Hasidic
         adj 1: of or relating to the Jewish Hasidim or its members or
                  their beliefs and practices [syn: {Hasidic}, {Hassidic},
                  {Chasidic}, {Chassidic}]

English Dictionary: histiocytic leukemia	by the DICT Development Group
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Hasidism n a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly Synonym(s): Hasidim, Hassidim, Hasidism, Chasidim, Chassidim beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews Synonym(s): Hasidism, Hassidism, Chasidism, Chassidism
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Hassidic adj of or relating to the Jewish Hasidim or its members or their beliefs and practices Synonym(s): Hasidic, Hassidic, Chasidic, Chassidic
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Hassidism n beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews [syn: Hasidism, Hassidism, Chasidism, Chassidism]
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haystack n a stack of hay Synonym(s): haystack, hayrick, rick
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hectic adj marked by intense agitation or emotion; "worked at a feverish pace" Synonym(s): feverish, hectic
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hectically adv in a frenzied manner; "we rehearsed frenziedly the last few days before the premiere" Synonym(s): frenziedly, hectically
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hectogram n 100 grams Synonym(s): hectogram, hg
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hectograph n duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy Synonym(s): hectograph, heliotype v copy on a duplicator; "hectograph the hand-outs"
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heights n a high place; "they stood on high and observed the countryside"; "he doesn't like heights" Synonym(s): high, heights
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hexadecanoic acid n a saturated fatty acid that is the major fat in meat and dairy products Synonym(s): palmitic acid, hexadecanoic acid
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hexadecimal adj of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base Synonym(s): hexadecimal, hex
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hexadecimal digit n a digit from 0 to 15 in hexadecimal notation
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hexadecimal notation n any notation that uses 16 different characters [syn: hexadecimal notation, sexadecimal notation]
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hexadecimal number system n a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of sixteen Synonym(s): hexadecimal number system, sexadecimal number system, hexadecimal system
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hexadecimal system n a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits and a radix of sixteen Synonym(s): hexadecimal number system, sexadecimal number system, hexadecimal system
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high tech n highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics) Synonym(s): high technology, high tech
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high technology n highly advanced technological development (especially in electronics) Synonym(s): high technology, high tech
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high-hat cymbal n cymbals that are operated by a foot pedal [syn: {high-hat cymbal}, high hat]
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high-tech adj resembling or making use of highly advanced technology or devices Synonym(s): high-tech, hi-tech Antonym(s): low-tech
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high-ticket adj very expensive; "big-ticket items like cars and furs"; "a big-ticket government program" Synonym(s): big-ticket(a), high-ticket(a)
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histiocyte n a macrophage that is found in connective tissue
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histiocytic leukaemia n leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood Synonym(s): monocytic leukemia, monocytic leukaemia, monoblastic leukemia, monoblastic leukaemia, histiocytic leukemia, histiocytic leukaemia
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histiocytic leukemia n leukemia characterized by the proliferation of monocytes and monoblasts in the blood Synonym(s): monocytic leukemia, monocytic leukaemia, monoblastic leukemia, monoblastic leukaemia, histiocytic leukemia, histiocytic leukaemia
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histiocytosis n a blood disease characterized by an abnormal multiplication of macrophages
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histocompatibility n condition in which the cells of one tissue can survive in the presence of cells of another tissue; "a successful graft or transplant requires a high degree of histocompatibility"
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histocompatibility complex n a family of fifty or more genes on the sixth human chromosome that code for proteins on the surfaces of cells and that play a role in the immune response
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histogram n a bar chart representing a frequency distribution; heights of the bars represent observed frequencies
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hoactzin n crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings Synonym(s): hoatzin, hoactzin, stinkbird, Opisthocomus hoazin
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Hostaceae n one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta Synonym(s): Hostaceae, family Hostaceae, Funkaceae, family Funkaceae
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hostage n a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms Synonym(s): hostage, surety
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hostess n a woman host a woman innkeeper a woman steward on an airplane Synonym(s): stewardess, air hostess, hostess
