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toolset

British

/ ˈtuːlˌsɛt /

noun

computing a set of predefined tools (for opening files, cutting and pasting, etc) that is associated with a particular computer application

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"As an example of such a toolset, chimpanzees in the Congo region first use a strong stick to dig a deep tunnel through hard soil to reach an underground termite nest," explains Gunasekaram.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

We have the same toolset we did at the end of 2019, and that proved inadequate, Clark said, and not just because of the tools themselves.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2022

"The expanded investment in license plate reader cameras add to the larger toolset law enforcement uses to apprehend organized burglary rings."

From Fox News • Dec. 2, 2021

And so that is another set of metrics that we look at, not just the viewer metrics, but also how easy, fun, powerful the toolset is for our creators.

From The Verge • Aug. 3, 2021

Linux is what GNU aimed to be, and it relies on the GNU toolset.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

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