6  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tune  \Tune\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Tuned};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Tuning}.] 
  1.  To  put  into  a  state  adapted  to  produce  the  proper  sounds; 
  to  harmonize,  to  cause  to  be  in  tune;  to  correct  the  tone 
  of  as  to  tune  a  piano  or  a  violin.  ``  Tune  your  harps.'' 
  --Dryden. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tune  \Tune\,  n.  [A  variant  of  tone.] 
  1.  A  sound;  a  note;  a  tone.  ``The  tune  of  your  voices.'' 
  --Shak. 
 
  2.  (Mus.) 
  a  A  rhythmical,  melodious,  symmetrical  series  of  tones 
  for  one  voice  or  instrument,  or  for  any  number  of 
  voices  or  instruments  in  unison,  or  two  or  more  such 
  series  forming  parts  in  harmony;  a  melody;  an  air;  as 
  a  merry  tune;  a  mournful  tune;  a  slow  tune;  a  psalm 
  tune.  See  {Air}. 
  b  The  state  of  giving  the  proper,  sound  or  sounds;  just 
  intonation;  harmonious  accordance;  pitch  of  the  voice 
  or  an  instrument;  adjustment  of  the  parts  of  an 
  instrument  so  as  to  harmonize  with  itself  or  with 
  others  as  the  piano,  or  the  organ,  is  not  in  tune. 
 
  Like  sweet  bells  jangled,  out  of  tune  and  harsh. 
  --Shak. 
 
  3.  Order  harmony;  concord;  fit  disposition,  temper,  or 
  humor;  right  mood. 
 
  A  child  will  learn  three  times  as  much  when  he  is  in 
  tune,  as  when  he  .  .  .  is  dragged  unwillingly  to 
  [his  task].  --Locke. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Tune  \Tune\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  form  one  sound  to  another;  to  form  accordant  musical 
  sounds. 
 
  Whilst  tuning  to  the  water's  fall,  The  small  birds 
  sang  to  her  --Drayton. 
 
  2.  To  utter  inarticulate  harmony  with  the  voice;  to  sing 
  without  pronouncing  words  to  hum.  [R.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  tune 
  n  :  a  succession  of  notes  forming  a  distinctive  sequence;  "she 
  was  humming  an  air  from  Beethoven"  [syn:  {melody},  {air}, 
  {strain},  {melodic  line},  {line},  {melodic  phrase}] 
  v  1:  adjust  for  functioning;  "tune  the  engine"  [syn:  {tune  up}] 
  2:  of  musical  instruments;  "My  piano  needs  to  be  tuned"  [syn:  {tune 
  up}]  [ant:  {untune}] 
 
  From  Jargon  File  (4.2.3,  23  NOV  2000)  [jargon]: 
 
  tune  vt  [from  automotive  or  musical  usage]  To  optimize  a 
  program  or  system  for  a  particular  environment,  esp.  by  adjusting 
  numerical  parameters  designed  as  {hook}s  for  tuning,  e.g.,  by  changing 
  `#define'  lines  in  C.  One  may  `tune  for  time'  (fastest  execution), 
  `tune  for  space'  (least  memory  use),  or  `tune  for  configuration'  (most 
  efficient  use  of  hardware).  See  {bum},  {hot  spot},  {hand-hacking}. 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  tune 
 
    (From  musical,  possibly  via  automotive,  usage)  To 
  {optimise}  a  program  or  system  for  a  particular  environment, 
  especially  by  adjusting  numerical  parameters  designed  as 
  {hooks}  for  tuning,  e.g.  by  changing  "#define"  lines  in  C. 
  One  may  "tune  for  time"  (fastest  execution),  "tune  for  space" 
  (least  memory  use),  or  "tune  for  configuration"  (most 
  efficient  use  of  hardware). 
 
  See  {bum},  {hot  spot},  {hand-hacking}. 
 
  [{Jargon  File}] 
 
  (1999-06-05) 
 
 

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