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house decorator n a person who specializes in designing architectural interiors and their furnishings Synonym(s): interior designer, designer, interior decorator, house decorator, room decorator, decorator
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house dick n a private detective employed by a hotel or retail store Synonym(s): hotel detective, house detective, house dick
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house-to-house adj omitting no one; from the door of one house to that of the next; "a door-to-door campaign"; "house-to-house coverage" Synonym(s): door-to-door, house-to-house
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housedog n a dog trained to guard a house
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Huig de Groot n Dutch jurist and diplomat whose writings established the basis of modern international law (1583-1645) Synonym(s): Grotius, Hugo Grotius, Huig de Groot
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hasty \Has"ty\, a. [Compar. {Hastier}; superl. {Hastiest}.]       [Akin to D. haastig, G., Sw., & Dan. hastig. See {Haste}, n.]       1. Involving haste; done, made, etc., in haste; as, a hasty             sketch.          2. Demanding haste or immediate action. [R.] --Chaucer.             [bd]Hasty employment.[b8] --Shak.          3. Moving or acting with haste or in a hurry; hurrying;             hence, acting without deliberation; precipitate; rash;             easily excited; eager.          4. Made or reached without deliberation or due caution; as, a             hasty conjecture, inference, conclusion, etc., a hasty             resolution.          5. Proceeding from, or indicating, a quick temper.                         Take no unkindness of his hasty words. --Shak.          6. Forward; early; first ripe. [Obs.] [bd]As the hasty fruit             before the summer.[b8] --Is. xxviii. 4.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Haughty \Haugh"ty\, a. [Compar. {Haughtier}; superl.       {Haughtiest}.] [OE. hautein, F. hautain, fr. haut high, OF.       also halt, fr. L. altus. See {Altitude}.]       1. High; lofty; bold. [Obs. or Archaic]                         To measure the most haughty mountain's height.                                                                               --Spenser.                         Equal unto this haughty enterprise.   --Spenser          2. Disdainfully or contemptuously proud; arrogant;             overbearing.                         A woman of a haughty and imperious nature.                                                                               --Clarendon.          3. Indicating haughtiness; as, a haughty carriage.                         Satan, with vast and haughty strides advanced, Came                      towering.                                          --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Haystack \Hay"stack`\, n.       A stack or conical pile of hay in the open air.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hecdecane \Hec"de*cane\, n. [Gr. [?] six + [?] ten.] (Chem.)       A white, semisolid, spermaceti-like hydrocarbon, {C16H34}, of       the paraffin series, found dissolved as an important       ingredient of kerosene, and so called because each molecule       has sixteen atoms of carbon; -- called also {hexadecane}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hectic \Hec"tic\, a. [F. hectique, Gr. [?] habitual,       consumptive, fr. [?] habit, a habit of body or mind, fr. [?]       to have; akin to Skr. sah to overpower, endure; cf. AS. sige,       sigor, victory, G. sieg, Goth. sigis. Cf. {Scheme}.]       1. Habitual; constitutional; pertaining especially to slow             waste of animal tissue, as in consumption; as, a hectic             type in disease; a hectic flush.          2. In a hectic condition; having hectic fever; consumptive;             as, a hectic patient.          {Hectic fever} (Med.), a fever of irritation and debility,             occurring usually at a advanced stage of exhausting             disease, as a in pulmonary consumption.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hectic \Hec"tic\, n.       1. (Med.) Hectic fever.          2. A hectic flush.                         It is no living hue, but a strange hectic. --Byron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hectic \Hec"tic\, a. [F. hectique, Gr. [?] habitual,       consumptive, fr. [?] habit, a habit of body or mind, fr. [?]       to have; akin to Skr. sah to overpower, endure; cf. AS. sige,       sigor, victory, G. sieg, Goth. sigis. Cf. {Scheme}.]       1. Habitual; constitutional; pertaining especially to slow             waste of animal tissue, as in consumption; as, a hectic             type in disease; a hectic flush.          2. In a hectic condition; having hectic fever; consumptive;             as, a hectic patient.          {Hectic fever} (Med.), a fever of irritation and debility,             occurring usually at a advanced stage of exhausting             disease, as a in pulmonary consumption.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Hectocotylus \[d8]Hec`to*cot"y*lus\, n.; pl. {Hectocotyli}.       [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a hundred + [?] a hollow vessel.]       (Zo[94]l.)       One of the arms of the male of most kinds of cephalopods,       which is specially modified in various ways to effect the       fertilization of the eggs. In a special sense, the greatly       modified arm of Argonauta and allied genera, which, after       receiving the spermatophores, becomes detached from the male,       and attaches itself to the female for reproductive purposes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hectocotylized \Hec`to*cot"y*lized\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Changed into a hectocotylus; having a hectocotylis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hectogram \Hec"to*gram\, n. [F. hectogramme, fr. Gr. [?] hundred       + F. gramme a gram.]       