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Former synthetic speech synthesizer company that is now known for its Sabre DAC chips
ESS Technology Incorporated is a private manufacturer of computer multimedia products, Audio DACs and ADCs based in Fremont, California with R&D centers
ESS_Technology
Audio technique that reduces the prominence of sibilance
De-essing (also desibilizing) is any technique intended to reduce or eliminate the excessive prominence of sibilant consonants, such as the sounds normally
De-essing
Topics referred to by the same term
ESS, ess, or -ess in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The suffix -ess (plural -esses) appended to English words makes a female form of the word. ESS or
ESS
Discontinued portable music player brand
Retrieved 2014-04-30. "ES9018-2M DAC Product Brief" (PDF). esstech.com. ESS Technology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 17 January
PonoPlayer
based on the IIT design (and produced by ESS Technology), as their central processor. Devices such as the ESS VideoDrive system on a chip (SoC) also include
MIPS-X
CD-based format meant for digital video distribution
2008-02-12. "ESS Technology, Inc. 2003 Annual Report" (PDF). ESS Technology. 2004. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-03-14. "ESS product to
Video_CD
American entrepreneur and philanthropist
engagement and usage with Paycom’s database. He sees employee self-service (ESS) technology as a necessary change, allowing employees more freedom to manage and
Chad_Richison
Californian audio equipment manufacturer
integrated circuits (ICs) manufactured by ESS Technology (ESS), Analog Devices, and Texas Instruments (TI), such as the ESS 9018/9028 and the TI DAC8812. Audio
Schiit_Audio
Sound chip series by Yamaha
DAC chip, like the YMF262. Yamaha YMF289B and companion YAC516 DAC ESS Technology's in-house developed derivative, termed ESFM, is an enhanced 72-operator
Yamaha_OPL
Semiconductor Auzentech C-Media Conrad Creative Technology Diamond Multimedia Avid Audio E-MU Systems Ensoniq ESS Technology Focusrite Hercules HT Omega Korg Lexicon
List of computer hardware manufacturers
List_of_computer_hardware_manufacturers
Video CD-based optical disc format
Chinese Ministry of Information Industry, with technical support from ESS Technology. High-Quality Video CD (HQ-VCD), developed by the Video CD Consortium
Super_Video_CD
Press. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-262-02877-6. "ES1868 AudioDrive Data Sheet". ESS Technology. Retrieved 9 October 2020. Yamaha LSI: YMF262 FM Operator Type L3 (OPL3)
List_of_sound_chips
Communications (acquired by MaxLinear in 2015) Epistar Epson ESS Technology Everspin Technologies Exar Corporation (established as a subsidiary of Rohm Semiconductor
List of integrated circuit manufacturers
List_of_integrated_circuit_manufacturers
Expansion card that provides input and output of audio signals
Technology (defunct) AdLib (defunct) Aureal Semiconductor (defunct) Auzentech (defunct) C-Media Creative Technology E-mu (bought out by Creative) ESS
Sound_card
port at the back. The player has a built-in ES9038Pro stereo DAC by ESS Technology. Unlike the Panasonic DP-UB9000, UDP900 doesn't feature custom tone
Magnetar_UDP900
Astrophysicist
the technology, used for its "DigiTalker" speech synthesizer, the MM54104. In 1984, Mozer co-founded Electronic Speech Systems (now ESS Technology) to
Forrest_S._Mozer
Android smartphone by LG Electronics
HiFi SoC; 32-bit Stereo Mobile DAC with 2 Volt Headphone Amplifier". ESS Technology. Archived from the original on 2018-07-31. Retrieved 2018-07-31. "What
LG_V20
1993, added support for OEM sound cards (Media Vision, Creative Labs, ESS Technology) and included an improved DOS driver (WSSXLAT.EXE) that provided Sound
Windows_Sound_System
in 1978. Lee has also served on the corporate boards of ESS Technology, Inc., Linear Technology, iBASIS and Daily Wellness Company. Lee was appointed to
David_S._Lee
NYC police SWAT and rescue unit
Squads (ESS) (or "Trucks") are divided geographically as: ESS-1 (Manhattan South) ESS-2 (Manhattan North) ESS-3 (Bronx South) ESS 4 (Bronx North) ESS-5 (Staten
NYPD_Emergency_Service_Unit
Multi-disciplinary research facility in Lund, Sweden
