Definition of Close

Babylon English Dictionary
end, conclusion; act of closing; enclosed area; plug
shut; be shut; finish, complete
nearby, close by; closely
near, adjacent; intimate; careful; oppressive; secretive; stingy; dense, compact; tight-fitting; crowded
nice try but no cigar, good and close but not correct; almost but not entirely successful; good but incorrect guess
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Close Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
English-Latin Online Dictionary
propter, termino, claudo (clausus), propinquus
Glossary of Dance Terminology
To bring the feet together without a change of weight
Close Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
(v. t.)
Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation.
  
(v. t.)
Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict; not wandering; as, a close observer.
  
(v. t.)
A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the houses within.
  
(v. i.)
To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight.
  
(v. i.)
To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six o'clock.
  
(v. i.)
To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a wound, or parts separated.
  
(n.)
To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.
  
(n.)
To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine.
  
(n.)
To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up.
  
(n.)
To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to close a course of instruction.
  
(n.)
The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.
  
(n.)
The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.
  
(n.)
Conclusion; cessation; ending; end.
  
(n.)
A grapple in wrestling.
  
(n.)
A double bar marking the end.
  
(adv.)
Secretly; darkly.
  
(adv.)
In a close manner.
  
(v. t.)
Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French, Italian, and German; -- opposed to open.
  
(v. t.)
The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not inclosed.
  
(v. t.)
Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner.
  
(v. t.)
Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.
  
(v. t.)
Short; as, to cut grass or hair close.
  
(v. t.)
Parsimonious; stingy.
  
(v. t.)
Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden.
  
(v. t.)
Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc.
  
(v. t.)
Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote.
  
(v. t.)
Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters.
  
(v. t.)
Intimate; familiar; confidential.
  
(v. t.)
Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact; as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as applied to liquids.
  
(v. t.)
Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent.
  
(v. t.)
Difficult to obtain; as, money is close.
  
(v. t.)
Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning.
  
(v. t.)
An inclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of land surrounded by a wall, hedge, or fence of any kind; -- specifically, the precinct of a cathedral or abbey.
  
(v. t.)
Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; -- often followed by to.
  
