Crossword clues for launchpad
launchpad
The Collaborative International Dictionary
launchpad \launchpad\ n. (Rocketry) a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched.
Syn: launching pad, launch pad, launch area, pad.
Wiktionary
n. The surface or structure from which a launch is made.
WordNet
n. a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched [syn: launching pad, launch pad, launch area, pad]
Wikipedia
Launchpad is a web application and website that allows users to develop and maintain software, particularly open-source software. It is developed and maintained by Canonical Ltd.
On 21 July 2009, the source code was released publicly under the GNU Affero General Public License. , the Launchpad repository hosts more than 30,000 projects. The domain launchpad.net attracted 1 million visitors by August 2009 according to a Compete.com survey.
Launchpad is an application launcher developed by Apple Inc., and introduced in Mac OS X Lion. A labeled icon represents each application listed in Launchpad. The user starts an application by single-clicking its icon. Launchpad's fullscreen graphical user interface provides an alternative way to start applications in OS X, compared with other options such as the Dock (toolbar launcher), Finder (file manager), or Spotlight (desktop search).
Usage examples of "launchpad".
In all that vast complex of workstations, boarding areas, launchpads, supply rooms, and communications gear, he was alone.
The ripple of early-morning Florida heat haze betrayed the distance of the camera from the launchpad.