demo
verb
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L331390 on Wikidata ↗noun
- music recorded for limited circulation or reference use rather than for general public release
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdɛm.əʊ/ / /ˈdɛm.oʊ/
adj
Etymology: Clipping of demonstration and various other words beginning with "demo-".
- designed to test consumers' interest in a retail item prior to purchasing.
“This Nutty Kid leavin' 'Crazy Face Selfies' On Demo Products...”
noun
Etymology: Clipping of demonstration and various other words beginning with "demo-".
- A demonstration or visual explanation.
“The professor prepared a demo to help her class understand the topic.”
“ER received the first of its own HSTs on September 7 1977, with a handover taking place at York. It then worked a demo run to Darlington with power cars 43057 and 43056.”
- A recording of a song meant to demonstrate its overall sound for the purpose of getting it published or recorded more fully.
“After hearing the demo, the record label approved funding to record the song with a full band.”
- An example of a product used for demonstration and then sold at a discount.
- A march or gathering to make a political protest.
“Elli standing there, takes a sip of her tea, fixes hostile eyes on Somraj and says, ‘Well, what are you waiting for? You signed the petition against yourself, will you now join our demo against you?’”
- An edition of limited functionality to give the user an example of how the program works.
“The game's developers released a demo version to the public 3 months before the full release.”
- A non-interactive audiovisual computer program developed by enthusiasts to demonstrate the capabilities of the machine. See demoscene.
“Effect 6: Gouraud spacecut - Probably the worst effect in the demo - has been done miles better before!”
“This party will have it all for the Amiga scener: demos, competitions, dealers, and huge projection screen and sound system to entertain you.”
- A democrat.
- A demographic group.
“No more ‘is it good?’ or even ‘is it original?’, only ‘does it work in the demo?’ – ‘demo’ as in ‘demographics’, not to be confused with ‘democracy’, much less ‘demonstration’.”
“Our target demo is sports-minded families, and a good part of our clientele is moms who are with dad and the kids.”
- Demolition.
“The demo portion of the reno project is the relatively fast and inexpensive part. The rebuilding takes more time and money.”
verb
Etymology: Clipping of demolish.
- To demolish (especially a house or fixture).
“This means we are going to demo the house to the dirt, or hopefully leave one wall standing.”