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Look up: jam

  1. jam
    [n] - preserve of crushed fruit 2. [v] - push forcibly, as of brakes 3. [v] - get stuck and immobilized 4. [v] - crowd or pack to capacity 5. [v] - crush or bruise 6. [v] - interfere with or prevent the reception of signals
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. jam
    A condition on a network where two nodes transmitting simultaneously detect the collision and continue to transmit for a certain time (4 to 6 bytes on Ethernet) to ensure that the collision has been detected by all nodes involved. (1994-12-12)
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  3. JaM
    John and Martin. An interpreted FORTH-like graphics language by John Warnock and Martin Newell, Xerox PARC, 1978. JaM was the forerunner of both Interpress and PostScript. It is mentioned in PostScript Language reference Manual, Adobe Systems, A-W 1985.
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  4. JAM
    Journal of Addiction Medicine
    Found on http://www.geocities.com/~mlshams/acrony

  5. JAM
    Journal of Audiological Medicine
    Found on http://www.geocities.com/~mlshams/acrony

  6. jam
    a congested mass of round timber obstructing movement in a floating stream Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • in punch-card machines,a condition in the card feed which interferes with the normal travel of the punch cards through the machine Category: Automation (includes telecommunications and computers) • channel obstruction by accumu...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  7. Jam
    Jam noun [ Persian or Hind. jāmah garment, robe.] A kind of frock for children.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/J/3

  8. Jam
    Jam noun (Mining) See Jamb .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/J/3

  9. Jam
    Jam transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Jammed ; present participle & verbal noun Jamming .] [ Either from jamb , as if squeezed between jambs , or more likely from the same source as champ See Champ .] 1. To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in. « ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/J/3

  10. Jam
    Jam noun 1. A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a jam of logs in a river. 2. An injury caused by jamming. [ Colloq.]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/J/3

  11. Jam
    Jam noun [ Prob. from jam , v.; but confer also Arabic jamad ice, jelly, jāmid congealed, jamd congelation, ice.] A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam ; currant jam ; grape jam . Jam nut . See Check nut , under Check . -- Jam weld (Forging) , a butt weld. Se ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/J/3

  12. jam
    1. A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a jam of logs in a river. ... 2. An injury caused by jamming. ... A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam. Jam nut. See Check nut, under Check. Jam weld, a butt weld. See Butt. ... Origin: ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  13. jam
    noun preserve of crushed fruit
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  14. jam
    jampack verb crowd or pack to capacity; `the theater was jampacked`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  15. jam
    block verb interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; `Jam the Voice of America`; `block the signals emitted by this station`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  16. Jam
    • (n.) An injury caused by jamming. • (v. t.) To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to squeeze; to wedge in. • (v. t.) To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a door. • (n.) See Jamb. • (n.) A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam. • (v. t....
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  17. jam
    (from the article `fruit processing`) ...sometimes making use of blemished or off-grade fruits that may not be ideal for fresh consumption. In jelly making, the goal is to produce a ... ...congeal readily after cooking with sugar and may be added to the juices of low-pectin fruits, vegetables, and herbs, such as blueberries, green ... ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/j/4

  18. Jam
    Jam is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Sweet Condiment` The name Jam doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Jam seems to be unique!
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Jam

  19. jam
    1. preserve of crushed fruit
    2. informal terms for a difficult situation
    3. a dense crowd of people
    4. deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems

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  20. jam
    sweet preserved fruit spread
    Found on http://www.eslgold.com/acad_vocab_defini

  21. Jam
    To move all-in in a no-limit (or pot-limit) game.
    Found on http://www.conjelco.com/pokglossary.html

  22. jam
    jam: see jelly and jam.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0


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