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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AGLET

From Old French aiguillette a small needle.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AGLET

aglet  [ˈæɡlɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AGLET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Aglet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AGLET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

aglet

Aglet

An aglet is a small plastic or metal sheath typically used on each end of a shoelace, cord, or drawstring. An aglet keeps the fibers of the lace or cord from unraveling; its firmness and narrow profile make it easier to hold and easier to feed through the eyelets, lugs, or other lacing guides.

Definition of aglet in the English dictionary

The definition of aglet in the dictionary is a metal sheath or tag at the end of a shoelace, ribbon, etc. Other definition of aglet is any ornamental pendant.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AGLET


aiglet
ˈeɪɡlɪt
eaglet
ˈiːɡlɪt
giglet
ˈɡɪɡlɪt
glit
ɡlɪt
goglet
ˈɡɒɡlɪt
guglet
ˈɡʌɡlɪt
gurglet
ˈɡɜːɡlɪt
jinglet
ˈdʒɪŋɡlɪt
piglet
ˈpɪɡlɪt
reglet
ˈrɛɡlɪt
singlet
ˈsɪŋɡlɪt
wiglet
ˈwɪɡlɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AGLET

agitative
agitato
agitator
agitpop
agitprop
Aglaia
aglare
agleam
aglee
agley
aglimmer
aglitter
agloo
aglossal
aglossate
aglossia
aglow
aglu
aglycon
aglycone

WORDS THAT END LIKE AGLET

blue-singlet
buglet
bush singlet
bushman´s singlet
froglet
juglet
kinglet
leglet
ringlet
spanglet
springlet
winglet

Synonyms and antonyms of aglet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «aglet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AGLET

Find out the translation of aglet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of aglet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «aglet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

肩带
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aglet
570 millions of speakers

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aglet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

aglet
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

aglet و
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Aglet
278 millions of speakers

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aglet
270 millions of speakers

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aglet
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aglet
220 millions of speakers

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Aglet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aglet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

agletの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쇠붙이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aglet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

miếng kim khí đầu dây giày
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

aglet
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऍग्रीलेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bağcık ucu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

puntale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

aglet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Aglet
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aglet
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

aglet
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

aglet
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

aglet
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

aglet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of aglet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AGLET»

The term «aglet» is regularly used and occupies the 91.517 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AGLET»

Discover the use of aglet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to aglet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mobile Computing Principles: Designing and Developing Mobile ...
Also, when the agent (the Aglet) needs to migrate, it must first be warned. This is because there is no telling whether all of the objects in the Aglet have placed all of the information critical to a meaningful restoration of state in the heap. Now, let  ...
Reza B'Far, 2004
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Programming and Deploying Java Mobile Agents With Aglets
The definitive guide on how to program mobile Internet agents in Java using the Aglet API. This book covers the mobile agent paradigm and how it is implemented in the Java platform.
Danny B. Lange, Mitsuru Oshima, 1998
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An Introduction to MultiAgent Systems
Aglets – mobile agents in Java Aglets isprobably the best-known Java-based mobile agent platform. The core of Aglets lies in Java's ability to dynamically load and make instances of classes at run-time. An Aglet is an instance of a Java class  ...
Michael Wooldridge, 2009
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Worldwide Computing and Its Applications: International ...
The creation of an aglet takes place in a context. The new aglet is assigned an identifier, inserted in the context, and initialized. The aglet starts executing as soon as it has been successfully initialized. — The cloning of an aglet produces an ...
Takashi Masuda, Yoshifumi Masunaga, Michiharu Tsukamoto, 1997
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Mobile Computing: Theory and Practice
Clone Aglet Created Dispatch Retract Aglet Deactivated Dispose Activated Aglet class Secondary storage Figure 10.3 The Aglet Life Cycle Model by aglets to collaborate and exchange information in a loosely coupled fashion. The message ...
Kumkum Garg, 2010
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Web Intelligence: Research and Development: First ...
2.1 Java-Based Mobile Search Agent Architecture MELISSA, Mobile Electronic LSA Internet Server Search Agent, was developed using IBM's Aglet Software Development Kit (ASDK 1.0.3) to demonstrate the usefulness of mobile software  ...
Ning Zhong, 2001
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Advances in Mechanical and Electronic Engineering: Volume 3
Aglet development and runtime environment provides a Java class library, support for the aglet to create and run. Create an aglet, use the aglet, can override the method to customize the behavior of aglet. Heavy OnCreation( ) can initialize a ...
David Jin, Sally Lin, 2012
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INTERNETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES: AM ENGINEERING PERPECTIVE
they migrate from one Aglet host to another. Each Aglet host installs a security manager to enforce restrictions on the activities of untrusted Aglets. Hosts upload Aglets through class loaders that know how to retrieve the class files and state of  ...
RAHUL BANERJEE, 2003
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Current Trends in Data Management Technology
Aglet requires a host java application, an "aglet host" to be running on the destination computer. Before the aglet is transferred between the hosts, its current state is saved by using object serialization (which is available in JDK 1 . 1 ) to export ...
Asuman Dogac, M. Tamer Özsu, Ozgur Ulusoy, 1999
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The Application Profile Model
Entities include aglets and execution platforms (contexts in aglet terminology). The identities related to aglets are: • aglet identity — a unique identifier of an aglet that also contains the class name of the aglet class, • aglet manufacturer — the ...
Peter Trommler, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AGLET»

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Lululemon recalls hoodie that is causing facial injuries
The issue is the cords have this plastic, or sometimes metal, aglet at the end that becomes a dangerous projectile when the elastic cord gets ... «SheKnows.com, Jun 15»
2
The Five Best Songs in Phineas and Ferb
A-G-L-E-T! Don't forget it!” chant the citizens of Danville at the Live Aid-style aglet benefit concert, and after hearing this song one time, you ... «Slate Magazine, Jun 15»
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This week's top Utah County project picks on Kickstarter
... five different length laces is equipped with a four inch strand of tinder, accessible by removing the metal aglet, and one inch ferrocerium rod. «Daily Herald, Jun 15»
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A*STAR-backed scientists advance cancer research
In short, it acts like an aglet preventing shoelaces from being frayed. It protects genes from being damaged. The telomerase enzyme consists of ... «DEALSTREETASIA, May 15»
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Survival Laces put a fire starting kit on your feet
You make a fire by first cutting off the steel aglet at the end of the lace and fishing out the length of red tinder. Then, you'll need a sharp edge ... «Gizmag, May 15»
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Novel strategy to inhibit Telomerase-the cancer promoting enzyme
Telomeres could be compared to an aglet, which is the end of a shoelace – that prevents the ends from fraying away. The telomerase enzyme ... «Biotechin.Asia, May 15»
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Running A Deficit ...the number games!
Ramakrishna Bhogadi, rambhogadi@gmail.com (The correct answer is: Tines; Ferrule; Aglet; Exergue; Punt; Harp; Lazy Susan and, finally, ... «The New Indian Express, May 15»
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Shoelace aglet made of metal
Shoelace aglet made of metal. HKO Industrial Manufactory Co.,Limited. May 13, 2015. Share: Facebook Twitter Google Linkedin | Print E-mail · Inquire Now. «Global Sources, May 15»
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Ticonderoga High School students square off with teachers in quiz …
#After correctly answering the question, “where would you find an aglet,” Ticonderoga Quiz Bowl member Josie Worley offered the reason she ... «DenPubs, Mar 15»
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What Rumi Neely Did Next
Ever heard of an aglet? I've just stepped into a closed-off, wood-paneled room at Los Angeles' Soho House, where Rumi Neely is schooling ... «Fashionista, Feb 15»

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