A measure of weight, containing a hundred grams, or about       3.527 ounces avoirdupois.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hectogramme \Hec"to*gramme\, n. [F.]       The same as {Hectogram}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chromograph \Chro"mo*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] color + -graph.]       An apparatus by which a number of copies of written matter,       maps, plans, etc., can be made; -- called also {hectograph}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hectograph \Hec"to*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] hundred + -graph.]       A contrivance for multiple copying, by means of a surface of       gelatin softened with glycerin. [Written also {hectograph}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chromograph \Chro"mo*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] color + -graph.]       An apparatus by which a number of copies of written matter,       maps, plans, etc., can be made; -- called also {hectograph}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hectograph \Hec"to*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] hundred + -graph.]       A contrivance for multiple copying, by means of a surface of       gelatin softened with glycerin. [Written also {hectograph}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chromograph \Chro"mo*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] color + -graph.]       An apparatus by which a number of copies of written matter,       maps, plans, etc., can be made; -- called also {hectograph}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hectograph \Hec"to*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] hundred + -graph.]       A contrivance for multiple copying, by means of a surface of       gelatin softened with glycerin. [Written also {hectograph}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hectostere \Hec"to*stere\, n. [F. hectost[8a]re; Gr. [?] hundred       + F. st[8a]re.]       A measure of solidity, containing one hundred cubic meters,       and equivalent to 3531.66 English or 3531.05 United States       cubic feet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hektare \Hek"tare`\, Hektogram \Hek"to*gram\, Hektoliter    \Hek"to*li`ter\, [and] Hektometer \Hek"to*me`ter\, n.       Same as {Hectare}, {Hectogram}, {Hectoliter}, and       {Hectometer}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hektograph \Hek"to*graph\, n.       See {Hectograph}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hexadactylous \Hex`a*dac"tyl*ous\, a. [Gr. [?]; "e`x six + [?]       finger: cf. F. hexadactyle.] (Zo[94]l.)       Having six fingers or toes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hecdecane \Hec"de*cane\, n. [Gr. [?] six + [?] ten.] (Chem.)       A white, semisolid, spermaceti-like hydrocarbon, {C16H34}, of       the paraffin series, found dissolved as an important       ingredient of kerosene, and so called because each molecule       has sixteen atoms of carbon; -- called also {hexadecane}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hexadecane \Hex"a*dec`ane\, n. (Chem.)       See {Hecdecane}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hecdecane \Hec"de*cane\, n. [Gr. [?] six + [?] ten.] (Chem.)       A white, semisolid, spermaceti-like hydrocarbon, {C16H34}, of       the paraffin series, found dissolved as an important       ingredient of kerosene, and so called because each molecule       has sixteen atoms of carbon; -- called also {hexadecane}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hexadecane \Hex"a*dec`ane\, n. (Chem.)       See {Hecdecane}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hexateuch \Hex"a*teuch`\, n. [Hexa- + [?] a tool, a book.]       The first six books of the Old Testament.
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Hexdecyl \Hex"de*cyl\, n. [Hex- + decyl.] (Chem.)       The essential radical, {C16H33}, of hecdecane.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hexdecylic \Hex`de*cyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)       Pertaining to, or derived from, hexdecyl or hecdecane; as,       hexdecylic alcohol.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
New Thought \New Thought\       Any form of belief in mental healing other than (1) Christian       Science and (2) hypnotism or psychotherapy. Its central       principle is affirmative thought, or suggestion, employed       with the conviction that man produces changes in his health,       his finances, and his life by the adoption of a favorable       mental attitude. AS a therapeutic doctrine it stands for       silent and absent mental treatment, and the theory that all       diseases are mental in origin. As a cult it has its unifying       idea the inculcation of workable optimism in contrast with       the [bd]old thought[b8] of sin, evil, predestination, and       pessimistic resignation. The term is essentially synonymous       with the term {High Thought}, used in England.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Histogenesis \His`to*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. "isto`s tissue + E.       genesis.] (Biol.)       (a) The formation and development of organic tissues;             histogeny; -- the opposite of histolysis.       (b) Germ history of cells, and of the tissues composed of             cells. --Haeckel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Histogenetic \His`to*ge*net"ic\, a. [See {Histogeny}.] (Biol.)       Tissue-producing; connected with the formation and       development of the organic tissues.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Histogeny \His*tog"e*ny\, n. [Gr. "isto`s tissue + root of [?]       to be born.] (Biol.)       Same as {Histogenesis}. --Dunglison.
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Histographer \His*tog"ra*pher\, n.       One who describes organic tissues; an histologist.
