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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind%20wine%20tasting | Blinded wine tasting is wine tasting undertaken in circumstances in which the tasters are kept unaware of the wines' identities. The blind approach is routine for wine professionals (wine tasters, sommeliers and others) who wish to ensure impartiality in the judgment of the quality of wine during wine competitions or i... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-Cymene | p-Cymene is a naturally occurring aromatic organic compound. It is classified as an alkylbenzene related to monocyclic monoterpenes. Its structure consists of a benzene ring para-substituted with a methyl group and an isopropyl group. p-Cymene is insoluble in water, but miscible with organic solvents.
Isomers and prod... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical%20impedance | Mechanical impedance is a measure of how much a structure resists motion when subjected to a harmonic force. It relates forces with velocities acting on a mechanical system. The mechanical impedance of a point on a structure is the ratio of the force applied at a point to the resulting velocity at that point.
Mechanic... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscape%20of%20Geometry | Landscape of Geometry was an educational television show that illustrated the principles and applications of geometry. The series was produced and broadcast by TVOntario in 1982–83 and was hosted by David Stringer. A videotape edition of the show was produced in 1992 by Films for the Humanities.
Episode list
Eight e... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barium%20titanate | Barium titanate (BTO) is an inorganic compound with chemical formula BaTiO3. Barium titanate appears white as a powder and is transparent when prepared as large crystals. It is a ferroelectric, pyroelectric, and piezoelectric ceramic material that exhibits the photorefractive effect. It is used in capacitors, electro... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetric%20derivative | In mathematics, the symmetric derivative is an operation generalizing the ordinary derivative. It is defined as
The expression under the limit is sometimes called the symmetric difference quotient. A function is said to be symmetrically differentiable at a point x if its symmetric derivative exists at that point.
If ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metabolic%20rift | Metabolic rift is Karl Marx's key conception of ecological crisis tendencies under capitalism, or in Marx's own words, it is the "irreparable rift in the interdependent process of social metabolism". Marx theorized a rupture in the metabolic interaction between humanity and the rest of nature emanating from capitalist ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernation%20%28computing%29 | Hibernation (also known as suspend to disk, or Safe Sleep on Macintosh computers) in computing is powering down a computer while retaining its state. When hibernation begins, the computer saves the contents of its random access memory (RAM) to a hard disk or other non-volatile storage. When the computer is turned on th... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyfuse%20%28PROM%29 | A polyfuse is a one-time-programmable memory component used in semiconductor circuits for storing unique data like chip identification numbers or memory repair data, but more usually small to medium volume production of read only memory devices or microcontroller chips. They were also used as to permit programming of ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical%20literacy | Statistical literacy is the ability to understand and reason with statistics and data. The abilities to understand and reason with data, or arguments that use data, are necessary for citizens to understand material presented in publications such as newspapers, television, and the Internet. However, scientists also need... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxicofera | Toxicofera (Greek for "those who bear toxins") is a proposed clade of scaled reptiles (squamates) that includes the Serpentes (snakes), Anguimorpha (monitor lizards, gila monster, and alligator lizards) and Iguania (iguanas, agamas, and chameleons). Toxicofera contains about 4,600 species, (nearly 60%) of extant Squama... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small%20Latin%20squares%20and%20quasigroups | Latin squares and quasigroups are equivalent mathematical objects, although the former has a combinatorial nature while the latter is more algebraic. The listing below will consider the examples of some very small orders, which is the side length of the square, or the number of elements in the equivalent quasigroup.
T... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetrically%20continuous%20function | In mathematics, a function is symmetrically continuous at a point x if
The usual definition of continuity implies symmetric continuity, but the converse is not true. For example, the function is symmetrically continuous at , but not continuous.
Also, symmetric differentiability implies symmetric continuity, but the... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second%20derivative | In calculus, the second derivative, or the second-order derivative, of a function is the derivative of the derivative of . Informally, the second derivative can be phrased as "the rate of change of the rate of change"; for example, the second derivative of the position of an object with respect to time is the instanta... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscillatory%20integral | In mathematical analysis an oscillatory integral is a type of distribution. Oscillatory integrals make rigorous many arguments that, on a naive level, appear to use divergent integrals. It is possible to represent approximate solution operators for many differential equations as oscillatory integrals.
