Functional load — In linguistics and especially phonology, functional load refers to the importance of certain features in making distinctions in a language. English vowels, for example, have a very high functional load: There are innumerable sets of words… … Wikipedia
functional load — noun also functional burden or functional burdening Etymology: probably translation of German funktionelle belastung : the measure of the actual functioning of a usually phonemic difference as the sole distinction between two otherwise identical… … Useful english dictionary
functional load — Ling. the relative frequency of occurrence of words that are differentiated in one and the same position by only one distinctive feature. In English, the opposition of voiced and voiceless th has a low functional load being used only to… … Universalium
functional yield — noun Etymology: probably translation of French rendement fonctionnel : functional load … Useful english dictionary
functional burden — noun see functional load … Useful english dictionary
functional burdening — noun see functional load … Useful english dictionary
Functional movement — Functional movements are movements based on real world situational biomechanics. They usually involve multi planar, multi joint movements which place demand on the body s core musculature and innervation. Functional vs other movements Sports… … Wikipedia
Functional spinal unit — A functional spinal unit (FSU) is the smallest physiological motion unit of the spine to exhibit biomechanical characteristics similar to those of the entire spine. [cite book | author = White AA, Panjabi MM. | year = 1990 | title = Clinical… … Wikipedia
Extract, transform, load — Extract, transform and load (ETL) is a process in database usage and especially in data warehousing that involves: Extracting data from outside sources Transforming it to fit operational needs (which can include quality levels) Loading it into… … Wikipedia
Non-functional requirement — In systems engineering and requirements engineering, a non functional requirement is a requirement that specifies criteria that can be used to judge the operation of a system, rather than specific behaviors. This should be contrasted with… … Wikipedia