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Histographical \His"to*graph"ic*al\, a.       Of or pertaining to histography.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Histography \His*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. "isto`s tissue + -graphy.]       A description of, or treatise on, organic tissues.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Histozyme \His"to*zyme\, n. [Gr. [?] tissue + [?] leaven.]       (Physiol. Chem.)       A soluble ferment occurring in the animal body, to the       presence of which many normal decompositions and synthetical       processes are supposed to be due.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hogsty \Hog"sty`\, n.; pl. {Hogsties}.       A pen, house, or inclosure, for hogs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hostage \Hos"tage\, n. [OE. hostage, OF. hostage, ostage, F.       [93]tage, LL. hostaticus, ostaticum, for hospitaticum, fr. L.       hospes guest, host. The first meaning is, the state of a       guest, hospitality; hence, the state of a hostage (treated as       a guest); and both these meanings occur in Old French. See       {Host} a landlord.]       A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of       the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on       the performance of which the person is to be released.                   Your hostages I have, so have you mine; And we shall                talk before we fight.                              --Shak.                   He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to                fortune.                                                --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hostess \Host"ess\, n. [OE. hostesse, ostesse. See {Host} a       landlord.]       1. A female host; a woman who hospitably entertains guests at             her house. --Shak.          2. A woman who entertains guests for compensation; a female             innkeeper. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hostess-ship \Host"ess-ship\, n.       The character, personality, or office of a hostess. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
--Simonds.          {House car} (Railroad), a freight car with inclosing sides             and a roof; a box car.          {House of correction}. See {Correction}.          {House cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a European cricket ({Gryllus             domesticus}), which frequently lives in houses, between             the bricks of chimneys and fireplaces. It is noted for the             loud chirping or stridulation of the males.          {House dog}, a dog kept in or about a dwelling house.          {House finch} (Zo[94]l.), the burion.          {House flag}, a flag denoting the commercial house to which a             merchant vessel belongs.          {House fly} (Zo[94]l.), a common fly (esp. {Musca             domestica}), which infests houses both in Europe and             America. Its larva is a maggot which lives in decaying             substances or excrement, about sink drains, etc.          {House of God}, a temple or church.          {House of ill fame}. See {Ill fame} under {Ill}, a.          {House martin} (Zo[94]l.), a common European swallow             ({Hirundo urbica}). It has feathered feet, and builds its             nests of mud against the walls of buildings. Called also             {house swallow}, and {window martin}.          {House mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the common mouse ({Mus musculus}).                      {House physician}, the resident medical adviser of a hospital             or other public institution.          {House snake} (Zo[94]l.), the milk snake.          {House sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), the common European sparrow             ({Passer domesticus}). It has recently been introduced             into America, where it has become very abundant, esp. in             cities. Called also {thatch sparrow}.          {House spider} (Zo[94]l.), any spider which habitually lives             in houses. Among the most common species are {Theridium             tepidariorum} and {Tegenaria domestica}.          {House surgeon}, the resident surgeon of a hospital.          {House wren} (Zo[94]l.), the common wren of the Eastern             United States ({Troglodytes a[89]don}). It is common about             houses and in gardens, and is noted for its vivacity, and             loud musical notes. See {Wren}.          {Religious house}, a monastery or convent.          {The White House}, the official residence of the President of             the United States; -- hence, colloquially, the office of             President.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hackettstown, NJ (town, FIPS 28710)       Location: 40.85380 N, 74.82536 W       Population (1990): 8120 (3202 housing units)       Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 07840
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hightstown, NJ (borough, FIPS 31620)       Location: 40.26783 N, 74.52542 W       Population (1990): 5126 (2151 housing units)       Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 08520
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hustisford, WI (village, FIPS 36625)       Location: 43.34554 N, 88.60362 W       Population (1990): 979 (386 housing units)       Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
hack attack n.   [poss. by analogy with `Big Mac Attack' from    ads for the McDonald's fast-food chain; the variant `big hack    attack' is reported] Nearly synonymous with {hacking run}, though    the latter more strongly implies an all-nighter.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
hack together vt.   [common] To throw something together so it    will work.   Unlike `kluge together' or {cruft together}, this does    not necessarily have negative connotations.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