The European Spallation Source ERIC (ESS) is a multi-disciplinary research facility currently under construction in Lund, Sweden. Its Data Management
European_Spallation_Source
Android-based smartphone
13 MP 120° secondary wide angle, f/1.9 on the LG V30S) Sound: Same ESS Technology Hi-Fi DAC as the V30S plus the inclusion of DTS:X 3D Surround Sound
LG_V_series
modern software based technology: EssNet Interactive. At the most EssNet had approximately 400 employees/hired consultants. In 2006 EssNet sold the lottery-operations
EssNet
Bayer in the 1970s Daliel's Bookstore Ekso Bionics - moved to Richmond ESS Technology - moved to Fremont Fantasy Records - primarily now in Hollywood Grey
List of companies based in Berkeley, California
List_of_companies_based_in_Berkeley,_California
Group of all devices on the same wireless network
service set is either a basic service set (BSS) or an extended service set (ESS). A basic service set is a subgroup, within a service set, of devices that
Service_set_(802.11_network)
Mozer. The three had also co-founded ESS Technology years earlier. In 1999 Sensory acquired Fluent Speech Technologies, which was formed and started by a
Sensory,_Inc.
Government agency of the United Kingdom
Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), France European Spallation Source (ESS), Sweden The Hartree Centre for high performance computing and data analytics
Science and Technology Facilities Council
Science_and_Technology_Facilities_Council
This ESS project is reckoned as the second-largest utility in the world, finished its construction in September, 2011, using battery technology supplied
BYD_ESS
East German economic policy (1968–1970)
The state set the 1969–1970 goals for high-technology sectors even higher still. Failure to meet the ESS's goals resulted in the termination of the reform
Economic_System_of_Socialism
Protocol to replicate storage volume to another site
Global Mirror for ESS, which is a controller-based solution for either the open systems or z/Series environments. Both Global Mirror for ESS (Asynchronous
Extended_Remote_Copy
Analog videocassette recording format
expensive and used only in professional environments. In the 1970s, videotape technology became affordable for home use, and widespread adoption of videocassette
VHS
Notebook computer series by IBM
sound with a 3.5 mm in/out/microphone and midi port controlled by a ESS Technology ES1688 audio chip. A lot of software was also available depending on
ThinkPad_365
Lithium ion battery company
for electric commercial vehicles and utility-scale energy storage systems (ESS). Microvast has manufacturing facilities in the United States, China, and
Microvast
Public university in Hefei, Anhui, China
Technology of China". en.ess.ustc.edu.cn. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2016. "University of Science and Technology
University of Science and Technology of China
University_of_Science_and_Technology_of_China
energy storage systems (ESS). It is a member of the Incu-Tech Programme, a Hong Kong Government and HK Science and Technology Park initiative. Ampd Energy
Ampd_Energy
Series of laptops
deliver higher performances with Intel Turbo Boost technology and Intel Hyper Threading technology (available in three performance levels). Toshiba included
Dynabook_Tecra
2025 UN General Assemble Resolution at 11th ESS
underlying a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine. The eleventh ESS has been 'adjourned' and 'resumed' on numerous occasions over the past several
United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-11/7
United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_ES-11/7
Telephone switch that interconnects telephone circuits
In telecommunications, an electronic switching system (ESS) is a telephone switch that uses solid-state electronics, such as digital electronics and computerized
Electronic_switching_system
European Research Infrastructure (ESS ERIC) (2025). "European Social Survey European Research Infrastructure (ESS ERIC) (2025) ESS11 - integrated file
Religion_in_Belgium
Technology for telephone exchanges
memory in the switching system. SPC was the enabling technology of electronic switching systems (ESS) developed in the Bell System in the 1950s, and may
Stored_program_control
Software
