alter meaning

Verb: alter  oltu(r)

1. Cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"
   - change, modify 
2. Become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
   - change, vary 
3. Make an alteration to
   "This dress needs to be altered" 
4. Insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
   - interpolate, falsify 
5. Remove the ovaries of
   - neuter, spay, castrate

Sounds like: altar

Derived forms: altered, alters, altering

See also: alterable, alteration

Type of: desex, desexualise [Brit], desexualize, edit, fix, redact, sterilise [Brit], sterilize, unsex

Encyclopedia: Alter Alter,Detroit

[Business]
verb

1 [+ obj or no obj]

to make sb/sth different; to become different:

The company has since altered its accounting policies.

Inflation did not alter significantly during 2004.

2 (Law ) [+ obj]

to change part of a legal agreement after it has been prepared or signed:

The insurer cannot unilaterally alter the terms of the contract.

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[Medicine]
vt al·tered; al·ter·ing : CASTRATE 1/A>, SPAY

[Computer]
<networking> (ABP) A simple data link layer protocol that retransmits lost or corrupted messages.

Messages are sent from transmitter A to receiver B. Assume that the channel from A to B is initialised and that there are no messages in transit. Each message contains a data part, a checksum, and a one-bit sequence number, i.e. a value that is 0 or 1.

When A sends a message, it sends it continuously, with the same sequence number, until it receives an acknowledgment (ACK) from B that contains the same sequence number. When that happens, A complements (flips) the sequence number and starts transmitting the next message.

When B receives a message from A, it checks the checksum. If the message is not corrupted B sends back an ACK with the same sequence number. If it is the first message with that sequence number then it is sent for processing. Subsequent messages with the same sequence bit are simply acknowledged. If the message is corrupted B sends back an negative/error acknowledgment (NAK). This is optional, as A will continue transmitting until it receives the correct ACK.

A treats corrupted ACK messages, and NAK messages in the same way. The simplest behaviour is to ignore them all and continue transmitting.

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1. "this alters the whole thing," he said.
2. you have won me to alter my determination.
3. inland, the prospect alters.
4. sophistry cannot alter history.
5. i will have to alter the diagram . i have made a mistake.