отво́д — meaning in English

English meaning

• diversion noun Something done to distract attention from what is really happening.
• exception noun Someone or something left out of a general rule or statement.
• tap noun A fitting on a pipe or container that controls the flow of a liquid or gas.

Senses

отво́д is used for these senses in English:

• diversion Removal of water via a canal.
• exception (usually, followed by to or against) An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense; cause of offense.
• exception (programming) An interruption in normal processing, typically caused by an error condition, that can be raised ("thrown") by one part of the program and handled ("caught") by another part.
• rollback A withdrawal of military forces.
• tap (Britain, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering) A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it; a tapping.

diversion — full definition

1. noun Something done to distract attention from what is really happening.
2. noun A hobby or activity that takes your mind off other things.
3. noun A temporary alternate route, especially one put in place during roadworks.

exception — full definition

1. noun Someone or something left out of a general rule or statement.
2. noun A formal objection, especially on legal grounds.
3. noun In computing, an unexpected error condition that interrupts normal program flow and can be caught and handled.

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