Descriptionary

snorkel a hooded parka that zips up over the wear­er's chin, giving the hood the appearance of a snorkel.

tweed a man's single-breasted, textured wool sport jacket.

windbreaker trade name for a lightweight, nylon- zippered jacket with fitted waistband.

sweaters

Aran Isle a round or V-necked pullover with raised cable knit and diamond-shaped patterns, originating in Ireland.

argyle a jacquard-knit sweater having diamond designs, often worn with matching socks.

bolero a waist-length or shorter sweater with rounded ends and worn open with no fasteners.

cardigan a coatlike sweater, usually with a crew neck and ribbed cuffs and hem.

cashmere any type of sweater made with the hair of a cashmere goat, noted for its softness.

coat sweater a long, cardiganlike sweater, usually having a long V neck and buttons.

cowl-neck a pullover with a draping, rolled collar.

crew-neck a pullover with a round neck.

dolman a pullover with batwing sleeves.

Fair Isle traditional knitted sweater named for Fair Isle, a tiny island in Scotland, consisting of patterns in multiple colors.

fanny sweater a long coat sweater pulled over the buttocks.

fisherman's an Irish-designed sweater made of water-repellant wool, known for its bulkiness and natural color.

Icelandic a hand-knit, natural-color sweater made of water-repellant wool, decorated with bands around the neck.

jacquard a sweater having elaborate geometric pat­terns or a deer on the front or back.

karaca a pullover turtleneck with Turkish embroi­dered panel down the front.

letter a coat sweater with a school letter on the chest, originally worn by members of a school's sports teams.

Norwegian thick sweater originating in Norway's freezing climate that has contrasting colors and intri­cate patterns and is finished with buttons and clasps made of metals like pewter or silver.

shell a sleeveless pullover.

tennis a white, long-sleeved, pullover, cable-knit sweater.

turtleneck a pullover with a soft, foldedover collar covering the neck.

Tops

bib top a top having a bare back and a front similar to the top of overalls.

bustier a snug-fitting top sometimes laced in corset or camisole fashion.

camisole a top having either thin straps over the shoulders or no straps and held in place by elastic hem, formerly a lingerie piece.

cropped top a half top, frequently made from a cutoff T-shirt or sweatshirt, that bares the midriff, popular in the 1980s.

diamante top a top covered with sequins, beads, or pailettes.

flashdance a sweatshirtlike top with large, low-cut neck that leaves one shoulder bare.

halter top a bare-backed top with front supported by a tie around the neck.

smock long-sleeved overgarment, worn to protect clothes.

tank top an undershirt or hot weather shirt with shoulder straps and a low neckline.

tube a snug-fitting, shirred, strapless top.

LECTRONICS

computers

acoustic coupler a modem that attaches to a tele­phone handset to transmit computer information over telephone lines.

address refers to the specific location of a piece of data in a computer's memory.

AI artificial intelligence.

ALGOL algorithmic language. Originating in 1963, a programming language characterized by blocks of statements, now nearly obsolete.

algorithm a set of specific, sequenced directions illustrating how to perform a task or solve a problem; a computer program.

ALU arithmetic/logic unit. In the central processing unit, the component that carries out arithmetic and logic functions.

analog computer a computer in which numerical data are represented by analogous quantities, such as variable voltage. See digital computer.

application a program designed for a specific purpose.

archival storage any medium, such as tape car­tridges, disks, or diskettes (floppy disks) used to store computer information.

array a collection of related data stored under one name.

artificial intelligence creative computer intelli­gence, as in solving problems by thinking as the human brain does rather than by mindlessly spitting out numbers and data; the highest form of computer intelligence.

ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A universal code allowing files to be retrieved and read from an otherwise incompatible computer program or system.

audit a scan of a PC to determine if it is infected by parasites, viruses, or spyware.

audit trail a chronological record of users who have logged on to a particular computer and what they have done on it and when. It is useful in criminal investigations.

authenticate to identify a computer user or a device.

avatar an icon representing a real person.