and letter form. Employee self-service (ESS) provides employees access to their personal records and details. ESS features include allowing employees to
Human resource management system
Human_resource_management_system
Danish small molten salt reactor startup
and engineers with educational roots at the Niels Bohr Institute, CERN, ESS (European Spallation Source) and DTU (Technical University of Denmark) who
Saltfoss_Energy
Series of laptops by Compaq
well as output video to television sets and projectors. Compaq used ESS Technology's Sound Blaster–compatible AudioDrive chips to handle audio and used
Compaq_LTE_5000_series
Type of hardware test
Environmental stress screening (ESS) refers to the process of exposing a newly manufactured or repaired product or component (typically electronic) to
Environmental stress screening
Environmental_stress_screening
Topics referred to by the same term
Beloved Jack Marsh (1874–1916), Australian cricketer John Marsh, CFO of ESS Technology This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name
John_Marsh
Taiwanese technology company
infrastructure using IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM Elastic Storage Server (ESS), efficiently managing and scaling its data storage capabilities to meet
Wiwynn
British academic (born 1966)
Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) and European Spallation Source ERIC (ESS). Thomson was appointed director-general of CERN on 1 January 2026. Thomson
Mark_Thomson_(physicist)
Archaic form of the Latin-script letter s (ſ)
showing the alphabet with ligatures and double letters, including long ess (ſ) ß (Eszett) – Letter of the Latin alphabet; used in the German language
Long_s
Source code made freely available
ethical school – Charles Ess and David Berry are researching whether ethics can learn anything from an open-source approach. Ess famously even defined the
Open_source
Audio equipment manufacturing company
Motion Transformer which was a key component of the ESS AMT series of speakers. Pass worked at ESS designing crossovers and enclosures through 1973. He
Threshold_Audio
American audio technology company
supplier of 3D audio technology. By 1998, Sensaura had licensed its technology to the audio chip manufacturers (ESS Technology, Crystal Semiconductor/Cirrus
Sensaura
U.S. large-cap stock market index
several exchange-traded funds and mutual funds that track the index. Technology Consumer Discretionary Industrials Financials Health Care Nvidia - Nasdaq: NVDA
Russell_1000_Index
Emotion-sensitive software (ESS) is software specifically designed to target and monitor emotional response in a human being. Some software measures anger
Emotion-sensitive_software
City in Karnataka, India
2016. Retrieved 14 January 2015. "Historical geography of ancient India". Ess Ess Publication, Delhi. 1976. Kashyap, Sharvari (25 May 2019). "Koppal: historical
Koppal
Singaporean private space company
designed as a flight test for ESS' HRF-1 solid fuel formulation, which is a development of the company's Chief Technology Officer Jamie Anderson. The LAD
Equatorial_Space_Systems
the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2015. "Marvell Technology and Flex Set to Join S&P 500; Others to Join S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap
List_of_S&P_500_companies
Laptop model series
professionals. Portégé laptops occasionally featured first-in-the-world technologies. The R500 was one such machine, first of its kind in terms of form factor
Dynabook_Portégé
Swedish computer scientist and software engineer
on the experience of EssUP Ivar and his team, in particular Ian Spence and Pan Wei Ng, developed EssWork starting in 2006. EssWork is a framework for
Ivar_Jacobson
Early skeptic of Islam and a critic of religion in general (827–920 CE)
did not deny the existence of a Creator. The German orientalist Josef van Ess argued that Ibn al-Rawandi's shift did not align with any particular philosophical
Ibn_al-Rawandi
Family of wireless network protocols
Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Edney, Jon (2004), "What is an ESS?", IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee Meeting, July 2004, Piscataway, New
Wi-Fi
Defunct telecommunications node in the United States; part of the Bell System
