ad hoc
Meanings
Adjective
- For a particular purpose.
- Created on the spur of the moment; impromptu.
- Postulated solely to save a theory from being falsified, without making any new predictions.
- Independent of previously instated network structure, like routers or access points.
- Special.
Adverb
- On the spur of the moment.
- For a particular purpose.
Related
Similar words
Origin
- Borrowed from New Latin ad hoc ("for this").
Modern English dictionary
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