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Bridging

Bridge \Bridge\ (br[i^]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bridged (br[i^]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. Bridging.]

  1. To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a river.

    Their simple engineering bridged with felled trees the streams which could not be forded.
    --Palfrey.

  2. To open or make a passage, as by a bridge.

    Xerxes . . . over Hellespont Bridging his way, Europe with Asia joined.
    --Milton.

  3. To find a way of getting over, as a difficulty; -- generally with over.

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bridging
  1. That acts as a bridge (in many contexts) n. (context architecture English) The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight. v

  2. (present participle of bridge English)

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Bridging

Bridging can refer to:

Bridging (networking)

A network bridge is a computer networking device that creates a single aggregate network from multiple communication networks or network segments. This function is called network bridging. Bridging is distinct from routing, which allows multiple different networks to communicate independently while remaining separate. In the OSI model, bridging is performed in the first two layers, below the network layer (layer 3). If one or more segments of the bridged network are wireless, the device is known as a wireless bridge and the function as wireless bridging.

There are four types of network bridging technologies: simple bridging, multiport bridging, learning or transparent bridging, and source route bridging.

Bridging (programming)

In computer science, bridging describes systems that map the runtime behaviour of different programming languages so they can share common resources. They are often used to allow "foreign" languages to operate a host platform's native object libraries, translating data and state across the two sides of the bridge. Bridging contrasts with "embedding" systems that allow limited interaction through a black box mechanism, where state sharing is limited or non-existent.

Apple Inc. has made heavy use of bridging on several occasions, notably in early versions of Mac OS X which bridged to older "classic" systems using the Carbon system as well as Java. Microsoft's Common Language Runtime, introduced with the .NET Framework, was designed to be multi-language from the start, and avoided the need for extensive bridging solutions. Both platforms have more recently added new bridging systems for JavaScript, Apple's ObjC-to-JS and Microsoft's HTML Bridge.

Usage examples of "bridging".

Sun glittered on an oval patch of sand situated about three steps in front of the closest archway, which had been created by an imposing lintel stone bridging the gap between two of the standing stones.

Bridging this gap, I maintain, is essential if we are to move beyond our fragmented culture towards a new synthesis which transcends both the ruthless reductionism of a science indifferent human values and a subjectivism for which truth is but one story amongst many of equal worth.

Then, like a woman drawing down thread from a spindle, he willed himself to be a living conduit, bridging the span between heaven and earth, opening himself to channel to the Stone, through blade and window, all the grace so hard won by the Uncrowned King.

David and Abraham Solomon have the makings of a first-rate asset on their hands but for a simple bridging loan and, in the prevailing climate, they have no chance of obtaining one.

Bridging and amphib tank operations last night at Mirpur Khas, here, and Khewari, up here, appear to have been completely successful in establishing bridgeheads across the river and canal barriers along the edge of the desert.

At once the sky erupted with bursts of red flames, a stream of bullets bridging the river and blasting into the network of roots.

In the end, they reached the palace much more quickly than Padme had dared to hope, entering from a skywalk bridging to a watchtower, then making their way along the palace halls toward the throne room.

It was broken in the middle and Merlin guessed that the dwellers in the towerwhoever or whatever they might behad some way of temporarily bridging the gap, so that drawing away the bridge gave them protection.

Level upon level of freight depots and warehouse and repair facilities were linked by gaudy old thoroughfares that spanned the globe, bridging canyons that reached from the upper strata, swarming with life, to the glowing depths where several forms of subspecies thrived on the refuse that fell continuously from the towering heights.

As it had been between Somnus and Oneiros, there were thousands of little spans bridging the deep gap to Elysia.

The laugh broke in the middle, instantly bridging the gap from sound into silence.

Elaborate bas-reliefs, depicting various episodes from the life of Shiva, ran around the cornice bridging the thick granite columns.

But in less than forty-eight hours, Leutwiler had called the members of the inner club and arranged the temporary bridging loan.

They're in between your world and ours, bridging the gap, or rather, they project a certain amount of their image here, into the Hall of Sleepers.

At first we were talking in terms of bridging the gap between the organic and the inorganic-a whole new nanotech combining the best features of both.