Wetherell. "No. 1 ESS Apparatus and Equipment". Bell System Technical Journal. 1964. Al L Varney. "Questions About The No. 1 ESS Switch". 1991. Adar
Number One Electronic Switching System
Number_One_Electronic_Switching_System
South Korean battery maker
the world, with its product applications including electric vehicles and ESS. LG Chem started a battery business after LG Group chairman Koo Bon-moo visited
LG_Energy_Solution
American artist
Ess McKee is an American multimedia artist whose work has been featured in We.The Culture, an exhibit at Newfields Indianapolis Museum of Art. As an artist
Ess_McKee
Electric vehicle fast charging system
integrated energy storage system (ESS) to prevent the 1,500 kW output from overloading local municipal power grids. The standard ESS configuration includes two
BYD_Flash_Charging
Management support systems
executive information system (EIS), also known as an executive support system (ESS), is a type of management support system that facilitates and supports senior
Executive_information_system
Thana in Dhaka South City Corporation, Bangladesh
International school, Marie Curie School, Sunnydale, European Standard School (ESS) are located in this area. Dhaka City College is also located here. Among
Dhanmondi_Thana
American actor (born 1947)
15, 2023. Ramsey Ess (January 4, 2013). "The Short Films of Albert Brooks". Archived February 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. Ess, Ramsey (January 4
Albert_Brooks
Finnish multinational corporation
Corporation is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation, originally established as a pulp
Nokia
Financial index
duration of consecutive yearly dividend increases. Sector makeup Information Technology (2.90%) Financials (14.0%) Industrials (21.7%) Consumer Discretionary
S&P_500_Dividend_Aristocrats
The table below lists information technology initialisms and acronyms in common and current usage. These acronyms are used to discuss LAN, internet, WAN
List of information technology initialisms
List_of_information_technology_initialisms
Measure of energy loss in storage systems
Roundtrip efficiency is a key performance metric for an energy storage system (ESS) that characterizes the loss energy during a full cycle of charge and discharge
Roundtrip_efficiency
Computer file operation
Archived from the original on 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2013-03-16. Sherry Ess (2017-07-01). "Automated HID File Download Tool". Grow: Plant Health Exchange
Download
Neologism coined by Italian philosopher
effects of hyperconnectivity in psychology, and technology and law and criminology. Simon, Judith; Ess, Charles (March 2015). "The ONLIFE Initiative—a
Onlife
Device put on or in the ears that plays sound
Ionic. The first Heil AMT headphone was marketed by ESS Laboratories and was essentially an ESS AMT tweeter from one of the company's speakers being
Headphones
Relational database programming language
the official pronunciation for "SQL" was an initialism: /ˌɛsˌkjuːˈɛl/ ("ess cue el"). Regardless, many English-speaking database professionals (including
SQL
British foodservice company
consumer group, to acquire Fazer Food Services. Compass Group's subsidiary ESS became a UN-registered food vendor in 2000 and then won contracts to supply
Compass_Group
Status groups of the medieval society in Central Europe
Count(ess) of the Empire Reichsgraf1/Reichsgräfin County Grafschaft Burgrave/Burgravine Burggraf/Burggräfin Burgraviate Burggrafschaft Baron(ess) of the
German_nobility
Prolofic Audio Amplifier Designer & Enthusiast
founded the small speaker company PMA. From 1973 to 1974, he was employed at ESS and assisted Dr. Oskar Heil with crossover design, woofer selection, and
Nelson_Pass
Seasonal adjustment tool
Bundesbank, Insee and Eurostat – European Commission in accordance with the ESS Guidelines on seasonal adjustment. It supports TRAMO&SEATS and X-12-ARIMA
Demetra+
German company
other technologies. Viessmann first acquired wood combustion specialists Mawera and Köb, followed by KWT, a manufacturer of large heat pumps and ESS for
Viessmann
the Netherlands "European Social Survey European Research Infrastructure (ESS ERIC) (2025) ESS11 - integrated file, edition 3.0 [Data set]". Sikt - Norwegian
Irreligion_in_Belgium
Country in Southeast Europe
