- peephole
- noun Date: 1681 a hole or crevice to peep through
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Peephole — Peep hole , n. A hole, or crevice, through which one may peep without being discovered. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peephole — ► NOUN ▪ a small hole in a door through which callers may be identified … English terms dictionary
peephole — [pēp′hōl΄] n. a hole to peep through … English World dictionary
peephole — [[t]pi͟ːphoʊl[/t]] peepholes N COUNT A peephole is small hole in a door or wall through which you can look secretly at what is happening on the other side. The guards checked at the peephole before entering. Syn: spyhole … English dictionary
peephole — UK [ˈpiːpˌhəʊl] / US [ˈpɪpˌhoʊl] noun [countable] Word forms peephole : singular peephole plural peepholes a small hole or crack in a door, wall etc that you can see through … English dictionary
Peephole — A peephole is a small opening (or glass window) cut in a door, typically to allow people inside to see outside without opening the door. Glass peepholes are often fitted with a fisheye lens to allow a wider field of view from the inside and… … Wikipedia
peephole — noun just take a look through this peephole Syn: opening, gap, cleft, slit, crack, chink, keyhole, knothole, squint … Thesaurus of popular words
Peephole optimization — In compiler theory, peephole optimization is a kind of optimization performed over a very small set of instructions in a segment of generated code. The set is called a peephole or a window . It works by recognising sets of instructions that don t … Wikipedia
Peephole bra — A peephole bra is a brassiere, without cups, or the cups of which loosely cover the breasts. These kinds of bras do not give the breasts much support, and are generally intended for wearing in sexual situations … Wikipedia
peephole optimization — noun An optimization that works by eliminating redundant instructions from a small area of code. The loop was more than twice as fast after I had applied peephole optimization … Wiktionary
