Topic: COMPUTERS
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | feld |
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field1 S1 W1
[countable]
[countable]1 an area of land in the country, especially one where crops are grown or animals feed on grass : a view of green fields and rolling hills
farm
TADNa view of green fields and rolling hills2 a subject that people study or an area of activity that they are involved in as part of their work
subject
SE field of her work in the field of human rights
her work in the field of human rights3 an area of ground where sports are played
sport
4 work or study that is done in the field is done in the real world rather than in a class or laboratory ➔ field trip, fieldwork
practical work
BEC5
competitors
a) BBT all the people, companies, products etc that are competing against each other : the field of candidates for the election
the field of candidates for the election be ahead of/lead the field (=be doing better than the others) Germany was leading the field with a figure of 53%.
Germany was leading the field with a figure of 53%.b) DSH all the horses or runners in a race :
6 the area in which a natural force is felt or has an effect : the Earth's magnetic field
magnetic/gravitational/force field
SGthe Earth's magnetic field8 the time or place where there is fighting in a war : The new tank has yet to be tested in the field.
the field (of battle)
PMThe new tank has yet to be tested in the field.12 to make it possible for someone to do something or to be successful at something, by not competing with them : Josh left the company, leaving the field clear for me.
leave the field clear for somebody
Josh left the company, leaving the field clear for me.13TD in a computer document, an amount of space made available for a particular type of information : an empty field (=not yet written in)
computers
TDan empty field (=not yet written in)