RAID

  1. (acronym) .  (computing) A redundant array of inexpensive disks, or, less frequently restated as a redundant array of independent disks.
  2. Noun.  A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry force; a foray.
  3. Noun.  An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests, seizing property, or plundering; as, a raid of the police upon a gambling house; a raid of contractors on the public treasury.
  4. Noun.  (online gaming) A large group in a massively multiplayer online game, consisting of multiple parties who team up to defeat a powerful enemy.
  5. Noun.  (sports) An attacking movement.
  6. Verb.  To engage in a raid.
  7. Verb.  To steal from; pillage.
  8. Verb.  To lure from another; to entice away from.
  9. Verb.  To indulge oneself by taking from.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.