from the original (PDF) on 15 December 2010. "Dagens ESS: Religiøsitet og kirkebesøk" [Today ESS: Religiosity and church visits] (in Norwegian). Forskning
Greece
System of library classification
Classification (6th Edition) by Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, published by Ess Ess Publications, Delhi, India Chan, Lois Mai. Cataloging and Classification:
Colon_classification
Marine power station
is then stored inside of the Energy Storage System (ESS). A cable transfers electricity from the ESS to an Under Sea Substation which acts as a hub for
PowerBuoy
Energy storage system using electrochemical secondary cells
(October 2023). "Unraveling the Characteristics of ESS Fires in South Korea: An In-Depth Analysis of ESS Fire Investigation Outcomes". Fire. 6 (10): 389
Battery_energy_storage_system
Student information system by Capita
and sanctions and the management and documentation of public examinations. ESS also offer modules aimed at specific sectors, such as a fee billing system
School Information Management System
School_Information_Management_System
Endangered Yupik language spoken by the Siberian Yupik people near the Bering Strait
Native Languages Official". NPR. "Documentation for ISO 639 identifier: ess". ISO 639-3 Registration Authority - SIL International. Retrieved 8 July
Central Siberian Yupik language
Central_Siberian_Yupik_language
Standard example in game theory
other optimal strategies. This can also be illustrated using the Darwinian ESS simulation. In such a simulation, tit-for-tat will almost always come to
Prisoner's_dilemma
Swiss federal research institute
treatment and drinking water treatment plants. Environmental Social Sciences (ESS) - investigates environment-related societal processes from the background
Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Swiss_Federal_Institute_of_Aquatic_Science_and_Technology
No. 1 ESS (1ESS) No. 1 ESS 2-Wire No. 1 ESS 4-Wire No. 1A ESS No. 2 ESS (2ESS) No. 2A ESS No. 2B ESS No. 2C ESS No. 3 ESS (3ESS) No. 101 ESS, a TDM PBX
List_of_telephone_switches
European Research Infrastructure (ESS ERIC) (2025). "European Social Survey European Research Infrastructure (ESS ERIC) (2025) ESS11 - integrated file
Christianity_by_country
American advanced materials company
Fastmarkets. Retrieved 2026-01-23. Shah, Junaid. "Lyten Acquires 6 GWh Dwa Battery ESS From Northvolt". www.saurenergy.com. Retrieved 2026-01-23. Connolly, Paul
Lyten
Financial software application
based on transactional activity and account events * EMV Scripting System (ESS) - Rules engine based EMV script management * Key Management System (KMS)
VisionPLUS
Web archive
as they appear to visitors. A 2025 investigation by journalist Henk van Ess found that AI chatbots—including ChatGPT, Perplexity AI, Grok, and Claude—exploit
Archive.today
Disorder involving pauses in breathing during sleep
life. Daytime sleepiness can be assessed with the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), a self-reported questionnaire on the propensity to fall asleep or doze
Sleep_apnea
Type of loudspeaker
and function as full range headphones. The AMT was first used in 1972 by ESS (ElectroStatic Sound Systems), a California company based in Sacramento.
Air_Motion_Transformer
Ancient city of Sumer and Babylonia
2001 to 2002, the German Archaeological Institute team led by Margarete van Ess, with Joerg Fassbinder and Helmut Becker, conducted a partial magnetometer
Uruk
Computer network that links devices using wireless communication within a limited area
extended service set (ESS) is a set of connected BSSs. Access points in an ESS are connected by a distribution system. Each ESS has an ID called the SSID
Wireless_LAN
Swedish telecommunications company
inventor of Bluetooth technology. The company sells infrastructure, software, and services in information and communications technology for telecommunications
Ericsson
Digital musical instrument
Takahito Eguchi Timbaland Masterson, Ian (Jan 1993). "Ensoniq ASR-10". Music Technology. United Kingdom: Music Maker Publications (UK), Future Publishing. pp
Ensoniq_ASR-10
ESS TECHNOLOGY
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Female
English
Pet form of English Elizabeth, BESS means "God is my oath."Â
Boy/Male
Welsh
Legendary son of Erim.
