redefine

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I have to wonder if Forbes purposefully tried to redefine the word, or if that's truly what he believes ISP means.

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Quick take

(transitive) To define again or differently.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of redefine gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive) To define again or differently.

verb

(transitive) To give a new or different definition to (a word).

verb

(transitive, computing) To define a previously defined area of storage etc. in a different manner, e.g. changing it from textual to numeric.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for redefine.

verb

(transitive) To define again or differently.

verb

(transitive) To give a new or different definition to (a word).

verb

(transitive, computing) To define a previously defined area of storage etc. in a different manner, e.g. changing it from textual to numeric.

Example sentences

I have to wonder if Forbes purposefully tried to redefine the word, or if that's truly what he believes ISP means.

This is the internet, where retarded people redefine the words and their world view as they see fit.

Being able to redefine the class effectively allowed me to JIT compile the code by hand.

You don't get to redefine commonly used terms just because they're new to you and you think that they sound scary.

I don't think anyone would redefine classes as part of the normal operation of a running production system.

As technology changes, Congress and the courts must redefine exactly how that can be done, and the police participate in that discussion.

I'm sorry if you somehow feel I was trying to redefine what you are actually talking about.

Not trying to redefine what you're talking about, just saying my opinion.

At best you can redefine methods specialized on numeric classes.

Why would being able to redefine int help me better?

It appears the FCC has managed to redefine the definition of an Internet Service Provider (ISP), excluding Google from the category and thus also from its regulations.

You’re trying to redefine words out of context.

Quote examples

Maybe you should consider supporting those instead of trying to redefine "free speech" to fit your beliefs.

I tend to think that it won't, so that's roughly why I believe a computer won't ever have "intelligence" (unless, again, we redefine intelligence).

Yes, we could redefine the term "personhood" to (in the legal context) refer to something else, and then use the word "obbgobblegooks" to refer to the concept that personhood currently refers to.

The boring truth is that most web apps are still best suited to standard server-side pages with more dynamic content sinks for certain parts of the app (though there's been a concerted effort to redefine "web app" as SPA).