Look up: finger

1. finger
   (tool) A Unix program that displays information about a particular user or all users logged on the system, or a remote system. Finger typically shows full name, last login time, idle time, terminal line, and terminal location (where applicable). It may also display a plan file left by the user (se...
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2. Finger
   Software that allows the user to enter the address of an Internet site to find information about that system's users or a particular user. Some finger addresses return other topic-specific information.
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3. finger
   [n] - the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure 2. [n] - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb) 3. [n] - the part of a glove that provides a covering for one of the fingers 4. [v] - search for on the computer 5. [v] - feel or h...
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4. Finger
   An Internet software tool for locating people on other Internet sites.
   Found on http://www.everlands.co.uk/glossary.htm
   
   
5. Finger
   a simple form of interrogation of a remote machine or user - the response may be details of who is currently logged onto the system or other informatiom as decided by the system operator - if an individual is 'fingered', they may respond with a 'plan' file giving witty and/or useful information about the user
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6. finger
   See gold finger.
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7. finger
   a small flexible metal wire positioned at a desired crosspoint and held there to cause the contacts to remain closed for the duration of a call Category: Electrical engineering and energy • covered way projecting from the terminal building along which passengers walk to reach the aircraf...
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8. Finger
   Fin'ger (fĭn'gẽr) noun [ Anglo-Saxon finger ; akin to Dutch vinger , Old Saxon & Old High German fingar , German finger , Icelandic fingr , Swedish & Danish finger , Goth. figgrs ; of unkn...
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9. Finger
   Fin'ger transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Fingered ; present participle & verbal noun Fingering .] 1. To touch with the fingers; to handle; to meddle with. « Let ...
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10. Finger
    Fin'ger intransitive verb (Mus.) To use the fingers in playing on an instrument. Busby.
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11. finger
    1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit; especially, one of the four extermities of the hand, other than the thumb. ... 2. <mechanics> Anything that does work of a finger; as, the pointer of a clock, watch, or other registering machine; especially a small projecting rod, wi...
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12. finger
    noun one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb
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13. finger
    noun any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); `her fingers were long and thin`
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14. finger
    thumb verb feel or handle with the fingers; `finger the binding of the book`
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15. finger
    verb indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments
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16. finger
    finger`s breadth noun the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
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17. finger
    (fing´gәr) one of the five digits of the hand.
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18. Finger
    • (n.) One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit; esp., one of the four extermities of the hand, other than the thumb. • (v. i.) To use the fingers in playing on an instrument. • (v. t.) To mark the notes of (a piece of music) so as to guide the fingers in playing. &bul...
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19. finger
    (from the article `joint`) ...side, just as the diameter and curvature of an ellipse vary in directions at right angles to each other (hence the name). The joint between the ... Amputation of a phalanx or whole finger, usually as a form of sacrifice or in demonstration of mourning, was common among North American Indians, ... in the...
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20. finger
    ancient and medieval measure of 18yard, or 4 12inches (11.4 cm), used primarily to measure lengths of cloth. The finger derives ultimately from the ... [1 related articles]
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21. finger
    a traditional unit of distance equal to 2 nails or 4.5 inches (11.43 centimeters). This unit represents the length of the middle finger, from the tip to the joint where the finger is attached to the hand.
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22. finger
    a name for the digit, a unit of distance equal to 3/4 inch (19.05 mm). The finger-width was a common unit of measurement in Anglo-Saxon England. After the 12-inch English foot became established, the finger survived as an informal measure.
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23. finger
    element of the interdigital transducer electrode
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24. Finger
    An Internet software tool for locating people on other Internet sites. Finger is also sometimes used to give access to non-personal information, but the most common use is to see if a person has an account at a particular Internet site. Many sites do not allow incoming Finger requests, but many do.
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25. Finger
    Finger is slang for inform on someone.
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