“of things”

The following 7 entries include the term of things.

Internet of Things

noun phrase

: the networking capability that allows information to be sent to and received from objects and devices (such as fixtures and kitchen appliances) using the Internet abbreviation IoT

at the center of things

phrase

: closely involved in things that are happening

from the look of things

phrase

: judging by the way something looks or by circumstances relating to something

in/into the swim (of things)

phrase

: involved in an activity or informed about a situation

taste of things to come

phrase

: something (such as a brief experience) that is the first of similar things to follow

the scheme of things

noun phrase

: the general way that things are organized and relate to each other

the shape of things to come

noun phrase

: what the future is going to be like


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