Definition
An o... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photodegradation | Photodegradation is the alteration of materials by light. Commonly, the term is used loosely to refer to the combined action of sunlight and air, which cause oxidation and hydrolysis. Often photodegradation is intentionally avoided, since it destroys paintings and other artifacts. It is, however, partly responsible for... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer%20network%20programming | Computer network programming involves writing computer programs that enable processes to communicate with each other across a computer network.
Connection-oriented and connectionless communications
Very generally, most of communications can be divided into connection-oriented, and connectionless. Whether a communica... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECC%20patents | Patent-related uncertainty around elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), or ECC patents, is one of the main factors limiting its wide acceptance. For example, the OpenSSL team accepted an ECC patch only in 2005 (in OpenSSL version 0.9.8), despite the fact that it was submitted in 2002.
According to Bruce Schneier as of Ma... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceramic%20knife | A ceramic knife is a knife with a ceramic blade typically made from zirconium dioxide (ZrO2; also known as zirconia), rather than the steel used for most knives. Ceramic knife blades are usually produced through the dry-pressing and firing of powdered zirconia using solid-state sintering. The blades typically score 8.5... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflection%20principle | In set theory, a branch of mathematics, a reflection principle says that it is possible to find sets that, with respect to any given property, resemble the class of all sets. There are several different forms of the reflection principle depending on exactly what is meant by "resemble". Weak forms of the reflection prin... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryophyllene | Caryophyllene (), more formally (−)-β-caryophyllene, (BCP), is a natural bicyclic sesquiterpene that is a constituent of many essential oils, especially clove oil, the oil from the stems and flowers of Syzygium aromaticum (cloves), the essential oil of Cannabis sativa, copaiba, rosemary, and hops. It is usually found a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Management%20Data%20Input/Output | Management Data Input/Output (MDIO), also known as Serial Management Interface (SMI) or Media Independent Interface Management (MIIM), is a serial bus defined for the Ethernet family of IEEE 802.3 standards for the Media Independent Interface, or MII. The MII connects media access control (MAC) devices with Ethernet p... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acutance | In photography, acutance describes a subjective perception of sharpness that is related to the edge contrast of an image. Acutance is related to the amplitude of the derivative of brightness with respect to space. Due to the nature of the human visual system, an image with higher acutance appears sharper even though an... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serving%20area%20interface | The serving area interface or service area interface (SAI) is an outdoor enclosure or metal box that allows access to telecommunications wiring.
Alternate names
Access point (AP)
Cabinet (cab)
B-box (breakout box)
Cross box
Cross-connect box
Jumper wire interface (JWI)
Outside plant interface (OPI)
Pedestal (ped)
Pr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optoelectric%20nuclear%20battery | An optoelectric nuclear battery (also radiophotovoltaic device, radioluminescent nuclear battery or radioisotope photovoltaic generator) is a type of nuclear battery in which nuclear energy is converted into light, which is then used to generate electrical energy. This is accomplished by letting the ionizing radiation ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common%20squirrel%20monkey | Common squirrel monkey is the traditional common name for several small squirrel monkey species native to the tropical areas of South America. The term common squirrel monkey had been used as the common name for Saimiri sciureus before genetic research by Jessica Lynch Alfaro and others indicated S. scuireus covered a... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-Carene | 3-Carene is a bicyclic monoterpene consisting of fused cyclohexene and cyclopropane rings. It occurs as a constituent of turpentine, with a content as high as 42% depending on the source. Carene has a sweet and pungent odor, best described as a combination of fir needles, musky earth, and damp woodlands.
A colorless l... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical%20illustration | A medical illustration is a form of biological illustration that helps to record and disseminate medical, anatomical, and related knowledge.
History
Medical illustrations have been made possibly since the beginning of medicine in any case for hundreds (or thousands) of years. Many illuminated manuscripts and Arabic sc... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone%20resorption | Bone resorption is resorption of bone tissue, that is, the process by which osteoclasts break down the tissue in bones and release the minerals, resulting in a transfer of calcium from bone tissue to the blood.