has the X nature   [seems to derive from Zen Buddhist koans of    the form "Does an X have the Buddha-nature?"] adj. Common hacker    construction for `is an X', used for humorous emphasis.   "Anyone who    can't even use a program with on-screen help embedded in it truly    has the {loser} nature!"   See also {the X that can be Y is not the    true X}. See also {mu}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
hexadecimal n.   Base 16.   Coined in the early 1960s to replace    earlier `sexadecimal', which was too racy and amusing for stuffy    IBM, and later adopted by the rest of the industry.          Actually, neither term is etymologically pure.   If we take    `binary' to be paradigmatic, the most etymologically correct term    for base 10, for example, is `denary', which comes from `deni' (ten    at a time, ten each), a Latin `distributive' number; the    corresponding term for base-16 would be something like `sendenary'.    `Decimal' is from an ordinal number; the corresponding prefix for 6    would imply something like `sextidecimal'.   The `sexa-' prefix is    Latin but incorrect in this context, and `hexa-' is Greek.   The word    `octal' is similarly incorrect; a correct form would be `octaval'    (to go with decimal), or `octonary' (to go with binary).   If anyone    ever implements a base-3 computer, computer scientists will be faced       with the unprecedented dilemma of a choice between two _correct_    forms; both `ternary' and `trinary' have a claim to this throne.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
hack attack          (Possibly by analogy with "Big Mac Attack" from       advertisements for the McDonald's fast-food chain; the variant       "big hack attack" is reported) Nearly synonymous with {hacking       run}, though the latter more strongly implies an all-nighter.          [{Jargon File}]          (1996-08-26)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
hack together          To throw something together so it will work.   Unlike       "kluge together" or "cruft together", this does not       necessarily have negative connotations.          (2003-09-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
has the X nature          (From Zen Buddhist koans of the form "Does an X have the       Buddha-nature?") Common hacker construction for "is an X",       used for humorous emphasis.   "Anyone who can't even use a       program with on-screen help embedded in it truly has the       {loser} nature!"   See also {the X that can be Y is not the       true X}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-01-11)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
hexadecimal          (Or "hex") {Base} 16.   A number representation       using the digits 0-9, with their usual meaning, plus the       letters A-F (or a-f) to represent hexadecimal digits with       values of (decimal) 10 to 15.   The right-most digit counts       ones, the next counts multiples of 16, then 16^2 = 256, etc.          For example, hexadecimal BEAD is decimal 48813:          digit      weight            value       B = 11   16^3 = 4096   11*4096 = 45056       E = 14   16^2 =   256   14* 256 =   3584       A = 10   16^1 =   16   10*   16 =   160       D = 13   16^0 =      1   13*   1 =      13       -----       BEAD   = 48813          There are many conventions for distinguishing hexadecimal       numbers from decimal or other bases in programs.   In {C} for       example, the prefix "0x" is used, e.g. 0x694A11.          Hexadecimal is more succinct than {binary} for representing       {bit-masks}, machines addresses, and other low-level constants       but it is still reasonably easy to split a hex number into       different bit positions, e.g. the top 16 bits of a 32-bit word       are the first four hex digits.          The term was coined in the early 1960s to replace earlier       "sexadecimal", which was too racy and amusing for stuffy       {IBM}, and later adopted by the rest of the industry.          Actually, neither term is etymologically pure.   If we take       "binary" to be paradigmatic, the most etymologically correct       term for base ten, for example, is "denary", which comes from       "deni" (ten at a time, ten each), a Latin "distributive"       number; the corresponding term for base sixteen would be       something like "sendenary".   "Decimal" is from an ordinal       number; the corresponding prefix for six would imply something       like "sextidecimal".   The "sexa-" prefix is Latin but       incorrect in this context, and "hexa-" is Greek.   The word       {octal} is similarly incorrect; a correct form would be       "octaval" (to go with decimal), or "octonary" (to go with       binary).   If anyone ever implements a base three computer,       computer scientists will be faced with the unprecedented       dilemma of a choice between two *correct* forms; both       "ternary" and "trinary" have a claim to this throne.          [{Jargon File}]          (1996-03-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
hexidecimal          Mis-spelling of "{hexadecimal}".          (1998-03-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Host Command Facility          (HCF) Used to access {IBM S/36} and       {AS/400} computers from a {mainframe}.          [What is it?]          (1999-01-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Host Control Interface          (HCI) A {network layer} in       the {Bluetooth} {Core Protocol Stack}, lying between the       {software} and the {hardware} stacks and serving as the       {interface} through which the {software} controls two of       {Bluetooth}’s four core {protocols}.          (2002-06-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
host-host layer          {transport layer}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Hostage       a person delivered into the hands of another as a security for       the performance of some promise, etc. (2 Kings 14:14; 2 Chr.       25:24).