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- direct labor/dɪˌrekt ˈleɪbə(r)/The wages and salaries of employees who are directly involved in the production of goods or the provision of services, and whose time can be specifically traced to a particular product, service, or cost unit.nounB2/C1
- direct labour/dɪˈrɛkt ˈleɪbə/Workers employed directly and permanently by an organisation or government to perform tasks, rather than contracted through an external company.nounB2
- direct lighting/daɪˌrɛkt ˈlaɪtɪŋ/Lighting where the light is aimed directly from its source onto a subject or surface, with minimal diffusion or reflection, creating strong contrasts and shadows.nounC1
- direct mail/dɪˌrekt ˈmeɪl/Marketing material sent directly to potential customers through postal mail without using an intermediary like television or newspapers.nounC1
- direct marketing/dɪˌrekt ˈmɑːkɪtɪŋ/A form of advertising where organizations communicate directly with potential customers, often via mail, email, or phone, to solicit a response or transaction.nounB2
- direct memory access/daɪˌrekt ˈmeməri əkˈses/A method that allows computer hardware subsystems to transfer data to and from memory independently of the central processing unit.nounC1
- direct method/dɪˌrekt ˈmeθəd/A teaching approach that uses only the target language, avoids translation, and emphasizes spoken communication.nounB2
- direct object/dɪˌrɛkt ˈɒb.dʒɛkt/The noun, noun phrase, or pronoun that receives the direct action of a transitive verb and answers the questions 'whom?' or 'what?'nounC1
- direct positive/dɪˌrɛkt ˈpɒz.ə.tɪv/A photographic image on glass or film which appears with normal tonal values (a positive) and is not a reproduction from a negative.nounC2 / Very Low Frequency
- direct primary/dɪˌrekt ˈpraɪməri/An election in which registered voters select their party's candidate for a subsequent general election.nounLow to Medium
- direct product/dɪˌrɛkt ˈprɒdʌkt/A mathematical construction that builds a new structure (like a group, ring, or module) from two or more given structures, where the elements are ordered pairs (or tuples) and operations are performed component-wise.nounC2
- direct question/dɪˈrɛkt ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n/A question asked in a straightforward manner that expects a clear, factual answer, typically formed with a question word (who, what, when, where, why, how) or with inversion of the subject and verb.nounB1
- direct selling/daɪˌrekt ˈsel.ɪŋ/The sale of products or services directly to consumers outside of a fixed retail environment, often in a non-store setting like a home, workplace, or online.nounC1
- direct speech/dɪˌrekt ˈspiːtʃ/The exact words spoken by someone, enclosed in quotation marks.nounB1-B2
- direct sum/daɪˌrɛkt ˈsʌm/In mathematics, a construction which combines two or more algebraic structures (like groups, rings, vector spaces) into a single larger structure, where each original structure is embedded as a subcomponent that interacts in a particularly simple, independent way.nounVery Low
- direct tax/dɪˌrekt ˈtæks/A tax levied directly on an individual's or organization's income, property, or wealth, which the taxpayer pays directly to the government, rather than being collected through an intermediary.nounC1/C2
- direct-access/daɪˌrekt ˈæk.ses/Referring to a method of retrieving or managing data that allows immediate reading/writing at any location without sequential searching.adjectivenounC1-C2 / Low
- direct-access storage device/dɪˌrɛkt ˈæksɛs ˈstɔːrɪʤ dɪˈvaɪs/A computer storage device (like a hard disk drive or SSD) where data can be retrieved directly from any location without reading through preceding data sequentially.nounC1/C2
- direct-dial/ˌdaɪ.rektˈdaɪ.əl/To make a telephone call to a number without needing operator assistance or an internal switchboard.adjectiveverb-ambitransitiveB2
- direct-examine/daɪˌrɛkt ɪɡˈzæm.ɪn/In law, to question one's own witness in a court proceeding.verb-transitiveC2
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