DEMO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does demo mean? 

• DEMO (noun)
  The noun DEMO has 1 sense:

1. a visual presentation showing how something works

  Familiarity information: DEMO used as a noun is very rare.

• DEMO (verb)
  The verb DEMO has 1 sense:

1. give an exhibition of to an interested audience

  Familiarity information: DEMO used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DEMO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A visual presentation showing how something works

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

demo; demonstration

Context example:

the lecturer shot off a pistol as a demonstration of the startle response

Hypernyms ("demo" is a kind of...):

visual communication (communication that relies on vision)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "demo"):

display; show (something intended to communicate a particular impression)

expression; manifestation; reflection; reflexion (expression without words)

exemplification; illustration (showing by example)

Derivation:

demo (give an exhibition of to an interested audience)

• DEMO (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Give an exhibition of to an interested audience

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

demo; demonstrate; exhibit; present; show

Context example:

We will demo the new software in Washington

Hypernyms (to "demo" is one way to...):

show (make visible or noticeable)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "demo"):

bring home (make understandable and clear)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something

Derivation:

demo (a visual presentation showing how something works)