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
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close
\close\ (?), a. [compar. closer (?); superl. closest.] [of. & f. clos, p. p. of clore. see close, v. t.]
1. shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. from a close bower this dainty music flowed.
2. narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters. "a close prison."
3. oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc. if the rooms be low-roofed, or full of windows and doors, the one maketh the air close, and the other maketh it exceeding unequal.
4. strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close prisoner.
5. out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden. "he yet kept himself close because of saul." xii. 1 "her close intent."
6. disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent. "for secrecy, no lady closer."
7. having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact; as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as applied to liquids. the golden globe being put into a press, the water made itself way through the pores of that very close metal.
8. concise; to the point; as, close reasoning. "where the original is close no version can reach it in the same compass."
9. adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; -- often followed by to. plant the spring crocuses close to a wall. the thought of the man of sorrows seemed a very close thing -- not a faint hearsay. eliot.
10. short; as, to cut grass or hair close.
11. intimate; familiar; confidential. league with you i seek and mutual amity, so strait, so close, that i with you must dwell, or you with me.
12. nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote. "a close contest."
13. difficult to obtain; as, money is close.
14. parsimonious; stingy. "a crusty old fellow, as close as a vise."
15. adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact; strict; as, a close translation.
16. accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating; strict; not wandering; as, a close observer.
17. (phon.) uttered with a relatively contracted opening of the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in french, italian, and german; -- opposed to open.
close
borough. see under borough.
close
breeding. see under breeding.
close
communion, communion in the lord's supper, restricted to those who have received baptism by immersion.
close
corporation, a body or corporation which fills its own vacancies.
close
fertilization. (bot.) see fertilization.
close
harmony (mus.), compact harmony, in which the tones composing each chord are not widely distributed over several octaves.
close
time, a fixed period during which killing game or catching certain fish is prohibited by law.
close
vowel (pron.), a vowel which is pronounced with a diminished aperture of the lips, or with contraction of the cavity of the mouth.
close
to the wind (naut.), directed as nearly to the point from which the wind blows as it is possible to sail; closehauled; -- said of a vessel.
close
\close\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. closed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. closing.] [from of. & f. clos, p. p. of clore to close, fr. l. claudere; akin to g. schliessen to shut, and to e. clot, cloister, clavicle, conclude, sluice. cf. clause, n.] 1. to stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close the eyes; to close a door.
2. to bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up.
3. to bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a barga
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Meaning
Come disappointingly close to success.
Origin
Early slot machines gave out cigars as prizes.
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Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
v., dún, druid
I close: dúnaim
close (to): gar (do)
closed: dúnta
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Amrentyn = n. close of the eye
Cadlas = n. a close, a croft, a yard
Cae = n. an inclosure, a hedge, a field; a. inclosed, shut, close
Caeadu = v. to inclose, to close
Caued = a. inclose, shut, close
Cauedig = a. shut, close
Claws = n. a close; yard
Clo = n. lock, close; knob
Cloi = v. to close, to lock
Clwys = n. a close, an inclosure
Cor = n. circle; close; crib; college; choir
Cyfyng = a. narrow, strait, close
Cyfyngu = v. to narrow, to close
Cymu = v. to close together
Cynghau = v. to close together
Cyspell = n. propinquity, a. close together, compact
Digyfwng = a. close, immediate
Durfin = a. dense, close hard
Gardd = n. a close; a garden
Gower = n. a croft, a close
Gynell = n. a close gown
Llud = n. pure ore, wealth = a. close, compact, essential
Mwll = a. close, warm, sultry
Mwrn = n. sultry weather, a. sultry, close, warm
Pen-gloi = to close the end
Pennod = n. a close; a chapter
Tesog = a. sunny, hot, close, sultry
Ul = n. what is humid; closeness = a. damp; close, muggy
Wnc, Wng = a. close, near, hard by
Wrth = n. a touch, contact, prep. close to; by; with
Yng = n. what is close upon; a bare touch; a slight hint
Australian Slang
(surfing) (of a wave) break simultaneously along the entire length, thus offering no practical surface for surfing
(of a remark, joke, etc.) near the limit of what is permitted or acceptable
phrase indicating that someone has made a good, but nevertheless incorrect, guess
phrase indicating that someone has made a good, but nevertheless incorrect, guess
WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
(synonym) stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion
(hypernym) end, ending
(derivation) conclude
2. the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..."
(synonym) conclusion, end, closing, ending
(hypernym) section, subdivision
(hyponym) anticlimax, bathos
(part-holonym) narration, recital, yarn
3. the concluding part of any performance
(synonym) finale, closing curtain, finis
(hypernym) finish, finishing
(derivation) conclude

Verb
1. cease to operate or cause to cease operating; "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."
(synonym) fold, shut down, close down
(antonym) open, open up
(hyponym) adjourn, withdraw, retire
(derivation) closer
2. complete a business deal, negotiation, or an agreement; "We closed on the house on Friday"; "They closed the deal on the building"
(hypernym) end, terminate
3. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut; "Close the door"; "shut the window"
(synonym) shut
(antonym) open, open up
(hyponym) snap
(cause) shut
(verb-group) shut
(derivation) blockage, closure, occlusion
4. bar access to; "Due to the accident, the road had to be closed for several hours"
(hypernym) barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar
(derivation) blockage, closure, occlusion
5. finish or terminate (meetings, speeches, etc.); "The meeting was closed with a charge by the chairman of the board"
(antonym) open
(hypernym) end, terminate
(derivation) closure, closedown, closing, shutdown
6. draw near; "The probe closed with the space station"
(hypernym) approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
(derivation) closing, closure
7. come to a close; "The concert closed with a nocturne by Chopin"
(synonym) conclude
(hypernym) end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
(derivation) stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion
8. become closed; "The windows closed with a loud bang"
(synonym) shut
(antonym) open, open up
(hypernym) change state, turn
(verb-group) shut
(derivation) shutting, closing
9. come together, as if in an embrace; "Her arms closed around her long lost relative"
(synonym) come together
(hypernym) move
10. unite or bring into contact or bring together the edges of; "close the circuit"; "close a wound"
(hypernym) join, bring together
(derivation) closing, closure
11. bring together all the elements or parts of; "Management closed ranks"
(hypernym) join, bring together
12. engage at close quarters; "close with the enemy"
(hypernym) prosecute, engage, pursue
(derivation) closing, closure
13. be priced or listed when trading stops; "The stock market closed high this Friday"; "My new stocks closed at $59 last night"
(hypernym) trade
14. cause a window or an application to disappear on a computer desktop
(antonym) open
(hypernym) end, terminate
(derivation) closure, closedown, closing, shutdown
15. change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact
(hypernym) move
(classification) ball game, ballgame
16. fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?"
(synonym) fill up
(hypernym) fill
(hyponym) seal
(derivation) blockage, closure, occlusion
17. finish a game in baseball by protecting a lead; "The relief pitcher closed with two runs in the second inning"
(hypernym) complete, finish

