one-shot
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: simple
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Inflected forms:
form: oneshot
pos: adj
tags: alternative
form: one-shots
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: oneshot
pos: noun
tags: alternative
Senses:
gloss: Needing only a single attempt to become effective.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: A one-shot solution to financial problems
gloss: Unique; occurring only once.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: The most effective way to adapt to changing circumstances would be to enter into one-shot deals that would leave the party the freedom to enter into subsequent transactions or not, depending on the then-current circumstances.
Given the particular payoffs in Prisoner's Dilemma games, it is always rational to defect on the other player as long as the game is one-shot and not repeated infinitely. Regardless of what the other player does, you get a higher payoff by defecting than cooperating. In one-shot games, there is nothing the other can do to punish you for defecting.
One-shot volunteering projects are also common, though possibly somewhat less so than hobbyist-like projects.
gloss: Performing all the necessary steps on every occurrence, rather than relying on previous setup.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: Whether a window is one-shot or not makes little difference from the perspective of the programmer. A one-shot window costs more to make visible but uses less memory when it is not being displayed.
Programming experts, on the other hand, might benefit from knowing that blocks are closures, which are one-shot anonymous functions with data attached.
The most widely supported AF mode is one-shot focusing, which is best for still subjects.
gloss: Measuring something at a single point in time, with no control group.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: Analysts typically conduct one-shot case studies on unique events of history.
The simplest of all pre-experimental group research designs is the one-shot case study, also known as the cross-sectional study. The one-shot case study is appropriate for answering exploratory and descriptive research questions related to what exists at a certain point in time.
An improvement on the one-shot survey is the single group, pretest-posttest design.
To illustrate the deficiencies of these designs in evaluation research, we provide a case study of their use— fortunately, these kinds of one-shot designs are getting harder and harder to find!
gloss: Pertaining to a single shot.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: Now the best shooters in the world fired the best rifle in the world, one-shot/one-kill out to one thousand meters.
The kills had been one-shot and these enemy, whoever the hell they were, were dead.
But where the heart is concerned, a one-shot, silver bullet approach would be the ultimate disservice.
gloss: Pertaining to a single shot.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: Here it was sucked from tiny one-shot bottles wrapped in coarse paper, taken between drafts of good East German beer.
Rodeo struggled up through layers of sleep and saw a jumble of beer cans and one-shot liquor bottles, cold pizza, ripped stockings and underwear and a hash pipe.
gloss: Pertaining to a single shot.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: Ask anyone — golf writers, designers, players —and they all agree the coolest thing about the one-shot hole is — you can complete it in one shot.
And the real true measure of that was when I got to eighteen, and I had a one-shot lead at the time, and I hit a perfect tee shot—this is the last day, the fondest day, Sunday.
gloss: A television program, film, or comic book that is not part of a series.
pos: noun
examples: And with the added bonuses of color and videotape coupled with the disadvantages of higher production costs, a lot of syndie producers forsook weekly series in favor of one-shot specials — and it didn't take long for the airwaves to become thick with one-shots.
The Mummy belongs in a chapter devoted to one-shots as its progeny are different breeds rather than direct sequels.
This spectacular, free one-shot also includes original short stories from Sean Rubin's upcoming, enchanting dinosaur tale, Bolivar; Jim Henson's fantasy classic, Labyrinth (an Archaia original graphic novelby Ted Naifeh, Adrianne Ambrose, and Cory Godbey is in the works); and Nate Cosby and Chris Eliopoulos' justice-seekin' boy hereo, Cow Boy.
The one-shot trend continued in Japan, where fans are used to paying what Western audiences consider absurdly high prices for anime, but this hampered them from Western release until companies began to bundle one-shots together.
gloss: A cinematographic shot of a person talking to camera; a talking head.
pos: noun
examples: The smaller frame means that Hill uses a lot of tight one-shots, mixed in with more expressive images like an endless sea of skaters fleeing from cops or a slow push-in on Stevie and Ian having an uncomfortable conversation while playing video games on their couch.
gloss: A monostable multivibrator.
pos: noun
examples: The monostable multivibrator, or one-shot, is designed to generate controllable-duration pulses when triggered by the rising or falling edge of a trigger clock.
gloss: A programmable interval timer.
pos: noun
examples: After peak detection, the processed pulses operate a one-shot circuit which gives a fixed pulse width of 230 ms.
The time constants that control one-shot pulse widths can be lengthened or shortened by adding capacitors or resistors in the test fixture.
The idea is that the combinational machine will act as a one-shot device such that, when the signal turns on, the machine will immediately turn it off again. This practice should be avoided: It is prone to ambiguous interpretation, and if the one-shot action is needed, it can be provided unambiguously by a sequential machine.
gloss: Something that occurs only once; a one-off.
pos: noun
examples: Some ideas are one-shots.
“His main fiscal policy is that of a tax cutter," says Horton, “and he has financed that policy in effect by relying tremendously on one-shots”—revenues that will not recur and are used to patch up a given year's gap.
One-shots are notoriously short, typically less than one hour, and almost always focus on a particular assignment that the students need to complete using library resources.
The one-shots fell into a few major categories. one category was fund transfers: the Budget Division would simply transfer cash from special funds, which did not have to balance, into the general fund, which did, in order to create general fund balance.
gloss: A music sample that is played without immediate repetition.
pos: noun
examples: Loops automatically conform to a project's tempo; one-shots ignore the tempo and maintain a fixed duration. One-shots are files, such as a percussion hit or a sound effect, that are not intended to be looped.
Loops contain rhythmic patterns that sound designers can extend to fill any amount of time, while one-shots contain sound effects and other non-repeating sounds.
gloss: A fanfic of only one chapter.
pos: noun
tags: slang
gloss: A single appearance by a performer.
pos: noun
examples: Imagine, then, all those disciplined, hard-working, up-and-coming actors, desperately eager to land a consistent job in a nighttime series or daytime soap, but grateful for one-shots, under-five-liners (minimum pay), or even walk-ons.
gloss: A gun that must be reloaded after firing a single shot.
pos: noun
examples: He also knew where Bell hid his derringer, knew it was in his sleeve instead of his belt or his boot. And he had spotted the tiny one-shot in his coat pocket, which no one ever noticed.
gloss: A product that is sold on its own, rather than as part of a line of products.
pos: noun
examples: The inexpensive one-shots still make up a minuscule part of the market, but they are getting attention.
The one-shot is a perennial mail order vehicle, so called because you market just one item instead of an entire line, and you therefore have one shot in which to sell it.
gloss: A player that can be killed in a single hit.
pos: noun
Translations:
lang: Polish
word: jednostrzałowy