(computing) Able to proceed even after an error condition by selectively skipping parts of the processing.

(photography) The blur produced by spherical aberration in a lens, sometimes deliberately used to produce a dreamy effect or to eliminate blemishes.

a foamie

(UK, nautical, slang, obsolete) Soft bread, as opposed to hardtack or sea biscuit.

plural of soft water

(simile) very soft, soft as a baby's bottom

A family of techniques for fabricating or replicating structures, usually on the micrometer to nanometer scale, using elastomeric stamps, molds, and conformable photomasks.

(Britain, Australia) A toy made of a soft material, usually stuffed with cotton, straw, beans, or other materials, and typically intended as a plaything for children.

plural of soft underbelly

A field of scientific inquiry that is limited by the nature of its subject matter in its ability to establish strictly measurable criteria.