Adjective
1. at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships"
(antonym) distant
(similar) adjacent, next, side by side(p)
(attribute) distance
2. close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance"
(antonym) distant
(similar) approximate, near
3. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"
(synonym) near
(similar) adjacent
(attribute) distance
4. rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures"
(similar) careful
5. marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"
(synonym) faithful
(similar) accurate
6. (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game"
(synonym) tight
(similar) equal
7. crowded; "close quarters"
(synonym) confining
(similar) confined
8. lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke"
(synonym) airless, stuffy, unaired
(similar) unventilated
9. of textiles; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave"
(synonym) tight
(similar) fine
10. strictly confined or guarded; "kept under close custody"
(similar) restrained
11. confined to specific persons; "a close secret"
(similar) private
12. fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit"
(synonym) snug, close-fitting
(similar) tight
13. used of hair or haircuts; "a close military haircut"
(similar) short
14. giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man"
(synonym) cheeseparing, near, penny-pinching
(similar) stingy, ungenerous
15. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"
(synonym) closelipped, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped
(similar) uncommunicative, incommunicative

Adverb
1. near in time or place or relationship; "as the wedding day drew near"; "stood near the door"; "don't shoot until they come near"; "getting near to the true explanation"; "her mother is always near"; "The end draws nigh"; "the bullet didn't come close"; "don't get too close to the fire"
(synonym) near, nigh
2. in an attentive manner; "he remained close on his guard"
(synonym) closely, tight
Close Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary
The period at the end of the trading session. Sometimes used to refer to closing price. Related: Opening .
Copyright © 2000, Campbell R. Harvey. All Rights Reserved.
MONASH Marketing Dictionary
the critical stage in the selling process when the salesperson attempts to obtain the buyer's commitment to the purchase.
2004 (c) Copyright & Reprint Courtesy of the Dept. of Marketing, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University; edited by Mr. Don Bradmore.
Close Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Phobia
Fear of being close to high buildings
Close Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
JDK Doc(JAVA)
- Method in class java.io.Reader 
public abstract void close () throws IOException 
Close the stream. Once a stream has been closed, further read(), ready(), mark(), or reset() invocations will throw an IOException. Closing a previously-closed stream, however, has no effect.Throws: IOException - If an I/O error occurs
- Method in class java.io.ObjectOutputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes the stream. This method must be called to release any resources associated with the stream.Specified by:  close in interface ObjectOutput Overrides: close in class OutputStream Throws: IOException - If an I/O error has occurred.
- Method in class java.io.FilterOutputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes this output stream and releases any system resources associated with the stream. The close method of FilterOutputStream calls its flush method, and then calls the close method of its underlying output stream.Overrides: close in class OutputStream Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs.See Also:  flush() , out
- Method in class java.io.ByteArrayInputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes this input stream and releases any system resources associated with the stream. Overrides: close in class InputStream Tags copied from class: InputStream  Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
- Method in class java.io.BufferedInputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes this input stream and releases any system resources associated with the stream.Overrides: close in class FilterInputStream Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
- Method in class java.io.PushbackInputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes this input stream and releases any system resources associated with the stream.Overrides: close in class FilterInputStream Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
- Method in class java.io.FilterReader 
public void close () throws IOException 
Close the stream.Overrides: close in class Reader Throws: IOException - If an I/O error occurs
- Method in class java.io.PushbackReader 
public void close () throws IOException 
Close the stream.Overrides: close in class FilterReader Throws: IOException - If an I/O error occurs
- Method in class java.io.StringReader 
public void close ()
Close the stream.Overrides: close in class Reader Tags copied from class: Reader  Throws: IOException - If an I/O error occurs
- Method in class java.io.FileOutputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes this file output stream and releases any system resources associated with this stream. This file output stream may no longer be used for writing bytes.Overrides: close in class OutputStream Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
- Method in class java.io.FilterWriter 
public void close () throws IOException 
Close the stream.Overrides: close in class Writer Throws: IOException - If an I/O error occurs
- Method in class java.io.InputStreamReader 
public void close () throws IOException 
Close the stream.Overrides: close in class Reader Throws: IOException - If an I/O error occurs
