Satire HYBRID, n. A pooled issue. Source: Devil's Dictionary
Computing Hybrid A concurrent object-oriented language. ["Active Objects in Hybrid", O.M. Nierstrasz, SIGPLAN Notices 22(12):243-253 (OOPSLA '87) (Dec 1987)]. (1994-12-07) Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Noah Webster [Noun] A mongrel or mule; an animal or plant, produced from the mixture of two species.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Administration A cell or organism resulting from a cross between two unlike plant or animal cells or organisms. (references)
Agriculture A plant or group of plants that results from the interbreeding of two distinct cultivars, varieties, species, or genera. (references)
Business 1) A functional unit in which two or more different technologies are combined to satisfy a given requirement. Note: Examples of hybrids include (a) an electronic circuit having both vacuum tubes and transistors, (b) a mixture of thin-film and discrete integrated circuits, and (c) a computer that has both analog and digital capability. 2) A resistance hybrid. 3) A hybrid coil. (references)
Electrical Engineering 1: A single circuit package that has two or more separate chips inside. Source: European Union. (references)
2: The "ideal" hybrid coupler passes an incoming signal from its 4-wire "in-port to its 2-wire port, attenuating it by 3 dB, and does not pass anything to the 4-wire "out"-port. Conversely, it passes signals (again with 3-dB attenuation) from the 2-wire port to the 4-wire out-port, without reflecting any energy back into the 2-wire line. Source: European Union. (references)
Geology 1: An offspring of parents from different species or sub-species. (references)
2: The offspring of two parents differing in at least one genetic characteristic (trait). Also, a heteroduplex DNA or DNA-RNA molecule. (references)
Health 1: Cross fertilization between two varieties or, more usually, two species of vines, see also crossing. (references)
2: The offspring of genetically different parents. See also: heterozygote. (references)
Mining A. Pertaining to a rock whose chemical composition is the result of assimilation b. A rock whose composition is the result of assimilation. See also: hybridization. (references)