accelerator

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim One who, or that which, accelerates.

   “The Second World War is said to have been a great accelerator for many scientific findings.”

2. isim A device for causing acceleration.
3. isim A substance which speeds up chemical reactions.
4. isim A pedal causing the vehicle to accelerate when it is pressed.

   “As soon as you get onto the slipway, push the accelerator.”

5. isim A chemical that reduces development time.
6. isim A device that accelerates charged subatomic particles; a particle accelerator.
7. isim A muscle or nerve that speeds the performance of an action.
8. isim An accelerator key.

   “If they had allowed single-character accelerators, Windows wouldn't be able to determine whether the character was input or a shortcut.”

9. isim A computer component using dedicated hardware to accelerate the processing and display of graphics.
10. isim A light van to take mails between a post office and a railway station.
11. isim A mentoring program for startup companies.

    “In the nineties, before the accelerator era, startups were usually launched by mid-career engineers or repeat entrepreneurs, who sought millions in venture capital and then labored in secret on something complicated that took years to launch.”