The osteoclasts are multi-nucleated cells that contain numerous mitochondria and lysosomes. These are the c... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incongruent%20melting | Incongruent melting occurs when a solid substance does not melt uniformly, so that the chemical composition of the resulting liquid is not the same as that of the original solid. During incongruent melting a new solid of different composition forms. For example, melting of orthoclase (KAlSi3O8) produces leucite (KAlSi2... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Push%20email | Push email is an email system that provides an always-on capability, in which when new email arrives at the mail delivery agent (MDA) (commonly called mail server), it is immediately, actively transferred (pushed) by the MDA to the mail user agent (MUA), also called the email client, so that the end-user can see incomi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumatic%20artificial%20muscles | Pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs) are contractile or extensional devices operated by pressurized air filling a pneumatic bladder. In an approximation of human muscles, PAMs are usually grouped in pairs: one agonist and one antagonist.
PAMs were first developed (under the name of McKibben Artificial Muscles) in the 1... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic%20cylinder | A hydraulic cylinder (also called a linear hydraulic motor) is a mechanical actuator that is used to give a unidirectional force through a unidirectional stroke. It has many applications, notably in construction equipment (engineering vehicles), manufacturing machinery, elevators, and civil engineering.
A hydraulic cy... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20exceptional%20set%20concepts | This is a list of exceptional set concepts. In mathematics, and in particular in mathematical analysis, it is very useful to be able to characterise subsets of a given set X as 'small', in some definite sense, or 'large' if their complement in X is small. There are numerous concepts that have been introduced to study '... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citronellol | Citronellol, or dihydrogeraniol, is a natural acyclic monoterpenoid. Both enantiomers occur in nature. (+)-Citronellol, which is found in citronella oils, including Cymbopogon nardus (50%), is the more common isomer. (−)-Citronellol is widespread, but particularly abundant in the oils of rose (18–55%) and Pelargonium g... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerol | Nerol is a monoterpenoid alcohol found in many essential oils such as lemongrass and hops. It was originally isolated from neroli oil, hence its name. This colourless liquid is used in perfumery. Like geraniol, nerol has a sweet rose odor but it is considered to be fresher. Esters and related derivatives of nerol are ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphoinositide%20phospholipase%20C | Phosphoinositide phospholipase C (PLC, EC 3.1.4.11, triphosphoinositide phosphodiesterase, phosphoinositidase C, 1-phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate phosphodiesterase, monophosphatidylinositol phosphodiesterase, phosphatidylinositol phospholipase C, PI-PLC, 1-phosphatidyl-D-myo-inositol-4,5-bisphosphate inositoltri... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voja%20Antoni%C4%87 | Vojislav "Voja" Antonić (, ʾ, 12 July 1952) is a Serbian inventor, journalist, and writer. He is known for creating a build-it-yourself home computer Galaksija and originating a related "Build your own computer Galaksija" initiative with Dejan Ristanović. This initiative encouraged and enlightened thousands of computer... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dejan%20Ristanovi%C4%87 | Dejan Ristanović (, Belgrade, 16 April 1963), is a well known Serbian writer and computer publicist.
In January 1981 he wrote the first article on personal computers for the popular science magazine Galaksija (Galaxy). During the following years he wrote many articles about programmable calculators and home computers.... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather%20spotting | Weather spotting is observing weather for the purpose of reporting to a larger group or organization. Examples include National Weather Service (NWS) co-op observers and Skywarn storm spotters.
Storm spotters
A storm spotter is a specific type of weather spotter. In the U.S., these volunteers are usually trained by ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saxon%20math | Saxon math, developed by John Saxon (1923–1996), is a teaching method for incremental learning of mathematics created in the 1980s. It involves teaching a new mathematical concept every day and constantly reviewing old concepts. Early editions were deprecated for providing very few opportunities to practice the new ma... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TORQUE | The Terascale Open-source Resource and Queue Manager (TORQUE) is a distributed resource manager providing control over batch jobs and distributed compute nodes. TORQUE can integrate with the non-commercial Maui Cluster Scheduler or the commercial Moab Workload Manager to improve overall utilization, scheduling and admi... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrer | Barrer is a non-SI unit of gas permeability (specifically, gas permeability) used in the membrane technology and contact lens industry. It is named after Richard Barrer.
