Definitions
1.verbTo shade, cloud or darken."The artist chose to shadow this corner of the painting."
2.verbTo block light or radio transmission from."Looks like that cloud's going to shadow us."
3.verbTo secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.
4.verbTo represent faintly and imperfectly.
5.verbTo hide; to conceal.
6.verbTo accompany (a professional) during the working day, so as to learn about an occupation one intends to take up.
7.verbTo make (an identifier, usually a variable) inaccessible by declaring another of the same name within the scope of the first.
8.verbTo apply the shadowing process to (the contents of ROM).
9.nounThe effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
10.nounThe situation where an individual repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).
11.nounSecretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.
12.nounA faint representation; an adumbration.
13.nounThe technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM chip is then disabled while the initialized memory locations are switched in on the same block of addresses.
14.nounA work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.