demo
a recording of a new song or of one performed by an unknown singer or singing group, distributed to disc jockeys, recording companies, etc., to demonstrate the merits of the song or performer.
demolition (def. 1): He does flooring and demo for a living.
to try out or exhibit the use of (a product, process, or the like): You can demo the game without downloading or buying it.
to record (a song) to demonstrate the merits of the song or performer.
Origin of demo
1Other definitions for Demo (2 of 3)
a member of the Democratic Party; Democrat.
Origin of Demo
2Other definitions for demo- (3 of 3)
a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “people” (democratic); on this model, used in the formation of compound words (demography).
Origin of demo-
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How to use demo in a sentence
Unlike many other recent 3D printing construction projects, the apartment building isn’t a proof of concept or a demo—it’s a for-profit endeavor, and the apartments will be rented at market rates as soon as they’re completed.
A 3D Printed Apartment Building Is Going Up in Germany | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | November 19, 2020 | Singularity HubThat means the short horror demo is now only playable on some of the 1 million or so PS4 systems that downloaded it before the discontinuation.
Sorry, you can’t move your discontinued copy of PT to the PS5 | Kyle Orland | November 9, 2020 | Ars TechnicaAccording to exit polls, he carried 54% of the 65-and-over demo, prevailing by roughly 150,000 votes.
Who will decide the election? It may come down to Pennsylvania seniors | Shawn Tully | October 28, 2020 | FortuneNielsen is able to measure in-demo impressions for Roku and Hulu and will start measuring YouTube’s connected TV impressions next year.
‘CTV took from everybody’: How connected TV won this year’s upfront | Tim Peterson | October 28, 2020 | DigidayThe company suggested, during its product demo livestream, that Belkin, the connected electronics-maker best known for its routers, is creating a wireless charging mount for cars.
Apple MagSafe charger returns with a wireless iPhone 12 twist | rhhackettfortune | October 13, 2020 | Fortune
British Dictionary definitions for demo (1 of 2)
/ (ˈdɛməʊ) /
short for demonstration (def. 4)
a demonstration record or tape, used for audition purposes
a demonstration of a prototype system
US short for demonstrator (def. 3)
British Dictionary definitions for demo- (2 of 2)
indicating people or population: demography
Origin of demo-
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