PILOT

Pilot

"Pilot" constitutes the first and second episodes of the first season of ABC television series Lost, with part one premiering on September 22, 2004 and part two on September 29, 2004. The episodes were directed by J.J. Abrams, written by Abrams and Damon Lindelof, and based on a story created by Abrams, Lindelof, and Jeffrey Lieber. The pilot introduces the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815, who experience a plane crash and end up on a mysterious island. Three of the characters, Jack Shephard, Kate Austen and Charlie Pace, are featured before the crash in flashbacks of their experiences on the plane as it breaks apart in mid-air; these scenes ...

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PILOT

Programmed Instruction, Learning, Or Teaching is a simple historic programming language developed in the 1960s.

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pilot

Noun

  1. A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
  2. A person who knows well the depths and currents of a harbor or coastal area, who is hired by a vessel to help navigate the harbor or coast.
  3. An instrument for detecting the compass error.
  4. A pilot vehicle.
  5. A person authorised to drive such a vehicle during an escort.
  6. A guide or escort through an unknown or dangerous area.
  7. Something serving as a test or trial.
    We would like to run a pilot in your facility before rolling out the program city-wide.
    The pilot plant showed the need for major process changes.
  8. A person who is in charge of the controls of an aircraft.
  9. A sample episode of a proposed TV series
  10. A cowcatcher.
  11. A pilot light.
  12. One who flies a kite.

Verb

  1. To control (an aircraft or watercraft).
  2. To guide (a vessel) through coastal waters.
  3. To test or have a preliminary trial of (an idea, a new product, etc.)

Adjective

  1. Made or used as a test or demonstration of capability. (pilot run, pilot plant)
  2. Used to control or activate another device.
  3. A vehicle to warn other road users of the presence of an oversize vehicle/combination. (pilot vehicle)
  4. Used to indicate operation ("pilot lamp")


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