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   U. S. Code
         n 1: a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the
               general and permanent laws of the United States; is
               prepared and published by a unit of the United States House
               of Representatives [syn: {United States Code}, {U. S.
               Code}]

English Dictionary: used by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
USDA
n
  1. the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862
    Synonym(s): Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Department, Agriculture, USDA
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
used
adj
  1. employed in accomplishing something; "the principle of surprise is the most used and misused of all the principles of war"- H.H.Arnold & I.C.Eaker
    Antonym(s): misused
  2. of persons; taken advantage of; "after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used"
    Synonym(s): exploited, ill-used, put-upon, used, victimized, victimised
  3. previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car"
    Synonym(s): secondhand, used
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
used to
adj
  1. in the habit; "I am used to hitchhiking"; "you'll get used to the idea"; "...was wont to complain that this is a cold world"- Henry David Thoreau
    Synonym(s): used to(p), wont to(p)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Use \Use\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Used}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Using}.]
      [OE. usen, F. user to use, use up, wear out, LL. usare to
      use, from L. uti, p. p. usus, to use, OL. oeti, oesus; of
      uncertain origin. Cf. {Utility}.]
      1. To make use of; to convert to one's service; to avail
            one's self of; to employ; to put a purpose; as, to use a
            plow; to use a chair; to use time; to use flour for food;
            to use water for irrigation.
  
                     Launcelot Gobbo, use your legs.         --Shak.
  
                     Some other means I have which may be used. --Milton.
  
      2. To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat; as, to
            use a beast cruelly. [bd]I will use him well.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     How wouldst thou use me now?               --Milton.
  
                     Cato has used me ill.                        --Addison.
  
      3. To practice customarily; to make a practice of; as, to use
            diligence in business.
  
                     Use hospitality one to another.         --1 Pet. iv.
                                                                              9.
  
      4. To accustom; to habituate; to render familiar by practice;
            to inure; -- employed chiefly in the passive participle;
            as, men used to cold and hunger; soldiers used to
            hardships and danger.
  
                     I am so used in the fire to blow.      --Chaucer.
  
                     Thou with thy compeers, Used to the yoke, draw'st
                     his triumphant wheels.                        --Milton.
  
      {To use one's self}, to behave. [Obs.] [bd]Pray, forgive me,
            if I have used myself unmannerly.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {To use up}.
            (a) To consume or exhaust by using; to leave nothing of;
                  as, to use up the supplies.
            (b) To exhaust; to tire out; to leave no capacity of force
                  or use in; to overthrow; as, he was used up by
                  fatigue. [Colloq.]
  
      Syn: Employ.
  
      Usage: {Use}, {Employ}. We use a thing, or make use of it,
                  when we derive from it some enjoyment or service. We
                  employ it when we turn that service into a particular
                  channel. We use words to express our general meaning;
                  we employ certain technical terms in reference to a
                  given subject. To make use of, implies passivity in
                  the thing; as, to make use of a pen; and hence there
                  is often a material difference between the two words
                  when applied to persons. To speak of [bd]making use of
                  another[b8] generally implies a degrading idea, as if
                  we had used him as a tool; while employ has no such
                  sense. A confidential friend is employed to negotiate;
                  an inferior agent is made use of on an intrigue.
  
                           I would, my son, that thou wouldst use the power
                           Which thy discretion gives thee, to control And
                           manage all.                                 --Cowper.
  
                           To study nature will thy time employ: Knowledge
                           and innocence are perfect joy.      --Dryden.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   U-Code
  
      Universal Pascal Code.   Intermediate language, a
      generalisation of P-code for easier optimisation.   Developed
      originally for the Los Alamos Cray-1 and the Lawrence
      Livermore S-1.   A refined version currently used by MIPS
      compilers is descended from one at Stanford U.   "Machine
      Independent Pascal Code Optimisation", D.R. Perkins et al,
      SIGPLAN Notices 14(8): 201-201 (1979).   "A Transporter's Guide
      to the Stanford U-Code Compiler System", P. Nye et al, TR CSL
      Stanford U, June 1983.   (See HPcode).
  
  
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