life

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
 * 2)  The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the properties of replication and metabolism.
 * 3) The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a "", "living constitution", etc.
 * 4) Lifeforms, generally or collectively.
 * It's life, but not as we know it.  She discovered plant life on the planet.   The rover discovered signs of life on the alien world.
 * 1)  A living ; the fact of a particular individual being alive.
 * 2) Existence.
 * Man's life on this planet has been marked by continual conflict.  the eternal life of the soul
 * 1) A worthwhile existence.
 * 2) A particular aspect of existence.
 * He struggled to balance his family life, social life and work life.  sex life, political life
 * 1)  Social life.
 * 2) Something which is inherently part of a person's existence, such as job, family, a loved one, etc.
 * She's my love, my life.  Running the bakery is her life.
 * 1) A period of time during which something has existence.
 * 2) The period during which one (a person, an animal, a plant; a civilization, species; a star; etc) is alive.
 * 3) * 1936 Feb.,, "", :
 * Life was something you dominated if you were any good. Life yielded easily to intelligence and effort, or to what proportion could be mustered of both.
 * 1) The span of time during which an object operates.
 * 2) The period of time during which an object is recognizable.
 * 3) A particular phase or period of existence.
 * 4) A period extending from a when a (positive or negative) office, punishment, etc is conferred on someone until that person dies (or, sometimes, reaches retirement age).
 * 5)  A life sentence; a period of imprisonment that lasts until the convict's death (or, sometimes, parole).
 * 6) Animation; spirit; vivacity.
 * 7) The most lively component or participant.
 * 8) * 1970, Mathuram Bhoothalingam, The finger on the lute: the story of Mahakavi Subramania Bharati, National Council of Educational Research and Training, p.87:
 * "Don't I know that it is you who is the life of this house. Two delightful children!"
 * 1) A biography.
 * 2) Nature, reality, and the forms that exist in it.
 * 3) An opportunity for existence.
 * 4)  One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.
 * 5) * 1988, David Powell, Rygar (video game review) in Your Sinclair issue 25
 * Spend the time killing things and there's a bonus for each hit - but only for fatalities notched up since the start of your current life.
 * 1)  A chance for the batter (or batting team) to bat again, given as a result of an misplay by a member of the fielding team.
 * 2) * 1915 June 24, Philadelphians on the Diamond, in The New York Lumber Trade Journal, volume 59, oage 42:
 * Borda sent a hot liner to G. Kugler, who made a nifty pick-up, but threw wild at first, giving the batter a life.
 * 1) One of a player's chances to play in various children's playground games, lost when a mistake is made, for example being struck by the ball in dodgeball.
 * 2)  The life insurance industry.
 * 3)  A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).
 * 1)  A life sentence; a period of imprisonment that lasts until the convict's death (or, sometimes, parole).
 * 2) Animation; spirit; vivacity.
 * 3) The most lively component or participant.
 * 4) * 1970, Mathuram Bhoothalingam, The finger on the lute: the story of Mahakavi Subramania Bharati, National Council of Educational Research and Training, p.87:
 * "Don't I know that it is you who is the life of this house. Two delightful children!"
 * 1) A biography.
 * 2) Nature, reality, and the forms that exist in it.
 * 3) An opportunity for existence.
 * 4)  One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.
 * 5) * 1988, David Powell, Rygar (video game review) in Your Sinclair issue 25
 * Spend the time killing things and there's a bonus for each hit - but only for fatalities notched up since the start of your current life.
 * 1)  A chance for the batter (or batting team) to bat again, given as a result of an misplay by a member of the fielding team.
 * 2) * 1915 June 24, Philadelphians on the Diamond, in The New York Lumber Trade Journal, volume 59, oage 42:
 * Borda sent a hot liner to G. Kugler, who made a nifty pick-up, but threw wild at first, giving the batter a life.
 * 1) One of a player's chances to play in various children's playground games, lost when a mistake is made, for example being struck by the ball in dodgeball.
 * 2)  The life insurance industry.
 * 3)  A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).
 * 1)  One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.
 * 2) * 1988, David Powell, Rygar (video game review) in Your Sinclair issue 25
 * Spend the time killing things and there's a bonus for each hit - but only for fatalities notched up since the start of your current life.
 * 1)  A chance for the batter (or batting team) to bat again, given as a result of an misplay by a member of the fielding team.
 * 2) * 1915 June 24, Philadelphians on the Diamond, in The New York Lumber Trade Journal, volume 59, oage 42:
 * Borda sent a hot liner to G. Kugler, who made a nifty pick-up, but threw wild at first, giving the batter a life.
 * 1) One of a player's chances to play in various children's playground games, lost when a mistake is made, for example being struck by the ball in dodgeball.
 * 2)  The life insurance industry.
 * 3)  A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).
 * 1) One of a player's chances to play in various children's playground games, lost when a mistake is made, for example being struck by the ball in dodgeball.
 * 2)  The life insurance industry.
 * 3)  A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).
 * 1)  A life assured under a life assurance policy (equivalent to the policy itself for a single life contract).

Verb

 * 1)  To replace components whose operational lifetime has expired.
 * 2) * Ignacio Fernandez, ACCENT: Adaptive Control of Manufacturing Processes for a New Generation of Jet Engine Components, in 2012, D. Knörzer, J. Szodruch, Innovation for Sustainable Aviation in a Global Environment (page 302)
 * Now, the aim of the design is to extract more cycles from the component under study, at each new engine generation requirements are driving a reduction in the margin for the error, as parts cannot stand any drop in properties. Thus, the lifing procedures are refined by means of new models or additional specific testing for limiting features to increase the life of the components;

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  life