missequence
missequence noun: an error in sequencing.
Noun
missequence (plural missequences)
- An error in sequencing.
- Independently of the selected level, missequences of TSDUS within a stream are always detected and corrected.1994, IGIC, Inc., Telephone Applications of Fiber Optics, page 188
- The child may have problems putting words and phrases in their right places, and gross missequences litter his speech when he attempts utterances of any length.2013, Mahin Hassibi, Disordered Thinking and Communication in Children
Verb
missequence (third-person singular simple present missequences, present participle missequencing, simple past and past participle missequenced)
- To sequence incorrectly.
- Missequencing is caused by adaptive routing strategies used within the network or by retransmission of missed TSDUs.1996, Seon Jong Chung, Information Highways for a Smaller World and Better Living
- You could missequence sounds in long words and so read 'conservation' as 'conversation'.2007, Sylvia Moody, Dyslexia: Surviving and Succeeding at College
Forms of missequence
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | missequences |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | missequences |
| present participle | missequencing |
| past participle | missequenced |
| past | missequenced |
Origin of missequence
From mis- + sequence.
Questions about missequence
- What does missequence mean?
- Missequence means an error in sequencing.
- What part of speech is missequence?
- Missequence can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of missequence?
- The plural of missequence is missequences.
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