(graph theory) A graph in which the edges are ordered pairs, so that, if the edge (a, b) is in the graph, the edge (b, a) need not be in the graph and is distinct from (a, b) if it is.

(grammar, in languages without cases) The noun or noun phrase that a verb is directly acting upon.

(grammar) A verb that agrees in person and number with the subject of a clause, by conjugation. Conjugation is a form of inflection.

Of a motion picture, originally released in a home video format (historically VHS) without being released to cinemas or broadcast on television.

(film) A film punctuation in which there is a direct instantaneous transition between one scene and the next.

A measure put directly to a vote after being submitted by a petition.

(law) In a legal trial, the questioning of a witness by the attorney for the party who has called the witness to testify.

plural of direct examination

Of or relating to direct action.

A form of political activism in which participants act directly, ignoring established political procedures. It may take the form of strikes, workplace occupations, sabotage, sit-ins, squatting, revolutionary/guerrilla warfare, demonstrations, vandalism or graffiti.