An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

2 terms — U › US

U UB UF UH UL UM UN UP UR US UT UV UX

user   کاربر   kârbar (#) Fr.: utilisateur A person who uses or exploits something, such as a computer. Etymology (EN): From use; M.E. usen from O.Fr. user “to use, employ,” from V.L. *usare “to use,” from L. uti “to use.” Etymology (PE): Kârbar “user,” from bé kâr bordan “to use.”

users committee   کمیته‌ی ِ کاربران   komite-ye kârbarân Fr.: comité des utilisateurs A committee whose members represent the astronomers who use the facilities of an observatory and which is intended to improve the interaction between the observatory and the users. Etymology (EN): → user; committee, M.E., from O.Fr. commettre “to commit,” from L. committere “to bring together,” from → com- + mittere “to put, send.” Etymology (PE): Komité, loan from Fr.; kârbarân plural of kârbar→ user.