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Encompass — Encompass, the Enterprise Computing Association, is a computer user group for business customers of Hewlett Packard. Encompass s history begins with DECUS, founded in 1961, for customers of the Digital Equipment Corporation, which was acquired in … Wikipedia
Encompass — (сокр. от англ. Enterprise Computing Association) сообщество пользователей компьютеров из числа коммерческих клиентов Hewlett Packard. История Encompass начинается с сообщества DECUS, основанного в 1961 году для клиентов компании DEC,… … Википедия
Encompass — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Encompass (significa Enterprise Computing Association) es un grupo de usuarios de computadoras destinado a los clientes de Hewlett Packard. Historia La historia de Encompass empieza con DECUS, fundada un 1961, para… … Wikipedia Español
Encompass — En*com pass, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encompassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Encompassing}.] To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
encompass — I (include) verb adscribere, complecti, comprise, consist of, contain, continere, cover, embrace, hold, incorporate, span, subsume, take in associated concepts: encompass a broad cross section of the law II (surround) verb be circum … Law dictionary
encompass — [v1] surround, circumscribe beset, circle, compass, encircle, enclose, envelop, environ, gird, girdle, hem in, ring; concept 758 encompass [v2] include, contain admit, comprehend, comprise, cover, embody, embrace, have, hold, incorporate, involve … New thesaurus
encompass — [en kum′pəs, inkum′pəs] vt. 1. to shut in all around; surround; encircle 2. to contain; include 3. to bring about; achieve; contrive [to encompass its destruction] encompassment n … English World dictionary
encompass — 1550s, from EN (Cf. en ) (1) make, put in + COMPASS (Cf. compass). Related: Encompassed; encompasses; encompassing … Etymology dictionary
encompass — *surround, environ, encircle, circle, compass, hem, gird, girdle, ring Analogous words: envelop, *enclose, wall: circumscribe, confine (see LIMIT) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
encompass — ► VERB 1) surround and have or hold within. 2) include comprehensively … English terms dictionary
encompass — UK [ɪnˈkʌmpəs] / US verb [transitive] Word forms encompass : present tense I/you/we/they encompass he/she/it encompasses present participle encompassing past tense encompassed past participle encompassed formal a) to include a lot of people or… … English dictionary