Definition
Here the 'cm3STP' is standard cubic centimeter, which is a unit of amount of gas rather than a unit of volume. It represents the number o... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavilan%20SC | The Gavilan SC is a laptop computer that was the first ever to be marketed as a "laptop". The computer ran on an Intel 8088 microprocessor running at 5 MHz and sported a touchpad for a pointing device, one of the first computers to do so. The laptop was developed by Manuel "Manny" Fernandez and released by the Gavilan ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phu%20Phong%20Glass%20Joint%20Stock%20Company | Phu Phong Glass Joint Stock Company (CTCP Sản xuất Thương mại Dịch vụ Phú Phong) is a company based in the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City that makes architectural glass and float glass for use in furniture and construction materials. Phu Phong's main offices are in Ho Chi Minh City. Its stock is listed at the Hanoi Se... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjunctive%20grammar | Conjunctive grammars are a class of formal grammars
studied in formal language theory.
They extend the basic type of grammars,
the context-free grammars,
with a conjunction operation.
Besides explicit conjunction,
conjunctive grammars allow implicit disjunction
represented by multiple rules for a single nonterminal sym... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boolean%20grammar | Boolean grammars, introduced by , are a class of formal grammars studied in formal language theory. They extend the basic type of grammars, the context-free grammars, with conjunction and negation operations. Besides these explicit operations, Boolean grammars allow implicit disjunction represented by multiple rules fo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian%20National%20Mathematical%20Olympiad | The Indian National Mathematical Olympiad (INMO) is a high school mathematics competition held annually in India since 1989. It is the third tier in the Indian team selection procedure for the International Mathematical Olympiad and is conducted by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) under the aegis of... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distribution%20list | A distribution list is an application of email client programs that allows a user to maintain a list of email addresses and send messages to all of them at once. This can be referred to as an electronic mailshot. Sending mail using a distribution list differs from an electronic mailing list or the email option found in... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bianchi%20group | In mathematics, a Bianchi group is a group of the form
where d is a positive square-free integer. Here, PSL denotes the projective special linear group and is the ring of integers of the imaginary quadratic field .
The groups were first studied by as a natural class of discrete subgroups of , now termed Kleinian gr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatically%20switched%20optical%20network | Automatically Switched Optical Network (ASON) is a concept for the evolution of transport networks which allows for dynamic policy-driven control of an optical or SDH network based on signaling between a user and components of the network. Its aim is to automate the resource and connection management within the network... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microfabrication | Microfabrication is the process of fabricating miniature structures of micrometre scales and smaller. Historically, the earliest microfabrication processes were used for integrated circuit fabrication, also known as "semiconductor manufacturing" or "semiconductor device fabrication". In the last two decades microelectr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnesol | Farnesol is a natural 15-carbon organic compound which is an acyclic sesquiterpene alcohol. Under standard conditions, it is a colorless liquid. It is hydrophobic, and thus insoluble in water, but miscible with oils.
Farnesol is produced from 5-carbon isoprene compounds in both plants and animals. Phosphate-activated... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARINC%20429 | ARINC 429, the "Mark 33 Digital Information Transfer System (DITS)," is the ARINC technical standard for the predominant avionics data bus used on most higher-end commercial and transport aircraft. It defines the physical and electrical interfaces of a two-wire data bus and a data protocol to support an aircraft's avio... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-transcriptional%20modification | Transcriptional modification or co-transcriptional modification is a set of biological processes common to most eukaryotic cells by which an RNA primary transcript is chemically altered following transcription from a gene to produce a mature, functional RNA molecule that can then leave the nucleus and perform any of a ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultramicrotomy | Ultramicrotomy is a method for cutting specimens into extremely thin slices, called ultra-thin sections, that can be studied and documented at different magnifications in a transmission electron microscope (TEM). It is used mostly for biological specimens, but sections of plastics and soft metals can also be prepared. ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Robert%20Anderson%20%28psychologist%29 | John Robert Anderson (born August 27, 1947) is a Canadian-born American psychologist. He is currently professor of Psychology and Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University.
