plural of phantom reference

(computing) a weak reference, where the memory of the object could be reclaimed

(medicine) The therapeutic use of lytic bacteriophages to treat pathogenic bacterial infections.

plural of phage therapy

(electricity) Using three separate alternating currents of the same voltage at different phases.

plural of phantom island

A purported island, typically reported by sailors exploring a new region, that formerly appeared on maps but was later found not to exist.

(distributed computing) A commit operation that has two main steps: requesting the components of a distributed system to notify whether they are able to apply the commit and notify the components to apply it (if all of them notified that they are able to) or to abort it otherwise.

phantom pain and visual hallucinations after the removal of an eye

(chemistry) A catalyst that migrates a reactant across a phase boundary