direct entry

AmE: /daɪˈrɛkt ˈɛntri/

direct entries

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Definition of direct entry - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

educationadmission to a program or job without completing lower levels first

The university offers direct entry to its second-year engineering program.

technology

TECH.

method of putting information straight into a system or device

TECH.

Data was uploaded through direct entry into the online form.

Adjective

employment

allowing people to join at a certain level without earlier stages

The company offers a direct entry route for experienced managers.

technology

TECH.

allowing information to be typed or chosen without extra steps

TECH.

The calculator has a direct entry feature for complex formulas.

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Expressions with direct

direct hit

action or statement with immediate powerful effect

Her comment was a direct hit on his ego.

direct line

phone connection without intermediaries

She called the manager on his direct line.

direct response

immediate reaction to a stimulus or action

The joke received a direct response from the audience..

in a direct line

adv.

moving straight from one point to another

The road runs in a direct line to the city.

as a direct result of

adv.

because something happened right after another event

He lost his job as a direct result of the mistake.

come direct from

arrive straight from a place or source without stops

These apples come direct from the farm.

Expressions with entry

barrier to entry

impediment making it hard to start an activity

Lack of information is a barrier to entry for beginners.

diary entry

written record of daily events or thoughts

She wrote a diary entry about her trip to the beach.

entry date

the date when someone starts a job or activity

Her entry date at the new company is next Monday.

entry fee

amount paid to join an event or place

The entry fee for the concert was twenty dollars..

entry point

place where entry is made

The entry point to the park is through the main gate.

no entry

sign indicating entry is forbidden

The door had a no entry sign.

notebook entry

single item in a list within a notebook

Each notebook entry was carefully numbered.

pay on entry

give money when arriving at a place or event

You must pay on entry to join the concert.

data entry

job of entering data into computer systems

She works in data entry at a large corporation.

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entry directing

direct readers from one entry to another

Examples of direct entry in a sentence

The company allows direct entry into management for exceptional graduates.
The survey supports direct entry of responses on tablets.
Direct entry reduces errors caused by manual transcription.
He applied for the direct entry firefighter program.
Direct entry positions are limited to applicants with five years’ experience.
Direct entry menus speed up data input in the booking system.

The app’s direct entry keypad lets users dial extensions instantly.

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French:entrée directe, en accès direct, ...
German:Direkteinstieg, Direkteinstiegs-, ...
Italian:accesso diretto, di accesso diretto, ...
Spanish:acceso directo, de acceso directo, ...
Portuguese:acesso direto, de entrada direta, ...
Chinese:直接入学, 直通的, ...
Japanese:直接入学, 直接採用の, ...
Arabic:قَبُول مُبَاشِر, مُباشِر, ...
Hebrew:קַבָּלָה יְשִׁירָה, יָשִׁיר, ...
Russian:прямое зачисление, прямой, ...
Ukrainian:прямий вступ, прямий, ...
Hindi:डायरेक्ट एंट्री, प्रत्यक्ष इनपुट, ...
Bengali:সরাসরি ভর্তি, সরাসরি প্রবেশাধিকারযুক্ত, ...
Catalan:accés directe, d'accés directe, ...
Czech:přímý nástup, přímý, ...
Danish:direkte optagelse, direkte optag, ...
Dutch:directe instroom, directe-invoer, ...
Greek:άμεση εισαγωγή, απευθείας, ...
Hungarian:közvetlen felvétel, közvetlen belépésű, ...
Khmer:ការចូលរៀន ឬចូលធ្វើការដោយផ្ទាល់ ដោយមិនចាំបាច់បញ្ចប់កម្រិតទាបជាមុន, ចូលបម្រើការងារដោយផ្ទាល់, ...
Korean:직접 입학, 직접 입직, ...
Persian:ورود مستقیم, استخدام مستقیم, ...
Polish:bezpośrednie przyjęcie, umożliwiający rozpoczęcie od określonego szczebla, ...
Portuguese (BR):ingresso direto, direto, ...
Romanian:acces direct, de intrare directă, ...
Swedish:direktantagning, direktinträdes, ...
Thai:การรับตรง, รับเข้าโดยตรง, ...
Turkish:doğrudan kabul, direkt giriş, ...
Vietnamese:tuyển thẳng, vào thẳng, ...

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