Biography
Anderson obtained a B.A. from the University of British Columbia in 1968, and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Stanford in 1972. He beca... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumicera | Lumicera is a transparent ceramic developed by Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Murata Manufacturing first developed transparent polycrystalline ceramics in February 2001. This polycrystalline ceramic is a type of dielectric resonator material commonly used in microwaves and millimeter waves. While offering superior ele... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offset%20%28computer%20science%29 | In computer science, an offset within an array or other data structure object is an integer indicating the distance (displacement) between the beginning of the object and a given element or point, presumably within the same object. The concept of a distance is valid only if all elements of the object are of the same si... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SINIX | SINIX is a discontinued variant of the Unix operating system from Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme. SINIX supersedes SIRM OS and Pyramid Technology's DC/OSx. Following X/Open's acceptance that its requirements for the use of the UNIX trademark were met, version 5.44 and subsequent releases were published as Reliant ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Option%20symbol | In finance, an option symbol is a code by which options are identified on an options exchange or a futures exchange.
History
Before 2010, the ticker (trading) symbols for US options typically looked like this: IBMAF.
This consisted of a root symbol ('IBM') + month code ('A') + strike price code ('F'). The root symbol ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game%20testing | Game testing, also called quality assurance (QA) testing within the video game industry, is a subset of game development that involves a software testing process for quality control of video games. The primary function of game testing is the discovery and documentation of software defects. Interactive entertainment sof... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wpa%20supplicant | wpa_supplicant is a free software implementation of an IEEE 802.11i supplicant for Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, QNX, AROS, Microsoft Windows, Solaris, OS/2 (including ArcaOS and eComStation) and Haiku. In addition to being a WPA3 and WPA2 supplicant, it also implements WPA and older wireless LAN security protocols.
Featur... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stieltjes%20moment%20problem | In mathematics, the Stieltjes moment problem, named after Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, seeks necessary and sufficient conditions for a sequence (m0, m1, m2, ...) to be of the form
for some measure μ. If such a function μ exists, one asks whether it is unique.
The essential difference between this and other well-known mo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comb%20generator | A comb generator is a signal generator that produces multiple harmonics of its input signal. The appearance of the output at the spectrum analyzer screen, resembling teeth of a comb, gave the device its name.
Comb generators find wide range of uses in microwave technology. E.g., synchronous signals in wide frequency b... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows%203.x | Windows 3.x means either of, or all of the following versions of Microsoft Windows:
Windows 3.0
Windows 3.1x
Windows NT
Windows NT 3.x
3.x |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camphene | Camphene is a bicyclic organic compound. It is one of the most pervasive monoterpenes. As for other terpenes, it is insoluble in water, flammable, colorless, and has a pungent smell. It is a minor constituent of many essential oils such as turpentine, cypress oil, camphor oil, citronella oil, neroli, ginger oil, vale... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced%20convection | Forced convection is a mechanism, or type of transport, in which fluid motion is generated by an external source (like a pump, fan, suction device, etc.). Alongside natural convection, thermal radiation, and thermal conduction it is one of the methods of heat transfer and allows significant amounts of heat energy to be... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytical%20ultracentrifugation | Analytical ultracentrifugation is an analytical technique which combines an ultracentrifuge with optical monitoring systems.
In an analytical ultracentrifuge (commonly abbreviated as AUC), a sample’s sedimentation profile is monitored in real time by an optical detection system. The sample is detected via ultraviolet ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission%20%28BitTorrent%20client%29 | Transmission is a BitTorrent client which features a variety of user interfaces on top of a cross-platform back-end. Transmission is free software licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License, with parts under the MIT License.
