Vocabulary

• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• in terms of
• allow for: To take into consideration
• to scale: In proportion; maintaining accurate relative dimensions.
• have to: Must do
• look at: To use your eyes to focus on something
• got to: To arrive at some place
• start off: To begin or commence something.
• set out: To arrange something in an orderly fashion
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• in the past: During a former period of time; previously.
• tighten up: To make stricter or more secure.
• trade off: Exchange that occurs as a compromise
• scale up: To increase in size, number, or extent.
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• spread out: To extend or stretch over a large area.
• instead of: When one thing is replaced by another
• at some point: At an unspecified time, usually in the future.
• do in: To make completely tired out and exhausted
• talking about: To discuss a particular topic.
• touch on: To briefly discuss
• by design: Intentionally; deliberately.
• as opposed to: In contrast to; rather than.
• deal with
• as long as: For the period that; provided that.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• in control: Having the power to direct or regulate something; able to manage or direct a situation or person.
• rely on: To depend on someone or something
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• power up: To turn on a device or system; to activate.
• by definition: Inherently; as an essential quality or characteristic.
• to do with: To be about something; concern
• work to do: Tasks or activities that need to be accomplished.
• going on: To continue doing something
• perspective: Artistic method of creating a sense of distance
• access: Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
• multiple: Having or involving more than one of something
• physical: Health check at the doctors' or hospital
• concept: Abstract idea of something or how it works
• scale: Size, level, or amount when compared
• determine: To control exactly how something will be or act
• capacity: Ability to hold, involve or contain (e.g. liquids)
• destination: The place you are traveling to
• dynamic: Always active or energetic; getting things done
• bit: Device put in a horse's mouth to control it
• mention: To refer to or talk or write about something
• address: Exact street location of a place
• edge: An advantage you have over others
• fabric: Cloth or material
• region: Part of a country, of the world, area, etc.
• define: To explain the meaning of words
• architecture: Design and construction of buildings
• pretty: Being attractive to the eye in a simple way
• introduce: To open an essay to set the scene
• switch: A change or shift from one method to another
• standard: Official unit of measuring something
• device: Object, machine, or equipment for a specific use
• route: Way to get from one place to another place; path
• convert: To switch from a religion, belief etc. to another
• explicitly: Clearly; specifically
• fall: Season after summer and before winter; Autumn
• intermediate: Between; in the middle; moderate
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• important: Having power or authority
• single: One run in cricket or a hit baseball
• kind: In a caring and helpful manner
• assign: To give someone a particular job to do
• domain: A field of knowledge, thought or influence
• manage: To survive hardships and difficulties; to cope
• control: A device designed to operate a machine
• system: Set of organized, planned ideas that work together
• complexity: State of having many parts and not being simple
• allow: To admit the validity or truth of something
• transaction: An exchange in business usually involving money
• format: Form, design, or arrangement of something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• comprehend: To understand the meaning of
• point: An item to be discussed
• expansion: Making or becoming larger
• datum: Item of factual information
• port: City where ships can shelter during a storm
• kernel: Central small part or aspect, e.g. of truth
• consortium: Group formed with the purpose to work together
• partition: A wall, screen, etc. used to separate areas
• node: A junction point in a network or stem
• configure: To construct or arrange in a certain way
• vector: Math a quantity that has both size and direction
• downstream: In the direction of a stream's current