external
Pronunciation: /ɪkˈstɜː.nəl/
The English word “external” has 14 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Outside of something; on the exterior.
- Situated near or toward the surface of the body.
- Relating to or denoting a medicine or similar substance for use on the outside of the body.
- Having merely the outward appearance of something.
- Not intrinsic or essential.
- Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.
- Relating to or connected with foreign nations or institutions.
- Having existence independent of the mind.
- For or concerning students registered with and taking the examinations of a university but not resident there.
- Not contained in the main computer.
- Using a disk or tape drive rather than the main memory.
noun
- Inessential or superficial features.
- Outward appearance.
- A variable that is defined in the source code but whose value comes from some external source.
Etymology
From Late Middle English, from Medieval Latin externus (“outward, external”), from exter/exterus (“on the outside, outward”).
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