demo

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a visual presentation showing how something works

   the lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations

2. 2
   noun

   A demonstration or visual explanation.

   The professor prepared a demo to help her class understand the topic.

3. 3
   noun

   A recording of a song meant to demonstrate its overall sound for the purpose of getting it published or recorded more fully.

   After hearing the demo, the record label approved funding to record the song with a full band.

4. 4
   noun

   A march or gathering to make a political protest.

   Elli standing there, takes a sip of her tea, fixes hostile eyes on Somraj and says, ‘Well, what are you waiting for? You signed the petition against yourself, will you now join our demo against you?’

5. 5
   noun

   An edition of limited functionality to give the user an example of how the program works.

   The game's developers released a demo version to the public 3 months before the full release.

6. 6
   noun

   A non-interactive audiovisual computer program developed by enthusiasts to demonstrate the capabilities of the machine. See demoscene.

   Effect 6: Gouraud spacecut - Probably the worst effect in the demo - has been done miles better before!

7. 7
   noun

   A demographic group.

   No more ‘is it good?’ or even ‘is it original?’, only ‘does it work in the demo?’ – ‘demo’ as in ‘demographics’, not to be confused with ‘democracy’, much less ‘demonstration’.

8. 8
   noun

   Demolition.

   The demo portion of the reno project is the relatively fast and inexpensive part. The rebuilding takes more time and money.

Etymology

Clipping of demonstration and various other words beginning with "demo-".