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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

It’s a different toolset that I have based on my years of working with artists.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2020

But the Free Software Foundation didn't produce the kernel to go with that toolset until 1999, which was too late.

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

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