Female
Celtic
, young warrior(ess).
Female
Greek
(Ἠώς) Greek name EOS means "dawn." In mythology, this is the name of the goddess of dawn. Equated with Latin Aurora.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Devoted to God.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Apparently a metronymic from the female personal name Bess, pet form of Elizabeth.German : short form of Betz.In some cases it is probably an altered spelling of French Besse.
Female
English
 Short form of English Jessica JESS means "one who beholds" or "one who looks out." Compare with masculine Jess.
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of Greek Esaias, ESA means "God is salvation."
Surname or Lastname
Scandinavian (especially Norwegian), Scottish, and northern English
Scandinavian (especially Norwegian), Scottish, and northern English : topographic name for someone who lived on a headland or promontory, Old Norse nes, or a habitational name from any of the numerous places named with this word; there are over a hundred farms in Norway and many settlements in Scotland and northern England so namedEnglish : according to Reaney and Wilson, a variant of Nash.German : habitational name from places called Nesse in Oldenburg and Friesland.German : from a short form of the female personal name Agnes (see Agnes 1).
Surname or Lastname
Probably a shortened form of an unidentified Jewish surname.English
Probably a shortened form of an unidentified Jewish surname.English : variant of Lass 3.
Boy/Male
Hindu
God, Lord Vishnu
Girl/Female
Greek Latin
The dawn.
Girl/Female
Greek American Hebrew English
From the Hebrew Elisheba, meaning either oath of God, or God is satisfaction. Famous bearer: Old...
Male
English
 Short form of English Jesse, JESS means "gift." Compare with feminine Jess.
Female
English
Short form of English Tessa, TESS means "harvester."Â
Female
English
 English pet form of Persian Esther, ESSA means "star." Compare with masculine Essa.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Jesse.
Boy/Male
Hebrew American
Jehovah exists.
Surname or Lastname
Norwegian
Norwegian : habitational name from a farmstead named with Old Norse æsin ‘hill’ + vin ‘meadow’.German : unexplained.English : unexplained.
Girl/Female
Hebrew Scottish
Rich. God beholds. The daughter of Shylock in Shakespeare's play 'The Merchant of Venice'.
ESS TECHNOLOGY
ESS TECHNOLOGY
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu
Teacher; Another Name for Drona
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Beloved of Shree Sai Baba
Girl/Female
Hindu
Affection, Preeti, Motherly Love
Boy/Male
Muslim
Abdul Hameed | عبدولØمید
Servant of the praiseworthy, The ever praised
Boy/Male
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi
Moon
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
One who Designs
Boy/Male
Hindu
The Moon
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Peace
Boy/Male
English American
Lives in the court.
Surname or Lastname
North German
North German : from a Middle Low German personal name, Asc, originally meaning ‘spearman’ (see Ash).German : habitational name from any of various minor places named with asch ‘ash (tree)’. Compare Ascher.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant of Ash.English : variant spelling of Ash. See also Asche.
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n.
An ass; or (less frequently) a mule.
n.
A promontory; a cape; a headland.
v. t.
To supply with a mess.
n.
A disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or from misunderstanding; as, he made a mess of it.
n.
A quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for a person or party for one meal; as, a mess of pottage; also, the food given to a beast at one time.
v. t.
To lay a tax upon; to assess.
n.
An ass; esp., one driven by a huckster or greengrocer.
v. i.
To take meals with a mess; to belong to a mess; to eat (with others); as, I mess with the wardroom officers.
n.
The milk given by a cow at one milking.
n.
Mass; church service.
n.
The inferior, younger, or smaller.
a.
Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter; inferior; as, a less quantity or number; a horse of less size or value; in less time than before.
v. t.
To make less; to lessen.
n.
A tax; an assessment. See Cess.
adv.
Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or loud; less beautiful.
n.
A set of four; -- from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner.
n.
A quadruped of the genus Equus (E. asinus), smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow, and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which are swift-footed.
n.
A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is prepared in common; especially, persons in the military or naval service who eat at the same table; as, the wardroom mess.