Impact — In computing:* IMPACT (computer graphics), a computer graphics architecture for Silicon Graphics computer workstations * Impact Finite Element Program, an open source finite element program * Impact , a 1988 computer game published by Audiogenic… … Wikipedia
Impact Wrestling — Genre Sports entertainment Professional wrestling Created by Jeff Jarrett Vince Russo … Wikipedia
Impact Theatre Co-operative — was an experimental theatre company founded in Leeds, England. It was active between 1979 and 1986. The company s work was a fusion of text, music, visual and performance art.The company s major productions were:… … Wikipedia
Press Association — The Press Association is the national news agency of the United Kingdom and Ireland, supplying multimedia news content to almost all national and regional newspapers, television and radio news, as well as many websites with text, pictures, video… … Wikipedia
impact — The literal meaning of the noun is ‘the action of one body coming forcibly into contact with another’, and refers to physical collision. The figurative meaning ‘strong effect or influence’ is justifiable when there is a corresponding figurative… … Modern English usage
impact — I verb compress, cram, crowd, drive, drive firmly in, fill, fill to capacity, force, force together, hammer in, inject, insert, jam, load, overburden, overcrowd, overload, pack, pack close, pack in, pack together, press, press together, push,… … Law dictionary
impact — ► NOUN 1) the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another. 2) a marked effect or influence. ► VERB 1) come into forcible contact with another object. 2) (often impact on) have a strong effect. 3) press firmly … English terms dictionary
press — I noun authors, columnists, commentators, contributors, correspondents, editors, interviewers, journalistic writers, journalists, literary publications, media, members of the media, members of the press, news business, news gatherers, newsmen,… … Law dictionary
Impact — Im*pact , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impacted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impacting}.] [L. impactus, p. p. of impingere to push, strike against. See {Impinge}.] 1. To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place. Woodward. [1913 Webster] 2. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impact — [im pakt′, im′pakt΄; ] for n. [ im′pakt΄] vt. [< L impactus, pp. of impingere, to press firmly together: see IMPINGE] 1. to force tightly together; pack; wedge 2. to affect: a usage objected to by some vi. 1. to hit with force 2. to have an… … English World dictionary