shadowing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
  2. The situation where a person repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).
  3. Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.
  4. A faint representation; an adumbration.
  5. The technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM chip is then disabled while the initialized memory locations are switched in on the same block of addresses.
  6. A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of shadow

Pronunciation

/ˈʃædəʊɪŋ/ /ʃædoʊɪŋ/ En-us-shadowing.ogg

Word forms

shadowing shadowings

Etymology

From shadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs).

Derived words

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 鸚鵡學舌 /鹦鹉学舌 Chinese Mandarin: 跟讀 /跟读 Finnish: kuullun toistaminen German: Schattenlesen Japanese: シャドーイング Japanese: シャドウイング Russian: шэ́доуинг Turkish: gölgeleme tekniği
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