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Demo
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- 1 designed to test consumers' interest in a retail item prior to purchasing. not-comparable
"This Nutty Kid leavin' 'Crazy Face Selfies' On Demo Products..."
- 1 A demonstration or visual explanation. informal
"The professor prepared a demo to help her class understand the topic."
- 2 a visual presentation showing how something works wordnet
- 3 A recording of a song meant to demonstrate its overall sound for the purpose of getting it published or recorded more fully. informal
"After hearing the demo the record label approved funding to record the song with a full band."
- 4 An example of a product used for demonstration and then sold at a discount. informal
- 5 A march or gathering to make a political protest. informal
"Elli standing there, takes a sip of her tea, fixes hostile eyes on Somraj and says, ‘Well, what are you waiting for? You signed the petition against yourself, will you now join our demo against you?’"
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- 6 An edition of limited functionality to give the user an example of how the program works. informal
"The game's developers released a demo version to the public 3 months before the full release."
- 7 A non-interactive audiovisual computer program developed by enthusiasts to demonstrate the capabilities of the machine. See demoscene. informal
"Effect 6: Gouraud spacecut - Probably the worst effect in the demo - has been done miles better before!"
- 8 A democrat. informal
- 9 A demographic group. collective, informal
"No more ‘is it good?’ or even ‘is it original?’, only ‘does it work in the demo?’ – ‘demo’ as in ‘demographics’, not to be confused with ‘democracy’, much less ‘demonstration’."
- 10 Demolition. informal
"The demo portion of the reno project is the relatively fast and inexpensive part. The rebuilding takes more time and money."
- 1 To record a demo version of a song, usually not intended for commercial release. informal
"The band demoed thirty songs. Their manager thought that ten of the songs would make a good record."
- 2 To demolish (especially a house or fixture). informal
"This means we are going to demo the house to the dirt, or hopefully leave one wall standing."
- 3 give an exhibition of to an interested audience wordnet
- 4 To demonstrate. informal
Etymology
Clipping of demonstration and various other words beginning with "demo-".
Clipping of demonstration and various other words beginning with "demo-".
Clipping of demonstrate.
Clipping of demolish.
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