support

Support may refer to the following:Sympathy, emotional support;Technical support (a.k.a tech support) - in computer hardware, software or electronic goods;Support (mathematics), a kind of subset of the domain of a function;Support (measure theory), a subset of a measurable space;Support (statistics), the logarithm of the likelihood;Support (mobile framework), in mobile computing;Support (technical analysis), in security trading;Military combat support (see combat engineers, anti-tank, artillery);Military service support (see combat medic, military intelligence, military logistics);Supports in architecture include arch, beam (structure), column, balcony, stretcherPolitical Advocacy
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n. support, stand, backing; bearing, standard

(v. t.)
To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to be able to support one's own cause.
  

(v. t.)
To verify; to make good; to substantiate; to establish; to sustain; as, the testimony is not sufficient to support the charges; the evidence will not support the statements or allegations.
  

(v. t.)
To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the present administration.
  

(v. t.)
To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to support the courage or spirits.
  

(v. t.)
To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to support the ministers of the gospel.
  

(v. t.)
To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or misfortunes.
  

(v. t.)
To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a debate.
  

(v. t.)
To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches.
  

(v. t.)
To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor; to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the character of King Lear.
  

(v. t.)
A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman supported by a vice chairman; O'Connell left the prison, supported by his two sons.
  

(n.)
The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining.
  

(n.)
That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind.
  

(n.)
That which maintains or preserves from being overcome, falling, yielding, sinking, giving way, or the like; subsistence; maintenance; assistance; reenforcement; as, he gave his family a good support, the support of national credit; the assaulting column had the support of a battery.
  

After-sale handholding; something many software vendors promise but few deliver. To hackers, most support people are useless - because by the time a hacker calls support he or she will usually know the software and the relevant manuals better than the support people (sadly, this is *not* a joke or exaggeration). A hacker's idea of "support" is a tte--tte or exchange of electronic mail with the software's designer.
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