What is "dock"

Dock \Dock\ (d[o^]k), n. [AS. docce; of uncertain origin; cf. G. docken-bl["a]tter, Gael. dogha burdock, OF. doque; perh. akin to L. daucus, daucum, Gr. ?, ?, a kind of parsnip or carrot, used in medicine. Cf. Burdock.] (Bot.) A genus of plants ( Rumex), some species of which are well-known weeds which have a long taproot and are difficult of extermination.

Note: Yellow dock is Rumex crispus, with smooth curly leaves and yellow root, which that of other species is used medicinally as an astringent and tonic.

Dock \Dock\, n. [Cf. Icel. dockr a short tail, Fries. dok a little bundle or bunch, G. docke bundle, skein, a short and thick column.]

1. The solid part of an animal's tail, as distinguished from the hair; the stump of a tail; the part of a tail left after clipping or cutting.
   --Grew.

2. A case of leather to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse.

Dock \Dock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Docked; p. pr. & vb. n. Docking.] [See Dock a tail. Cf. W. tociaw, and twciaw, to dock, clip.]

1. to cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut short; to clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse.

   His top was docked like a priest biforn. -- Chaucer.

2. To cut off a part from; to shorten; to deduct from; to subject to a deduction; as, to dock one's wages.

3. To cut off, bar, or destroy; as, to dock an entail.

Dock \Dock\, v. t. To draw, law, or place (a ship) in a dock, for repairing, cleaning the bottom, etc.

Dock \Dock\, n. [Akin to D. dok; of uncertain origin; cf. LL. doga ditch, L. doga ditch, L. doga sort of vessel, Gr. ? receptacle, fr. ? to receive.]

1. An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the tide.

2. The slip or water way extending between two piers or projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; -- sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down on the dock.

3. The place in court where a criminal or accused person stands.

   Balance dock, a kind of floating dock which is kept level by pumping water out of, or letting it into, the compartments of side chambers.

   Dry dock, a dock from which the water may be shut or pumped out, especially, one in the form of a chamber having walls and floor, often of masonry and communicating with deep water, but having appliances for excluding it; -- used in constructing or repairing ships. The name includes structures used for the examination, repairing, or building of vessels, as graving docks, floating docks, hydraulic docks, etc.

   Floating dock, a dock which is made to become buoyant, and, by floating, to lift a vessel out of water.

   Graving dock, a dock for holding a ship for graving or cleaning the bottom, etc.

   Hydraulic dock, a dock in which a vessel is raised clear of the water by hydraulic presses.

   Naval dock, a dock connected with which are naval stores, materials, and all conveniences for the construction and repair of ships.

   Sectional dock, a form of floating dock made in separate sections or caissons.

   Slip dock, a dock having a sloping floor that extends from deep water to above high-water mark, and upon which is a railway on which runs a cradle carrying the ship.

   Wet dock, a dock where the water is shut in, and kept at a given level, to facilitate the loading and unloading of ships; -- also sometimes used as a place of safety; a basin.

"ship's berth," late 15c., from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German docke, perhaps ultimately (via Late Latin *ductia "aqueduct") from Latin ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)); or possibly from a Scandinavian word for "low ground" (compare Norwegian dokk "hollow, low ground"). Original sense perhaps "furrow a grounded vessel makes in a mud bank." As a verb from 1510s. Related: Docked; docking.

"where accused stands in court," 1580s, originally rogue's slang, from Flemish dok "pen or cage for animals," origin unknown.

"cut an animal's tail," late 14c., from dok (n.) "fleshy part of an animal's tail" (mid-14c.), related to Old English -docca "muscle," from Proto-Germanic *dokko "something round, bundle" (cognates: Old Norse dokka "bundle, girl," Danish dukke "doll," German Docke "small column, bundle, doll, smart girl"). Meaning "to reduce (someone's) pay for some infraction" is first recorded 1822. Related: Docked; docking.

name for various tall, coarse weeds, Old English docce, from Proto-Germanic *dokkon (cognates: Middle Dutch docke-, German Docken-, Old Danish dokka), akin to Middle High German tocke "bundle, tuft," and ultimately to the noun source of dock (v.).

