reading

Definitions

General English

• noun the act of looking at and understanding written words
• noun an occasion when someone speaks the words of something which is written

General Science

• noun a piece of information indicated by an instrument or gauge

Computing

• noun a note taken of figures or degrees, especially of degrees on a scale

Electronics

• The performance of a read (1), read (2), or read (3) operation.
• The information conveyed via a read (3). Also, to take such a reading.

Law

• noun an examination in detail of proposed legislation by the European Parliament

Media Studies

• noun in aesthetic theory, a wide-ranging term roughly meaning ‘the reception and interpretation of a text or sign’

Politics

• noun one of the three stages of discussion of a bill in parliament

Publishing

• noun the act of reading proofs or a manuscript and making comments
• noun the act of reading books or newspapers
• noun the act of reading printed text

Nearby Definitions of “reading”

• Rationality
• rationing
• Ravana Chhaya
• ray
• read
• reading
• real
• real time
• realism
• rear
• recall

Contexts for “reading”

12 definitions in context
• General English
• General Science
• Computing
• Electronics
• Law
• Media Studies
• Politics
• Publishing