- Method in class java.io.PipedOutputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes this piped output stream and releases any system resources associated with this stream. This stream may no longer be used for writing bytes.Overrides: close in class OutputStream Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
- Method in class java.io.PipedInputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes this piped input stream and releases any system resources associated with the stream.Overrides: close in class InputStream Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
- Method in class java.io.PipedWriter 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes this piped output stream and releases any system resources associated with this stream. This stream may no longer be used for writing characters.Overrides: close in class Writer Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
- Method in class java.io.BufferedReader 
public void close () throws IOException 
Close the stream.Overrides: close in class Reader Throws: IOException - If an I/O error occurs
- Method in class java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes this output stream and releases any system resources associated with this stream. A closed stream cannot perform output operations and cannot be reopened. Overrides: close in class OutputStream Tags copied from class: OutputStream  Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
- Method in class java.io.PipedReader 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes this piped stream and releases any system resources associated with the stream.Overrides: close in class Reader Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
- Method in class java.io.PrintWriter 
public void close ()
Close the stream.Overrides: close in class Writer Tags copied from class: Writer  Throws: IOException - If an I/O error occurs
- Method in class java.io.SequenceInputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes this input stream and releases any system resources associated with the stream. A closed SequenceInputStream cannot perform input operations and cannot be reopened. If this stream was created from an enumeration, all remaining elements are requested from the enumeration and closed before the close method returns. of InputStream .Overrides: close in class InputStream Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
- Method in class java.io.RandomAccessFile 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes this random access file stream and releases any system resources associated with the stream. A closed random access file cannot perform input or output operations and cannot be reopened.Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
- Method in class java.io.PrintStream 
public void close ()
Close the stream. This is done by flushing the stream and then closing the underlying output stream.Overrides: close in class FilterOutputStream See Also:  OutputStream.close()
- Method in interface java.io.ObjectInput 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes the input stream. Must be called to release any resources associated with the stream.Throws: IOException - If an I/O error has occurred.
- Method in class java.io.CharArrayWriter 
public void close ()
Close the stream. This method does not release the buffer, since its contents might still be required.Overrides: close in class Writer Tags copied from class: Writer  Throws: IOException - If an I/O error occurs
- Method in class java.io.BufferedWriter 
public void close () throws IOException 
Close the stream.Overrides: close in class Writer Throws: IOException - If an I/O error occurs
- Method in interface java.io.ObjectOutput 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes the stream. This method must be called to release any resources associated with the stream.Throws: IOException - If an I/O error has occurred.
- Method in class java.io.StringWriter 
public void close () throws IOException 
Close the stream. This method does not release the buffer, since its contents might still be required.Overrides: close in class Writer Tags copied from class: Writer  Throws: IOException - If an I/O error occurs
- Method in class java.io.CharArrayReader 
public void close ()
Close the stream.Overrides: close in class Reader Tags copied from class: Reader  Throws: IOException - If an I/O error occurs
- Method in class java.io.ObjectInputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes the input stream. Must be called to release any resources associated with the stream.Specified by:  close in interface ObjectInput Overrides: close in class InputStream Throws: IOException - If an I/O error has occurred.
- Method in class java.net.DatagramSocket 
public void close ()
Closes this datagram socket.
- Method in class java.net.Socket 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes this socket.Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs when closing this socket.
- Method in class java.net.DatagramSocketImpl 
protected abstract void close ()
Close the socket.
- Method in class java.net.ServerSocket 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes this socket.Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs when closing the socket.
- Method in class java.io.Writer 
public abstract void close () throws IOException 
Close the stream, flushing it first. Once a stream has been closed, further write() or flush() invocations will cause an IOException to be thrown. Closing a previously-closed stream, however, has no effect.Throws: IOException - If an I/O error occurs
- Method in class java.net.SocketImpl 
protected abstract void close () throws IOException 
Closes this socket.Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs when closing this socket.
- Method in interface java.sql.ResultSet 
public void close () throws SQLException 
