A particular kind of knot for fastening a necktie.

(medicine, pathology) The presence of rigidity in the muscles of an injured limb preceding the occurrence of gangrene.

(medicine, surgery) A closed-suction medical device consisting of an internal drain connected to a grenade-shaped bulb via plastic tubing, commonly used for collecting bodily fluids from surgical sites.

plural of Jackson-Pratt drain

(computing theory) A linear-time algorithm that searches for occurrences of one text string within another, employing the observation that when a mismatch occurs, the search string itself embodies sufficient information to determine where the next match could begin, thus reducing the number of possible match locations that must be checked.

(transitive, intransitive) To speak incessantly and in an inconsequential or childish manner; to babble.

Silly, childish talk; babble.

One who prattles or is inclined to do so.

present participle of prattle

Prattle; foolish speech.