Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see direct, access. / (computing) Synonym of random access

The aiming and firing of a projectile at a target in line of sight from the weapon.

The practice, of cats and some other animals, of placing their hindfeet in the same place as (i.e. in the prints left by) their forefeet.

An ability to navigate.

Of a motion picture, initially released on digital streaming platforms without prior showings in cinemas or on television.

(grammar) A question asked in a direct way, for example How old are you?

(marketing) Marketing designed to generate an immediate response from consumers, where each consumer response (and purchase) can be measured and attributed to individual advertisements, and where there is no intermediary between buyer and seller.

plural of sense of direction

Synonym of descendant

(politics) Form of democracy in which people decide on policy initiatives directly, without electing representatives.