(object-oriented programming) A set of conceptual and technical difficulties that are often encountered when a relational database is being served by an object-oriented application program, particularly because objects or class definitions must be mapped to database tables defined by a relational schema.

plural of imperial examination

plural of imperial disease

A disease that arises from colonial exploration and causes significant harm to an empire, especially the British Empire. / (by extension) A failing to which an empire is prone.

(Philippines, chiefly derogatory) Metro Manila and its surroundings, as generally described in the other provinces in the Philippines.

plural of free imperial city

(historical) A self-ruling city within the Holy Roman Empire that had some autonomy and was represented in the Imperial Diet.

(history) Synonym of Empire of Japan

a drill for making holes in order to later use another drill to place screws in / a tool that delivers a strong force and forward thrust when struck on the back with a hammer

(business) A form of outsourcing that employs socioeconomically disadvantaged people.