Releases this ResultSet object's database and JDBC resources immediately instead of waiting for this to happen when it is automatically closed. A ResultSet is automatically closed by the Statement that generated it when that Statement is closed, re-executed, or is used to retrieve the next result from a sequence of multiple results. A ResultSet is also automatically closed when it is garbage collected.Throws: SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- Method in interface java.sql.Connection 
public void close () throws SQLException 
Releases a Connection's database and JDBC resources immediately instead of waiting for them to be automatically released. A Connection is automatically closed when it is garbage collected. Certain fatal errors also result in a closed Connection.Throws: SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- Method in interface java.sql.Statement 
public void close () throws SQLException 
Releases this Statement object's database and JDBC resources immediately instead of waiting for this to happen when it is automatically closed. It is generally good practice to release resources as soon as you are finished with them to avoid tying up database resources. A Statement is automatically closed when it is garbage collected. When a Statement is closed, its current ResultSet, if one exists, is also closed.Throws: SQLException - if a database access error occurs
- Method in class java.util.zip.ZipFile 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes the ZIP file.
- Method in class java.util.zip.DeflaterOutputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Writes remaining compressed data to the output stream and closes the underlying stream.Overrides: close in class FilterOutputStream Throws: IOException - if an I/O error has occurred
- Method in class java.util.zip.ZipOutputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes the ZIP output stream as well as the stream being filtered.Overrides: close in class DeflaterOutputStream Throws: ZipException - if a ZIP file error has occurred - if an I/O error has occurredIOException - if an I/O error has occurred
- Method in class java.util.zip.InflaterInputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes the input stream.Overrides: close in class FilterInputStream Throws: IOException - if an I/O error has occurred
- Method in class java.util.zip.ZipInputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes the ZIP input stream.Overrides: close in class InflaterInputStream Throws: IOException - if an I/O error has occurred
- Method in class java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes the input stream.Overrides: close in class InflaterInputStream Throws: IOException - if an I/O error has occurred
- Method in class java.io.OutputStreamWriter 
public void close () throws IOException 
Close the stream.Overrides: close in class Writer Throws: IOException - If an I/O error occurs
- Method in class java.util.zip.GZIPOutputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Writes remaining compressed data to the output stream and closes the underlying stream.Overrides: close in class DeflaterOutputStream Throws: IOException - if an I/O error has occurred
- Method in class javax.swing.ProgressMonitorInputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Overrides FilterInputStream.close to close the progress monitor as well as the stream.Overrides: close in class FilterInputStream Tags copied from class: FilterInputStream  Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs.See Also:  FilterInputStream.in
- Method in class javax.swing.ProgressMonitor 
public void close ()
Indicate that the operation is complete. This happens automatically when the value set by setProgress is >= max, but it may be called earlier if the operation ends early.
- Method in class java.io.InputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes this input stream and releases any system resources associated with the stream. The close method of InputStream does nothing.Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
- Method in class java.io.FileInputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes this file input stream and releases any system resources associated with the stream.Overrides: close in class InputStream Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
- Method in class java.io.FilterInputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes this input stream and releases any system resources associated with the stream. This method simply performs in.close().Overrides: close in class InputStream Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs.See Also:  in
- Method in class java.io.OutputStream 
public void close () throws IOException 
Closes this output stream and releases any system resources associated with this stream. The general contract of close is that it closes the output stream. A closed stream cannot perform output operations and cannot be reopened. The close method of OutputStream does nothing.Throws: IOException - if an I/O error occurs.
Multimedia Glossary
a command used to reduce a window to an icon or to quit an application
Close Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Close may refer to:
  • Close (surname)

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The claustrum is a thin, irregular, sheet of neurons which is attached to the underside of the neocortex in the center of the brain. It is suspected to be present in the brains of all mammals.

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Close Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
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Close Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
close; pressed together
  
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Close Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
A Basic Guide to ASL
Bring both flat hands together from the sides with palms facing forward.