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syphon

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for syphon.

Editorial note

Unfortunately Syphon does not work over the network and the faq states that no such support is planned.

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Quick take

Alternative spelling of siphon. [(transitive) To transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.]

Meaning at a glance

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

verb

Alternative spelling of siphon. [(transitive) To transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.]

noun

Alternative spelling of siphon. [A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for syphon.

verb

Alternative spelling of siphon. [(transitive) To transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.]

noun

Alternative spelling of siphon. [A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.]

Example sentences

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Unfortunately Syphon does not work over the network and the faq states that no such support is planned.

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They need a way to syphon and interpret the data, and also a way read TLS streams.

3

It would depend on how much money the founders have been able to syphon out of the business along the way.

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From the VC cabal that brought you Flock's pre-crime police state AI tax syphon?

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Could the Facebook/Google compilers provide a similar backdoor for them to syphon data?

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From Google to every minor app developer everyone is trying to syphon data.

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Yes, it's also based on communicating vessels and syphon effect.

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Because Starbucks is packed with the sort of hipsters that syphon as much data as possible about their personal lives to the databases of multinational corps, obviously!

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So you're saying if other countries' data traffic did not pass through the US the US would be unable to set-up some shop over there to syphon data?

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Basically jump back to a true plutocracy since only a few people will syphon the wealth generated by AI and that wealth will give them substantial temporal power.

11

Perhaps they are talking about the syphon?

12

I want a system that doesn't syphon money to the corporations over the individual creator and the corporations can't tell me I can't use the song.

Quote examples

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So you are saying the government is going through all these troubles to hand over subsidies and benefits to the poor only to "syphon" it away?

2

The browser becomes a simple kernel which knows how to execute a bytecode (their so-called "Syphon Interpreter.") The browser itself provides much simpler, lower-level APIs for doing I/O.

Proper noun examples

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* Metal, Vulkan, D3D11/12 support (mapmap is opengl-only) * Spout, Syphon, NDI, soon pipewire video.

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The line between immersion and pourover coffees is blurred by hybrid brewing methods such as the Aeropress or the Syphon, which mix ground beans and water for the full brewing time, then extrude through a filter that extracts oils from the coffee.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use syphon in a sentence?

Unfortunately Syphon does not work over the network and the faq states that no such support is planned.

What does syphon mean?

Alternative spelling of siphon. [(transitive) To transfer (liquid) by means of a siphon.]

What part of speech is syphon?

syphon is commonly used as verb, noun.