Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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adj
Not requiring further control, feedback, or response after an initial action, launch, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
A kind of missile guidance system which does not require further control after launch, and can hit its target without the launcher being in line of sight of the target.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
The practice of transmitting or raising something, such as an event, and then proceeding without checking for any result or response.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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History
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Across languages
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