Features
Transmission allows users to quickly download files from multiple pe... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing%20range | Hearing range describes the range of frequencies that can be heard by humans or other animals, though it can also refer to the range of levels. The human range is commonly given as 20 to 20,000 Hz, although there is considerable variation between individuals, especially at high frequencies, and a gradual loss of sensit... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8250%20UART | The 8250 UART (universal asynchronous receiver-transmitter) is an integrated circuit designed for implementing the interface for serial communications. The part was originally manufactured by the National Semiconductor Corporation. It was commonly used in PCs and related equipment such as printers or modems. The 8250 i... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog%20fiction | Blog fiction is an online literary genre that tells a fictional story in the style of a weblog or blog. In the early years of weblogs, blog fictions were described as an exciting new genres creating new opportunities for emerging authors, but were also described as "notorious" in part because they often uneasily tread ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/405-line%20television%20system | The 405-line monochrome analogue television broadcasting system was the first fully electronic television system to be used in regular broadcasting. The number of television lines influences the image resolution, or quality of the picture.
It was introduced with the BBC Television Service in 1936, suspended for the du... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20forests%20in%20France | Metropolitan France contains a total of of tree coverage, with considered to be forestry by the National Forest Inventory (IFN). Of those , consist of leafy forests while the remaining consist of evergreen forests.
The majority of forestry in French overseas departments is found in French Guiana, which contains ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polarizing%20filter%20%28photography%29 | A polarizing filter or polarising filter (see spelling differences) is often placed in front of the camera lens in photography in order to darken skies, manage reflections, or suppress glare from the surface of lakes or the sea. Since reflections (and sky-light) tend to be at least partially linearly-polarized, a linea... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copy%20number%20variation | Copy number variation (CNV) is a phenomenon in which sections of the genome are repeated and the number of repeats in the genome varies between individuals. Copy number variation is a type of structural variation: specifically, it is a type of duplication or deletion event that affects a considerable number of base pai... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meristics | Meristics is an area of zoology and botany which relates to counting quantitative features of animals and plants, such as the number of fins or scales in fish. A meristic (countable trait) can be used to describe a particular species, or used to identify an unknown species. Meristic traits are often described in a sho... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monitor%20mode | Monitor mode, or RFMON (Radio Frequency MONitor) mode, allows a computer with a wireless network interface controller (WNIC) to monitor all traffic received on a wireless channel. Unlike promiscuous mode, which is also used for packet sniffing, monitor mode allows packets to be captured without having to associate with... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly%20%28key%20exchange%20protocol%29 | Firefly is a U.S. National Security Agency public-key key exchange protocol, used in EKMS, the STU-III secure telephone, and several other U.S. cryptographic systems.
References
Communications Security Custodian Guide, USAREUR Pamphlet 380-40
TACLANE-Micro Inline Network Encryptor Interface & Operator’s Guide
Cr... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precompiled%20header | In computer programming, a precompiled header (PCH) is a (C or C++) header file that is compiled into an intermediate form that is faster to process for the compiler. Usage of precompiled headers may significantly reduce compilation time, especially when applied to large header files, header files that include many oth... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunsite | SunSITE (Sun Software, Information & Technology Exchange) is a network of Internet servers providing archives of information, software and other publicly available resources. The project, started in the early 1990s, is run by a number of universities worldwide and was initially co-sponsored by Sun Microsystems.
The mo... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlebox | A middlebox is a computer networking device that transforms, inspects, filters, and manipulates traffic for purposes other than packet forwarding. Examples of middleboxes include firewalls, network address translators (NATs), load balancers, and deep packet inspection (DPI) devices.
UCLA computer science professor Lix... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced%20Programmable%20Interrupt%20Controller | In computing, Intel's Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) is a family of interrupt controllers. As its name suggests, the APIC is more advanced than Intel's 8259 Programmable Interrupt Controller (PIC), particularly enabling the construction of multiprocessor systems. It is one of several architectural de... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE%20854-1987 | The IEEE Standard for Radix-Independent Floating-Point Arithmetic (IEEE 854), was the first Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) international standard for floating-point arithmetic with radices other than 2, including radix 10. IEEE 854 did not specify any data formats, whereas IEEE 754-1985 did s... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy%20quality | Energy quality is a measure of the ease with which a form of energy can be converted to useful work or to another form of energy: i.e. its content of thermodynamic free energy. A high quality form of energy has a high content of thermodynamic free energy, and therefore a high proportion of it can be converted to work; ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerolidol | Nerolidol, also known as peruviol and penetrol , is a naturally occurring sesquiterpene alcohol. A colorless liquid, it is found in the essential oils of many types of plants and flowers. There are four isomers of nerolidol', which differ in the geometry about the central double bond and configuration of the hydroxyl-... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scala%20%28programming%20language%29 | Scala ( ) is a strong statically typed high-level general-purpose programming language that is supporting both object-oriented programming and functional programming. Designed to be concise, many of Scala's design decisions are aimed to address criticisms of Java.
