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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipeline%20stall
In the design of pipelined computer processors, a pipeline stall is a delay in execution of an instruction in order to resolve a hazard. Details In a standard five-stage pipeline, during the decoding stage, the control unit will determine whether the decoded instruction reads from a register to which the currently exe...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-glucan
Beta-glucans, β-glucans comprise a group of β-D-glucose polysaccharides (glucans) naturally occurring in the cell walls of cereals, bacteria, and fungi, with significantly differing physicochemical properties dependent on source. Typically, β-glucans form a linear backbone with 1–3 β-glycosidic bonds but vary with resp...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk%20buffer
In computer storage, disk buffer (often ambiguously called disk cache or cache buffer) is the embedded memory in a hard disk drive (HDD) or solid state drive (SSD) acting as a buffer between the rest of the computer and the physical hard disk platter or flash memory that is used for storage. Modern hard disk drives com...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page%20cache
In computing, a page cache, sometimes also called disk cache, is a transparent cache for the pages originating from a secondary storage device such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or a solid-state drive (SSD). The operating system keeps a page cache in otherwise unused portions of the main memory (RAM), resulting in quicke...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process%20integration
Process integration is a term in chemical engineering which has two possible meanings. A holistic approach to process design which emphasizes the unity of the process and considers the interactions between different unit operations from the outset, rather than optimising them separately. This can also be called inte...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinch%20analysis
Pinch analysis is a methodology for minimising energy consumption of chemical processes by calculating thermodynamically feasible energy targets (or minimum energy consumption) and achieving them by optimising heat recovery systems, energy supply methods and process operating conditions. It is also known as process int...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DPVweb
DPVweb is a database for virologists working on plant viruses combining taxonomic, bioinformatic and symptom data. Description DPVweb is a central web-based source of information about viruses, viroids and satellites of plants, fungi and protozoa. It provides comprehensive taxonomic information, including brief desc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol%20pipelining
Protocol pipelining is a technique in which multiple requests are written out to a single socket without waiting for the corresponding responses. Pipelining can be used in various application layer network protocols, like HTTP/1.1, SMTP and FTP. The pipelining of requests results in a dramatic improvement in protocol ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassareep
Cassareep is a thick black liquid made from cassava root, often with additional spices, which is used as a base for many sauces and especially in Guyanese pepperpot. Besides use as a flavoring and browning agent, it is commonly regarded as a food preservative although laboratory testing is inconclusive. Production Ca...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninja%20JaJaMaru-kun
is an action-platform video game developed and published by Jaleco for the Famicom. It was released in Japan on November 15, 1985, and was ported to the MSX in 1986. The MSX version was released in Europe as Ninja II, being marketed as a sequel to Ninja-kun: Majou no Bouken, a game that used the name Ninja for its Euro...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screed
Screed has three meanings in building construction: A flat board (screed board, floating screed) or a purpose-made aluminium tool used to smooth and to "true" materials like concrete, stucco and plaster after they have been placed on a surface or to assist in flattening; A strip of plaster or wood applied to a surf...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcritical%20cycle
A transcritical cycle is a closed thermodynamic cycle where the working fluid goes through both subcritical and supercritical states. In particular, for power cycles the working fluid is kept in the liquid region during the compression phase and in vapour and/or supercritical conditions during the expansion phase. The ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frangible%20nut
The frangible nut is a component used in many industries, but most commonly by NASA, to sever mechanical connections. It is, by definition, an explosively-splittable nut. The bolt remains intact while the nut itself is split into two or more parts. Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster Holddown System Frangible nuts se...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison%20of%20FTP%20server%20software%20packages
Graphical Console/terminal-based Libraries Summary board Graphical UI based FTP Servers Terminal/Console based FTP Servers See also File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Comparison of FTP client software FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS) FTP over SSH SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) Comparison of SSH servers Comparison o...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modulation%20error%20ratio
The modulation error ratio or MER is a measure used to quantify the performance of a digital radio (or digital TV) transmitter or receiver in a communications system using digital modulation (such as QAM). A signal sent by an ideal transmitter or received by a receiver would have all constellation points precisely at t...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonel
