Background for shadowing

shadowing

/ˈʃædoʊɪŋ/ /ˈʃædəwɪŋ/

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verb

To shade, cloud or darken.

Examples :

"The artist chose to shadow this corner of the painting."

appearance nature

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verb

To block light or radio transmission from.

Examples :

"The tall building was shadowing the park, making it cooler in the afternoon. "

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To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.

Examples :

"The detective was shadowing the suspect to find out where he was going. "

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verb

To represent faintly and imperfectly.

Examples :

"Her memory of the event was old, now only shadowing the details of what truly happened. "

appearance style

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verb

To hide; to conceal.

Examples :

"The tall building was shadowing the park, making it feel cool even in the sun. "

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To accompany (a professional) during the working day, so as to learn about an occupation one intends to take up.

Examples :

"Maria is shadowing a doctor at the hospital to see if she wants to become a pediatrician. "

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To make (an identifier, usually a variable) inaccessible by declaring another of the same name within the scope of the first.

Examples :

"In the computer program, the local variable `name` inside the function is shadowing the global variable `name`, so the function only uses the local version. "

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verb

To apply the shadowing process to (the contents of ROM).

Examples :

"The computer is shadowing the ROM, copying its contents into faster RAM to improve performance. "

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noun

The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.

Examples :

"The shadowing from the tall building blocked the radio signal, making it impossible to hear the school announcement. "

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noun

The situation where an individual repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).

Examples :

"The student's shadowing of the teacher's lecture was helpful for understanding the new vocabulary. "

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noun

Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.

Examples :

"The detective's shadowing of the suspect revealed his connection to the crime scene. "

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noun

A faint representation; an adumbration.

Examples :

"The old photograph showed only a faint shadowing of her grandmother's face, barely recognizable after so many years. "

appearance mark

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The technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM chip is then disabled while the initialized memory locations are switched in on the same block of addresses.

Examples :

"The computer's performance improved significantly after shadowing of the ROM allowed faster data retrieval from RAM. "

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noun

A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.

Examples :

"My high school offers a shadowing program where students spend a day observing professionals in careers they're interested in. "

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