Some Current Computational Challenges in Bioinformatics

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Ron Shamir, Tel-Aviv University
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parcel
/ˈpɑːs(ə)l/Submit
noun
noun: parcel; plural noun: parcels
1.
an object or collection of objects wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by post.
"the lorry was carrying a large number of Royal Mail parcels"
synonyms: package, packet; More
2.
a quantity or amount of something, especially as dealt with in one commercial transaction.
"a parcel of shares"
synonyms: group, band, pack, gang, crowd, mob, company, collection, horde, party, troop; More
a piece of land, especially one considered as part of an estate.
"she decided to divide her property into three parcels and invite sealed bids"
synonyms: plot, piece, patch, tract, area, section, allotment; More
ARCHAIC•DEROGATORY
a group of people of a specified sort.
"a parcel of rogues"
TECHNICAL
a portion of a larger body of air or other fluid considered as a discrete element.
"an inversion forms a barrier to a rising parcel of air"
verb
verb: parcel; 3rd person present: parcels; past tense: parcelled; past participle: parcelled; gerund or present participle: parcelling; past tense: parceled; past participle: parceled; gerund or present participle: parceling
1.
make (something) into a parcel by wrapping it.
"he parcelled up the goods and sent them back"
synonyms: pack, pack up, package, wrap, wrap up, gift-wrap, tie up, do up, box, box up, bundle up, fasten together
"she parcelled up the papers"
divide into portions and then distribute.
"the farmers argue that parcelling out commercial farmland in small plots will reduce productivity"
synonyms: divide up, portion out, distribute, share out, allocate, allot, apportion, hand out, give out, deal out, dole out, mete out, dispense, split up, carve up; More
2.
NAUTICAL
wrap (rope) with strips of tarred canvas, before binding it with yarn as part of a traditional technique to reduce chafing.
Phrases
pass the parcel — a children's game in which a parcel is passed around to the accompaniment of music, the child holding the parcel when the music stops being allowed to unwrap a layer.
"the last party I went to, I ate too much jelly and was sick during pass the parcel"
Origin

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