ghost

/ɡəʊst/ · noun

Meaning

The spirit; the soul of man.
The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death
Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image
A false image formed in a telescope, camera, or other optical device by reflection from the surfaces of one or more lenses.
An unwanted image similar to and overlapping or adjacent to the main one on a television screen, caused by the transmitted image being received both directly and via reflection.
A ghostwriter.
To haunt; to appear to in the form of an apparition.
To die; to expire.
To ghostwrite.
To sail seemingly without wind.
To copy a file or hard drive image.
To gray out (a visual item) to indicate that it is unavailable.

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