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Release
Release Re*lease", n.
1. (Mach.) A device adapted to hold or release a device or
mechanism as required; specif.: (Elec.) A catch on a
motor-starting rheostat, which automatically releases the
rheostat arm and so stops the motor in case of a break in
the field circuit; also, the catch on an electromagnetic
circuit breaker for a motor, which acts in case of an
overload.
2. (Phon.) The act or manner of ending a sound.
3. (Railroads) In the block-signaling system, a printed card
conveying information and instructions to be used at
intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.
Release
Release Re*lease" (r?-l?s"), v. t. [Pref. re + lease to let.]
To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.
ReleaseRelease Re*lease" (r?-l?s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Released
(r?*l?st"); p. pr. & vb. n. Releasing.] [OE. relessen, OF.
relassier, to release, to let free. See Relay, n., Relax,
and cf. Release to lease again.]
1. To let loose again; to set free from restraint,
confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set
at liberty; to let go.
Now at that feast he released unto them one
prisoner, whomsoever they desired. --Mark xv. 6.
2. To relieve from something that confines, burdens, or
oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation, penalty.
3. (Law) To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or
relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying
to another who has some right or estate in possession, as
when the person in remainder releases his right to the
tenant in possession; to quit.
4. To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to
release an ordinance. [Obs.] --Hooker.
A sacred vow that none should aye release.
--Spenser.
Syn: To free; liberate; loose; discharge; disengage;
extricate; let go; quit; acquit.
Meaning of Release from wikipedia
- Look up
release or
releases in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Release may
refer to: Art
release, the
public distribution of an
artistic production,...
- A
press release (also
known as a
media release) is an
official statement delivered to
members of the news
media for the
purpose of
providing information...
- The
software release life
cycle is the
process of developing, testing, and
distributing a
software product (e.g., an
operating system). It
typically consists...
-
Myofascial release (MFR, self-myofascial
release) is an
alternative medicine therapy claimed to be
useful for
treating skeletal muscle immobility and...
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released in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Released may
refer to:
Released (Jade
Warrior album), 1971
Released (Patti
LaBelle album), 1980
Released:...
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Release early,
release often (also
known as ship early, ship often, or time-based
releases, and
sometimes abbreviated RERO) is a
software development philosophy...
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Release management is the
process of managing, planning,
scheduling and
controlling a
software build through different stages and environments; it includes...
- An art
release is the
premiere of an
artistic production and its
presentation and
marketing to the public. A film
release is the
authorization by the owner...
- In
prison systems, work
release programs allow a
prisoner who is
sufficiently trusted or can be
sufficiently monitored to go
outside the
prison and work...
- Modified-
release dosage is a
mechanism that (in
contrast to immediate-
release dosage)
delivers a drug with a
delay after its
administration (dela****-
release dosage)...
