The megahertz number so often cited in the marketing materials of computer companies refers to the computer's central processing unit chip as a partial measure of its ability to process data.

FORBES: Silicon Confusion

The elections had been billed as the start of a process leading eventually to the partial election of the majlis al-shura, the advisory council whose 150 members are currently appointed by the king.

ECONOMIST: Saudi Arabia

The peace process in the province remains partial, bumpy and incomplete (only last month British, Irish and Northern Irish leaders failed yet again to agree on a precise formula for the revival of devolved government in Belfast).

ECONOMIST: The luck of the Irish

Hoyos' software grabs many partial images and assembles them, allowing the system to process cases perhaps 20 times as fast and lock on a moving target.

FORBES: Magazine Article

The Spanish start-up ChangeYourFlight enables travellers to make requests for partial refunds of plane tickets they know they are not going to use via a free, three-step process.

BBC: New sites let you sell unused trips