masivo
massive ; wholesale ; mass.
When the use of all synonymous terms would result in a massive duplication of A/Z subject index entries 'see references' are employed.
The more structured the source of words, the more likely it is that the terms in the source will already be in a standard form ready for lifting wholesale and little modified into a thesaurus.
Apart from its apparent implication that mankind had previously been subjected to mass mutilation, this statement, tested against my desk dictionary, fits admirably the definitions of prolixity, verbosity, circumlocution and tautology.
almacenamiento masivo
mass storage
Magnetic recording is the technology used in recording, storing and reproducing information in digital format, a technology used in audio and video recording and for mass storage in computers.
armas de destrucción masiva
weapons of mass destruction
In addition to general resources, it covers bioterrorism; counterterrorism; cyberterrorism; domestic preparedness and response; Islam; law; Middle East; September 11, 2001; and weapons of mass destruction.
circulación masiva
mass circulation
Technical journals have a much higher article acceptance rate than mass circulation magazines.
demanda masiva
mass market
There is a danger that only the videos appealing to a mass market may survive = Se corre el peligro de que sólo puede que sobrevivan aquellos vídeos que tengan una demanda masiva.
envío masivo de cartas
mail shot
A multiple mail shot using a variety of texts and formats was targeted at 5 test groups, matched in terms of social class, type of dwelling and distance from the library.
extinción masiva
mass extinction
The world's largest mass extinction was probably caused by poisonous volcanic gas.
tratamiento masivo
mass treatment
Mass treatment is the name given to an industrial-scale process to deacidify and stabilise and/or strengthen library and archival materials.
