launchpad

[ UK /lˈɔːnt‍ʃpæd/ ]
NOUN
  1. a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched
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  • If his collaboration provided Pearl with a launchpad, he can hardly have had a hand in the actual composition of the novel, which she wrote at speed in two months flat, thinking in Chinese, translating as she went along into a clear, simple, fast-paced English that “sounds biblical but is pictorial, which is the Chinese way of thinking and writing.” PEARL BUCK IN CHINA
  • In northern areas, a solid snowdrift would provide a convenient launchpad over such a fence for deer.
  • Beyond the long entrance to Port Canaveral, I could make out the towers of a launchpad. VITALS
  • a new kind of configurator, hosted on launchpad, compatible with every engine, that will make Murrine theming fun as a video game If you are interested in joining the development or starting a configurator optimized for Murrine (it will be better of course, seen the high number of options), ask and you'll be part of this great theming crew. Planet GNOME
  • Creators ranging from those deeply moved by America's literacy and STEM crises such as Launchpad Toys' Andy Russell -- a creator of Toontastic (a great digital storytelling app -- think Mad Libs for the digital age) to Gabriel Adauto and Jacob Klein, the co- founders of a remarkable math initiative called Motion Math (think "labyrinth for fractions") are facing a largely inchoate system of creative talent flow, capital formation, marketing and distribution. Michael Levine: Balancing Young Learners' Media Consumption: Is There an App for That?
  • Launchpad: Pressing a special key on a new Mac, or an icon on an old one, brings up an iPad-like display of all your app icons in full screen.
  • Can I download somewhere tarball without using launchpad, ppa and bzr? Acire Hacking | jonobacon@home
  • I am sure someday, just like with Launchpad, we will figure it out and I will see all my commits push me up thousands of positions on ohloh.
  • It is clearly a good candidate for a Quickly app, could use launchpad lib, and can use existing patch/diff/bzr tools. Mergimus: Making Patch And Branch Review Easier In Ubuntu | jonobacon@home
  • The app code is also available on Launchpad: - bzr branch lp: ~sushkov/ubuntu-website/ubuntu-countdown-fb Ubuntu 10.04 Countdown banner for facebook
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