(programming) A programming paradigm that encapsulates states and operations inside "prototypes" to design applications and computer programs.

(programming) A computer security exploit technique by which the attacker gains control of the call stack to hijack program control flow and then executes prepared instruction sequences ("gadgets") that are already present in the machine's memory.

(programming) A programming paradigm that aims to increase modularity by allowing the separation of cross-cutting concerns.

One's tendencies of sexual attraction, considered as a whole.

(sociology) The family in which an individual grows up.

A domestic cat breed. / A cat of this breed.

A domestic cat breed.

plural of sexual orientation

(zoology) An animal's response to a stimulus in which the animal moves in a way that allows it to better evaluate the nature of the stimulus. It can then better respond to danger through "fight or flight".

A deciduous tree native to the eastern Mediterranean region, Liquidambar orientalis.