Re-enter

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Reenter \Re*en"ter\, Re-enter \Re-en"ter\(r?*?n"t?r), v. t.
     1. To enter again; as, You cannot re-enter the country with
        this visa.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Engraving) To cut deeper, as engraved lines on a plate of


        metal, when the engraving has not been deep enough, or the
        plate has become worn in printing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Computers) To put (data) into a document or form on a
        computer again; -- usually to correct an erroneous entry;
        as, the password was incorrect, and had to be reentered.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Reenter \Re*en"ter\, v. i.
     To enter anew or again.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Reentering angle}, an angle of a polygon pointing inward, as
        a, in the cut.
  
     {Reentering polygon}, a polygon having one or more reentering
        angles.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  re-enter
       v : enter again; "You cannot re-enter the country with this
           visa"