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To form a constituent part; to become a part or partaker; to penetrate; share or mix with, as tin enters into the composition of pewter. To go or come into a place or condition; to make or effect an entrance; to cause to go into or be received into. In the law of real property, to go upon land for the purpose of taking possession of it. In strict usage, the entering is preliminary to the taking possession but in common parlance the entry is now merged in the taking possession. To place anything before a court, or upon or among the records, in a formal and regular manner, and usually in writing as in to enter an appearance, or to enter a judgment. In this sense the word is nearly equivalent to setting down formally in writing, in either a full or abridged form. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Each time she hits the enter key, she triggers an immediate response from a huge database of clinical studies, actuarial projections, and profiles of doctors and hospitals. I used to joke with vendors that if I had a [technical] support call about a thin client, my answer was either: 'Turn it off and turn it back on" or 'Hit the Enter key. ``Similarly, OES does not enter key data into the Request Information Management System - a computer system it uses to track resource requests - that would allow it to determine whether resources that OES has asked for arrive at emergencies in a timely manner. |
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