foresight : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: foresight	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for foresight
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foresight n providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future Synonym(s): foresight, foresightedness, foresightfulness seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing Synonym(s): prevision, foresight, farsightedness, prospicience
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foresight \Fore"sight`\, n. 1. The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience; foreknowledge. --Milton. 2. Action in reference to the future; provident care; prudence; wise forethought. This seems an unseasonable foresight. --Milton. A random expense, without plan or foresight. --Burke. 3. (Surv.) Any sight or reading of the leveling staff, except the backsight; any sight or bearing taken by a compass or theodolite in a forward direction. 4. (Gun.) Muzzle sight. See {Fore sight}, under {Fore}, a.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Foresight A software product from {Nu Thena} providing graphical modelling tools for high level system design and {simulation}. (1994-10-24)