burn in

burn in
transitive verb
1. : to heat (a metal photoengraving plate) after development of the printed image until the enamel carbonizes and becomes acid-resisting
2. : to increase the density of (certain areas of a photographic print) during enlarging by giving extra exposure — compare dodge

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burn in
1. To fix and make durable by intense heat
2. To imprint indelibly
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Main Entry: ↑burn

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ˌburn ˈin [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they burn in he/she/it burns in present participle burning in past tense burned in burnt in past participle burned in burnt in] computing phrasal verb
to use a piece of software continuously to check for problems
Thesaurus: to use or program a computerhyponym to start or stop a computer or computer programsynonym
Main entry: burn

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