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compass [n]

1)	navigational instrument for finding directions

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2)	an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"

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ambit orbit range reach scope

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extent range range approximate_range confines contrast internationalism latitude horizon expanse gamut spectrum palette

3)	the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"

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grasp range reach

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capability range ken

4)	drafting instrument used for drawing circles

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drafting_instrument

compass [v]

1)	bring about; accomplish; "This writer attempts more than his talents can compass"

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accomplish ambit

2)	travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth"

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circumnavigate

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circle circumnavigation

3)	get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"

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apprehend comprehend dig get_the_picture grasp savvy

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understand apprehension apprehender appreciation grasping comprehension figure catch_on intuit digest

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

COMPrehensive ASSembler.

The assembly language on CDC computers.

(1995-01-19)

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