Look up direct in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Direct may refer to: Directed set, in order theory Direct limit of (pre), sheaves Direct sum of modules...

DIRECT was a late-2000s proposed alternative super heavy lift launch vehicle architecture supporting NASA's Vision for Space Exploration that would replace...

Direct democracy or pure democracy is a form of democracy in which the electorate decides on policy initiatives without elected representatives as proxies...

Direct election is a system of choosing political officeholders in which the voters directly cast ballots for the persons or political party that they...

Direct current (DC) is one-directional flow of electric charge. An electrochemical cell is a prime example of DC power. Direct current may flow through...

(in which a direct seller makes money purely from sales) and multi-level marketing (in which the direct seller may earn money from both direct sales to customers...

APIs all began with "Direct", such as Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectMusic, DirectPlay, DirectSound, and so forth. The name DirectX was coined as a shorthand...

Direct action is a term for economic and political behavior in which participants use agency—for example economic or physical power—to achieve their goals...

The direct sum is an operation between structures in abstract algebra, a branch of mathematics. It is defined differently, but analogously, for different...

Direct-to-video or straight-to-video refers to the release of a film, television series, short or special to the public immediately on home video formats...

Sun Direct is an Indian subscription based satellite television service provider, owned by Sun Group. It was launched in December 2007. It transmits digital...

Nintendo Direct is a series of online presentations or live shows produced by Nintendo, where information regarding the company's upcoming content or franchises...

supply a method for a direct response. Among practitioners, it is also known as direct response marketing. In contrast to direct marketing, advertising...

Direct injection may refer to: A music recording technique more commonly referred to as direct input Direct fuel injection, a method of fuel injection...

ScienceDirect is a searcheable web-based bibliographic database, which provides access to full texts of scientific and medical publications of the Dutch...

Direct connect may refer to: Direct Connect (protocol), a file sharing client and protocol A protocol used by the program AOL Instant Messenger Sprint...

A direct deposit (or direct credit), in banking, is a deposit of money by a payer directly into a payee's bank account. Direct deposits are most commonly...

Connect:Direct—originally named Network Data Mover (NDM)—is a computer software product that transfers files between mainframe computers and/or midrange...

Direct access may refer to: DirectAccess, a network technology in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 Direct access...

In mathematics, one can often define a direct product of objects already known, giving a new one. This induces a structure on the Cartesian product of...

Direct dialing may refer to: Direct distance dialing, where a caller may call any other user outside the local calling area without operator assistance...

MSN Direct was an FM radio-based digital service which allowed 'SPOT' portable devices to receive information from MSN services. Devices that supported...

A direct bank (sometimes called a branch-less bank or virtual bank) is a bank that offers its services only via the Internet, mobile app, email, and other...

A direct-shift gearbox (DSG, German: Direktschaltgetriebe) is an electronically controlled, dual-clutch, multiple-shaft, automatic gearbox, in either a...

"DM" OR "DMs"; in some regions, the messages may be known simply as "direct"/"directs"). Users who follow each other can send private messages with photos...

Direct fire or line-of-sight fire refers to firing of a ranged weapon whose projectile is launched directly at a target within the line-of-sight of the...

First Direct (styled first direct) is a telephone and internet based direct retail bank, which is division of HSBC UK Bank plc based in the United Kingdom...

A direct-drive mechanism is a mechanism design where the force or torque from a prime mover is transmitted directly to the effector device (such as the...

Direct inward dialing (DID), also called direct dial-in (DDI) in Europe and Oceania, is a telecommunication service offered by telephone companies to...

Biology Direct is an online open access scientific journal that publishes original, peer-reviewed research papers, reviews, hypotheses, comments and discovery...