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drill down

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  1. drill downnoun

    an internal competition used to practice marching commands, in which the last person caught improperly executing a command wins

  2. drill downverb

    to examine information at another level or in greater detail; especially in a database, to navigate to a more detailed level or record

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  1. Drill down

    In information technology, to drill down means to move from summary information to detailed data by focusing in on something. In a GUI-environment, "drilling-down" may involve clicking on some representation in order to reveal more detail. To drill down through a series of folders, for example, on a desktop means to move through the hierarchy of folders to find a specific file or to click through drop-down menus in a GUI. Clicking on an item moves you to a level of greater detail. When an online user accesses more and more pages of the website, he or she may delve deeper into the content of the site. As a web-surfer goes further into a website, he or she goes deeper into the back pages and thus deeper into data. Drilling down through a database involves accessing information by starting with a general category and moving through the hierarchy: from category to file/table to record to field. When one drills down, one performs de facto data analysis on a parent attribute. Drilling down provides a method of exploring multidimensional data by moving from one level of detail to the next. Drill-down levels depend on the data granularity.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of drill down in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of drill down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of drill down in a Sentence

  1. Adam Schiff:

    I think we all feel it was a very productive interview today where he was able to shed light on a lot of issues that are very important to our investigation. We were able to drill down in great detail.

  2. Kate Andersen Brower:

    Generally, first ladies have had more success when they have one singular issue that they really drill down on. She might decide to triage if her efforts become scattered.

  3. Peter Schweizer:

    What we're doing is a drill-down investigation of Jeb's finances similar to what we did with the Clintons in terms of looking at financial dealings, cronyism, who he's been involved with, we've found some interesting things.

  4. Kate Andersen Brower:

    I think [ Be Best ] is well-intentioned, and it showcases how well the first lady does when she interacts with children, but I think it's too broad and unfocused, if President Trump could drill down on one part of it, like opioid addiction and babies born to mothers who are addicted, it would be more successful. Being single-mindedly focused would also serve to help people see President Trump contributions to this administration, which I think get lost amid the turbulence.

  5. Valerie Hill Rawls:

    So it won't just be the day-to-day need to turn on your lights or your stove for food for cooking, it's actually going to drill down to basic health concerns from the heat that's upon us.


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  • ड्रिल द्वारा छेद बनाएंHindi
  • aprofundarPortuguese

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