Scala source code can be compiled to Java bytecode and... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irma%20board | Irma board, originally spelled IRMA board, refers to a brand of coaxial interface cards for PCs and Macintosh computers used to enable 3270 emulator programs to connect to IBM mainframe computers. IRMA boards were used to connect PCs and Macs to IBM 3274 terminal controllers.
IRMA boards supported both Control Unit Te... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstack | In the C programming language, Obstack is a memory-management GNU extension to the C standard library. An "obstack" is a "stack" of "objects" (data items) which is dynamically managed. It implements a region-based memory management scheme.
Obstack code typically provides C macros which take care of memory allocation ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papanicolaou%20stain | Papanicolaou stain (also Papanicolaou's stain and Pap stain) is a multichromatic (multicolored) cytological staining technique developed by George Papanicolaou in 1942. The Papanicolaou stain is one of the most widely used stains in cytology, where it is used to aid pathologists in making a diagnosis. Although most not... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony%20Tebby | Tony Tebby is a computer programmer and the designer of Qdos, the computer operating system used in the Sinclair QL personal computer, while working as an engineer at Sinclair Research in the early 1980s.
He left Sinclair Research in 1984 in protest at the premature launch of the QL, and formed QJUMP Ltd., a software... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colegio%20de%20Bi%C3%B3logos%20del%20Per%C3%BA | Colegio de Biólogos del Perú or College of Biologists of Peru is a professional association in Peru. This college accepts only graduates in biology that have opted to be licensed through a special inter-university procedure called Licenciatura. It was founded in 1972 and its creation was sanctioned by Law.
According... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gain%E2%80%93bandwidth%20product | The gain–bandwidth product (designated as GBWP, GBW, GBP, or GB) for an amplifier is the product of the amplifier's bandwidth and the gain at which the bandwidth is measured.
For devices such as operational amplifiers that are designed to have a simple one-pole frequency response, the gain–bandwidth product is nearly ... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%26E%20stain | Hematoxylin and eosin stain (or haematoxylin and eosin stain or hematoxylin-eosin stain; often abbreviated as H&E stain or HE stain) is one of the principal tissue stains used in histology. It is the most widely used stain in medical diagnosis and is often the gold standard. For example, when a pathologist looks at a b... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed%20multimedia%20radio | High-speed multimedia radio (HSMM) is the implementation of high-speed wireless TCP/IP data networks over amateur radio frequency allocations using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware such as 802.11 Wi-Fi access points. This is possible because the 802.11 unlicensed frequency bands partially overlap with amateur r... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double%20descent | In statistics and machine learning, double descent is the phenomenon where a statistical model with a small number of parameters and a model with an extremely large number of parameters have a small error, but a model whose number of parameters is about the same as the number of data points used to train the model will... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VIATRA | VIATRA
is an open-source model transformation framework based on the Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) and hosted by the Eclipse Foundation.
VIATRA supports the development of model transformations with specific focus on event-driven,
reactive transformations, i.e., rule-based scenarios where transformations occur as... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetApp%20FAS | A NetApp FAS is a computer storage product by NetApp running the ONTAP operating system; the terms ONTAP, AFF, ASA, FAS are often used as synonyms. "Filer" is also used as a synonym although this is not an official name. There are three types of FAS systems: Hybrid, All-Flash, and All SAN Array:
NetApp proprietary cu... |
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethyl%20maltol | Ethyl maltol is an organic compound that is a common flavourant in some confectioneries. It is related to the more common flavorant maltol by replacement of the methyl group by an ethyl group. It is a white solid with a sweet smell that can be described as caramelized sugar or as caramelized fruit.
The conjugate base... |
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