Etymology 1 n. 1 Any of the genus ''Rumex'' of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially the common dock, and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash. 2 A burdock plant, or the leaves of that plant. Etymology 2

n. 1 The fleshy root of an animal's tail. 2 The part of the tail which remains after the tail has been docked. 3 (context obsolete English) The buttocks or anus. 4 A leather case to cover the clipped or cut tail of a horse. vb. (context transitive English) To cut off a section of an animal's tail. Etymology 3

n. 1 A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port. 2 The body of water between two piers. 3 A structure attached to shore for loading and unloading vessels. 4 A section of a hotel or restaurant. 5 (lb en electronics) A device designed as a base for holding a connected portable appliance such as a laptop computer (in this case, referred to as a ''docking station''), or a mobile telephone, for providing the necessary electrical charge for its autonomy, or as a hardware extension for additional capabilities. 6 (lb en computing graphical user interface) A toolbar that provides the user with a way of launching applications, and switching between running applications. 7 An act of docking; joining two things together. vb. 1 (context intransitive English) To land at a harbour. 2 To join two moving items. Etymology 4

n. Part of a courtroom where the accused sits.

1. v. come into dock; "the ship docked" [ant: undock]

2. deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty

3. deduct from someone's wages

4. remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn: tail, bob]

5. haul into a dock; "dock the ships" [ant: undock]

1. n. an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial

2. any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine [syn: sorrel, sour grass]

3. a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats [syn: pier, wharf, wharfage]

4. a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded [syn: loading dock]

5. landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out; "the ship arrived at the dock more than a day late" [syn: dockage, docking facility]

6. the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair

7. a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn: bobtail, bob]

A dock (from Dutch dok) is either the area of water between or next to a human-made structure or group of structures involved in the handling of boats or ships, usually on or close to a shore, or the structures themselves. The exact meaning varies among different variants of the English language. "Dock" may also refer to a dockyard or shipyard where the loading, unloading, building, or repairing of ships occurs.

The program UCSF DOCK was created in the 1980s by Irwin "Tack" Kuntz's Group, and was the first docking program. DOCK uses geometric algorithms to predict the binding modes of small molecules. Brian K. Shoichet, David A. Case, and Robert C.Rizzo are co-developers of the DOCK program.

Two versions of the docking program are actively developed DOCK 6 and DOCK 3.

Ligand sampling methods used by the program DOCK include.

• Rigid docking: shape matching, uses spheres placed in the pocket and performs bipartite matching between those spheres and the molecule (all versions).
• Flexible ligand is accounted for using the following methods: an algorithm called anchor and grow (v4-v6), and hierarchical docking of databases (v3.5-3.7).

A molecular dynamics engine was implemented into DOCK v6 by David A. Case's Group in the scoring function amber score. This capability accounts for receptor flexibility and allows for rank ordering by energetic ensembles in the docking calculations.

The Dock is a prominent feature of the graphical user interface of the OS X operating system. It is used to launch applications and to switch between running applications. The Dock is also a prominent feature of OS X's predecessor NeXTSTEP and OpenStep operating systems. The earliest known implementations of a dock are found in operating systems such as RISC OS and NeXTSTEP. iOS has its own version of the Dock for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.

Apple applied for a US patent for the design of the Dock in 1999 and was granted in October 2008, nine years later. Applications can be added to and removed from the Dock by drag and drop, except for the Finder, which is a permanent fixture as the leftmost item (or topmost if the Dock is configured to be vertical). The Trash icon is also a permanent fixture at the right end (or bottom if the Dock is repositioned). Part of the OS X Core Services, Dock.app is located at /System/Library/CoreServices/.

DOCK (Dedicator of cytokinesis) is a family of related proteins involved in intracellular signalling networks. Studies to date suggest that this family act as guanine nucleotide exchange factors for small G proteins of the Rho family, such as Rac and Cdc42. DOCK family proteins are categorised into four subfamilies based on their sequence homology:

• DOCK-A subfamily
  • Dock180 (also known as Dock1)
  • Dock2
  • Dock5
• DOCK-B subfamily
  • Dock3 (also known as MOCA and PBP)
  • Dock4
• DOCK-C subfamily (also known as Zir subfamily)
  • Dock6 (also known as Zir1)
  • Dock7 (also known as Zir2)
  • Dock8 (also known as Zir3)
• DOCK-D subfamily (also known as Zizimin subfamily)
  • Dock9 (also known as Zizimin1)
  • Dock10 (also known as Zizimin3)
  • Dock11 (also known as Zizimin2)