(molecular biology, genetics) A protein that binds to specific DNA sequences, thereby controlling the flow (or transcription) of genetic information from DNA to mRNA.

(US) Public transport.

plural of Automated Transfer Vehicle

(transport, space science) An expendable unmanned resupply spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency.

A commuter rail system that combines aspects of an interurban railway with those of a subway, using a menagerie of pathways such as viaduct, tunnel, beam, cut and cover, trench, at grade, and others.

(Australia, New Zealand) A freeway lane reserved for vehicles with a set minimum number of occupants.

A native or inhabitant of a country beyond the Alps, that is, out of Italy.

(software) A design pattern used to transfer data between software application subsystems.

plural of data transfer object

A form of transistor manufactured by depositing layers of semiconductor, dielectric and metal on a substrate