Demo - English meaning

noun

A demonstration of a product or technique.

Usage examples:

A cookery demo

noun

A public meeting or march protesting against something or expressing views on a political issue.

Usage examples:

A peace demo

verb

Record (a song or piece of music) to demonstrate the capabilities of a musical group or performer or as preparation for a full recording.

Usage examples:

They've already demoed twelve new songs

verb

Demonstrate the capabilities of (software or another product).

Usage examples:

Apple is expected to demo the newest version of its mobile operating system at the conference next …

noun

Short for demographic.

Usage examples:

Both channels managed to maintain ratings among young male demos

noun

Short form of demonstration

Usage examples:

I saw several interesting demos at the trade show last week.

noun

A sample (= part) of a product, especially software, that you allow people to try, to encourage them to buy the complete product

Usage examples:

Download the latest game demos for free., freeware and demo programs, there were live demos of the …

noun

Short for demonstration : an occasion when a group of people march or stand together to show that they disagree with or support something or someone

Usage examples:

I went on lots of demos as a student.

noun

An example of a product, especially a computer program or piece of recorded music, given or shown to someone to try to make them buy or support it

Usage examples:

A software demo, demo tape a team of music industry figures will select bands and soloists from dem…

noun

Short for demonstration : a planned series of actions to show someone how to do something or how something works

Usage examples:

I'll give you a demo of the new system.

verb

To show something and explain how it works, or to show or produce an example of a product

Usage examples:

To demo a new piece of software, they've just completed a christmas single and are also demoing lot…