location

  • 21location — noun 1 (C) a particular place or position, especially in relation to other areas, buildings etc: Could you give me your precise location? see position 1 2 (C, U) a place outside or away from a film studio where scenes are filmed: It was hard to… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22Location — Fleck (umgangssprachlich); Stelle; Lage; Standort; Position; Ort; Punkt * * * Lo|ca|tion 〈[lɔkɛıʃən] f. 10; umg.〉 1. Ort (einer Veranstaltung, eines Konzerts, einer Party usw.) 2. 〈Film; …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 23LOCATION — s. f. Action par laquelle le propriétaire d une chose la donne à quelqu un, à titre de louage ou de bail. Ce terme est corrélatif de celui de Conduction, qui signifie, L action par laquelle on prend une chose à titre de louage ou de bail. Dans l… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 24Location —   A physical place. Often used when referring to the place where data is stored. This location can be both a logical location (such as an address in the memory of a computer system) or a physical location (such as the credit department) …

    International financial encyclopaedia

  • 25location — lo•ca•tion [[t]loʊˈkeɪ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) a place or situation occupied 2) a place of settlement, activity, or residence: a good location for a young doctor[/ex] 3) a tract of land of designated situation or limits: a mining location[/ex] 4) sbz a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26location*/*/ — [ləʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [C] the place or position where someone or something is, or where something happens The talks are taking place at a secret location.[/ex] 2) [C/U] a place where a film or TV programme is made, away from a STUDIO a thriller… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 27location — noun Date: 1597 1. a. a position or site occupied or available for occupancy or marked by some distinguishing feature ; situation b. (1) a tract of land designated for a purpose (2) Australian farm, station c. a place outside a motion picture… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 28LOCATION — n. f. Action par laquelle le propriétaire d’une chose la donne à quelqu’un, à titre de louage ou de bail. Location d’un immeuble, d’un appartement, d’une chasse. Il se dit, par extension, de l’Action de retenir à l’avance sa place, moyennant ou… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 29location — a geographically or ecologically distinct area in which a single event, e.g. pollution, will soon affect all individuals of the taxon present. A location usually, but not always, contains all or part of a subpopulation of the taxon, and is… …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 30location — noun a) A particular point or place in physical space. The Ontario tunnel was not located in pursuance of the law relating to tunnel sites. Lewis failed to follow up his discovery of mineral therein with any effort whatever towards completing the …

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