Suspension : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Suspension	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Suspension
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
suspension n a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something Synonym(s): pause, intermission, break, interruption, suspension temporary cessation or suspension Synonym(s): abeyance, suspension an interruption in the intensity or amount of something Synonym(s): suspension, respite, reprieve, hiatus, abatement a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle Synonym(s): suspension, suspension system the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); "there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait" Synonym(s): suspension, dangling, hanging a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc) Synonym(s): suspension, temporary removal
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Suspension \Suspen"sion\, n. [Cf. F. suspension, L. suspensio arched work, imperfect pronunciation. See {Suspend}.] 1. The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended; pendency; as, suspension* from a hook. 2. Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation; as: (a) Of labor, study, pain, etc. (b) Of decision, determination, judgment, etc.; as, to ask a suspension of judgment or opinion in view of evidence to be produced. (c) Of the payment of what is due; as, the suspension of a mercantile firm or of a bank. (d) Of punishment, or sentence of punishment. (e) Of a person in respect of the exercise of his office, powers, prerogative, etc.; as, the suspension of a student or of a clergyman. (f) Of the action or execution of law, etc.; as, the suspension of the habeas corpus act.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
suspension In {lazy evaluation}, a suspension (or in Henderson's terminology, a "recipe") is a {closure} with a flag indicating whether the expression has been evaluated or not. When the expression is evaluated the first time, this flag is set. Subsequent requests for the value of the expression will not attempt to re-evaluate it. (1995-02-06)