A word or phrase used to address or refer to someone or something without using his, her, or its name.

(UK) Pertaining to the half term school holiday.

(UK) A short school holiday in the middle of the term. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see half, term.

To insist upon certain conditions.

A contract which is valid only for a pre-arranged length of time.

(neuroscience) A long-lasting (hours in vitro, weeks to months in vivo) increase, typically in amplitude, of the response of a postsynaptic neuron to a particular pattern of stimuli from a presynaptic neuron.

(insurance) Term assurance with a sum assured that decreases over the term of the contract.

(insurance) Term assurance with a sum assured that remains level over the term of the contract.

(insurance) Term assurance with a sum assured that increases over the term of the contract.

(communication, mobile) A standard marketed as 4G LTE for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals.