the condition is of another state.
To pull from a mass of data certain items that require special attention; selection of individual cards is accomplished automatically by either the sorter or collator, according to the type of selection.


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As expected, intracellular expression of the (TTAGGG)n oligo appeared to select against malignant cells which expressed the telomeric repeat whereas HeLa cultures transfected to express a control sequence of the same length continue to thrive.
 
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