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close (KLOHZ) (verb), closes; closed; closing
1. To move something, so that an opening, a passage, or a hole is covered or blocked; to shut: "She was closing the door and locking it for the night."

"Fortunately, the door closed quietly instead of slamming and disturbing the other sleepers."

2. To bring the edges or ends of something together, or to be brought together: "He had to close his eyes and take a little nap."

"The doctor closed the wound."

3. To stop working or operating, or to shut a store or business, for a short period of time or overnight: "The manager closed and locked the door of the store for the night."
4. To come to an end, or to end something; such as, an activity, a period of time, or some spoken or written text.
5. To reduce the distance between two people or things, especially in a race or a chase.
6. To complete a transaction successfully; for example, a business deal or a house purchase.
7. To have a particular value at the end of a day's trading on a stock exchange: "The share prices closed lower in heavy trading."
8. To perform a series of operations necessary to deactivate a computer file or program and to store it for later use.
9. To bar access to: "The road was closed to traffic for repairs."
10. To fill or to stop up something: "The worker closed the cracks in the wall with plaster."
11. To bring to an end or to terminate: "He closed the bank account."
12. To join or to unite by bringing something into contact: "He closed the electrical circuit."
closed (KLOHZ'd) (adjective)
1. Covering an opening: "Are you sure that all of the closed windows are locked?"
2. Having an opening that is covered: "The doctor told her patient that he could now open his closed eyes."

"He looked at her with half-closed eyes."

3. Not open or operating to the public: "The closed fitness studio will open at 8:30 in the morning."
4. No longer allowed to be discussed: "A closed discussion means that there is to be no further comments regarding the subject."
5. That which happens in private; therefore, not allowing the public to participate or to know what is being said: "The reporter was not able to witness the closed session of Congress."
6. Someone who is unwilling to listen to or to accept different ideas opinions: "At first, she had a closed mind, but then she understood that a change was necessary."
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(Latin: around, about, surrounding, closed curve, circling, circular on all sides; literally, "in a circle")
(Latin: to close the eyes, to blink, to wink at [a crime], to overlook [errors], connive at; to be privy to [secretly knowing about]; to be tightly closed)
(Greek > Latin: secret, occult [probable literal meaning is "one whose eyes are closed"])
(aspects of the imagination that are usually seen when the eyes are closed or images of mental thoughts)
Word Entries containing the term: “closed
closed pores (pl) (noun)
Cavities inside a material that are impermeable when the material is immersed in a liquid, in contrast to open pores or the spaces between particles, cracks, and capillaries that extend into materials from their surfaces.

Impermeable refers to a situation that does not permit the passage of liquid, gas, or other fluids to take place.

closed-loop systems
RFID tracking systems set up within a company. Since the tracked item never leaves the company's control, it does not need to worry about using technology based on open standards.
This entry is located in the following unit: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): Definitions (page 2)