Feed
The word
feed has a number of uses:
*Feeding is supplying
food.
Feed as a noun often refers to food given to or meant for livestock (also called
"fodder").
*In
telecommunication, the term feed has the following meanings: # To supply a
signal to the
input of a
system, subsystem, equipment, or
electronic component, such as a
transmission line or
antenna. # A coupling device between an antenna and its transmission line. Such a feed may consist of a distribution network or a primary radiator. # A transmission
facility between (a) the point of origin of a signal, such as is generated in a
radio or
television studio, and (b) the head-end of a distribution facility, such as a
broadcasting station in a network. See also
raw feed.# Pertaining to the function of inserting one thing into another, such as in a feed
horn, paper feed, card feed, and line feed.
*
Web feed refers to
RSS or
Atom feeds used by
news aggregators.
*The
feed: URI scheme is a mechanism to access
web feeds.
Feed was also the name of a popular
e-zine, also known as
feedmag.com.
* FEED is also an abbreviation for Front End Engineering Design.
Feed is the title of a
postcyberpunk,
dystopian novel written by
M. T. Anderson in
2002.
* In
metalworking feed describes the rate at which a tool advances into the workpiece. The term
speeds and feeds combines two important conditions that affect cutting tool life and metal removal rates.
* The Feed is a segment on the
American TV Series
Attack Of The Show*
Feederism is a
sexual fetish involving the submissive partner in a relationship being fed to the stage of
obesity by the dominant one for sexual gratification.
Feed is a 2005 film directed by
Brett Leonard.
This article contains information from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188
