"shadowing" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-us-shadowing.ogg [US] Forms: shadowings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} shadowing (countable and uncountable, plural shadowings)
  1. The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the effect of being shadowed, as from a light source or radio transmission): varjostuminen (Finnish), effet de masque [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-shadowing-en-noun-s-hpM1DL Disambiguation of 'the effect of being shadowed, as from a light source or radio transmission': 74 2 5 3 10 5
  2. The situation where an individual repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones). Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-shadowing-en-noun-8xfnnLBc
  3. (espionage) Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Espionage
    Sense id: en-shadowing-en-noun-u3GQnz2W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 16 2 31 19 26 Topics: espionage, government, military, politics, war
  4. A faint representation; an adumbration. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-shadowing-en-noun-qWAkJREu
  5. (computing) The technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM chip is then disabled while the initialized memory locations are switched in on the same block of addresses. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing
    Sense id: en-shadowing-en-noun-5VmSIpnP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 16 2 31 19 26 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  6. (education) A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Education Translations (Learning about a job as a shadow to a competent worker): varjostaminen (Finnish), hospitiranje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-shadowing-en-noun-X3hd9Sox Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 16 2 31 19 26 Topics: education Disambiguation of 'Learning about a job as a shadow to a competent worker': 6 2 5 4 8 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: work shadowing Translations (speech repetition): 鸚鵡學舌 (Chinese Mandarin), 鹦鹉学舌 (yīngwǔ xuéshé) (Chinese Mandarin), 跟讀 (Chinese Mandarin), 跟读 (gēndú) (Chinese Mandarin), kuullun toistaminen (Finnish), Schattenlesen [neuter] (German), シャドーイング (shadōingu) (Japanese), シャドウイング (shadouingu) (Japanese), шэ́доуинг (šɛ́douing) [masculine] (Russian), gölgeleme tekniği (Turkish)
Disambiguation of 'speech repetition': 11 25 10 16 26 13

Verb

Audio: en-us-shadowing.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} shadowing
  1. present participle and gerund of shadow Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: shadow
    Sense id: en-shadowing-en-verb-bQ2oICWq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 16 2 31 19 26

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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шэ́доуинг"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "speech repetition",
      "word": "gölgeleme tekniği"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Learning about a job as a shadow to a competent worker",
      "word": "varjostaminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Learning about a job as a shadow to a competent worker",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "hospitiranje"
    }
  ],
  "word": "shadowing"
}

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