Nonel is a shock tube detonator designed to initiate explosions, generally for the purpose of demolition of buildings and for use in the blasting of rock in mines and quarries. Nonel is a contraction of "non electric". Instead of electric wires, a hollow plastic tube delivers the firing impulse to the detonator, making...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical%20hours
Critical hours for radio stations is the time from sunrise to two hours after sunrise, and from two hours before sunset until sunset, local time. During this time, certain American radio stations may be operating with reduced power as a result of Section 73.187 of the Federal Communications Commission's rules. Canadia...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reciprocity%20%28evolution%29
Reciprocity in evolutionary biology refers to mechanisms whereby the evolution of cooperative or altruistic behaviour may be favoured by the probability of future mutual interactions. A corollary is how a desire for revenge can harm the collective and therefore be naturally deselected. Main types Three types of recip...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordanian%20Engineers%20Association
The Jordanian Engineers Association (in Arabic: نقابة المهندسين الأردنيين) was established as a society for engineers in 1948, and was licensed in 1949. The first general assembly of the Engineering Professionals Association was established in 1958. Tawfiq Marar became the first Engineers' Association president. The As...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single%20version%20of%20the%20truth
In computerized business management, single version of the truth (SVOT), is a technical concept describing the data warehousing ideal of having either a single centralised database, or at least a distributed synchronised database, which stores all of an organisation's data in a consistent and non-redundant form. This c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming%20language%20reference
In computing, a programming language reference or language reference manual is part of the documentation associated with most mainstream programming languages. It is written for users and developers, and describes the basic elements of the language and how to use them in a program. For a command-based language, for exa...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center%20of%20gravity%20of%20an%20aircraft
The center of gravity (CG) of an aircraft is the point over which the aircraft would balance. Its position is calculated after supporting the aircraft on at least two sets of weighing scales or load cells and noting the weight shown on each set of scales or load cells. The center of gravity affects the stability of th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc%20Tremblay
Marc Tremblay is a distinguished engineer at Microsoft. Prior to joining Microsoft in April 2009, he was senior vice president and chief technology officer of the microelectronics business unit at Sun Microsystems. He was instrumental in the design of various microprocessors at Sun, including the UltraSPARC, UltraSPA...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalized%20Pochhammer%20symbol
In mathematics, the generalized Pochhammer symbol of parameter and partition generalizes the classical Pochhammer symbol, named after Leo August Pochhammer, and is defined as It is used in multivariate analysis. References Gamma and related functions Factorial and binomial topics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack%20function
In mathematics, the Jack function is a generalization of the Jack polynomial, introduced by Henry Jack. The Jack polynomial is a homogeneous, symmetric polynomial which generalizes the Schur and zonal polynomials, and is in turn generalized by the Heckman–Opdam polynomials and Macdonald polynomials. Definition The Ja...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Lazarus%20Experiment
"The Lazarus Experiment" is the sixth episode of the third series of the revived British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was broadcast on BBC One on 5 May 2007 and stars David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones. In the episode, Professor Richard Lazarus (Mark Gatiss) demons...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%20Gravitational%20Model
The Earth Gravitational Models (EGM) are a series of geopotential models of the Earth published by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). They are used as the geoid reference in the World Geodetic System. The NGA provides the models in two formats: as the series of numerical coefficients to the spherical h...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navisworks
Navisworks (known for a while as JetStream) is a 3D design review package for Microsoft Windows. Used primarily in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries to complement 3D design packages (such as Autodesk Revit, AutoCAD, and MicroStation), Navisworks allows users to open and combine 3D models...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular%20Koch%27s%20postulates
Molecular Koch's postulates are a set of experimental criteria that must be satisfied to show that a gene found in a pathogenic microorganism encodes a product that contributes to the disease caused by the pathogen. Genes that satisfy molecular Koch's postulates are often referred to as virulence factors. The postulate...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password%20fatigue
Password fatigue is the feeling experienced by many people who are required to remember an excessive number of passwords as part of their daily routine, such as to log in to a computer at work, undo a bicycle lock or conduct banking from an automated teller machine. The concept is also known as password chaos, or more ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring%20house
A spring house, or springhouse, is a small building, usually of a single room, constructed over a spring. While the original purpose of a springhouse was to keep the spring water clean by excluding fallen leaves, animals, etc., the enclosing structure was also used for refrigeration before the advent of ice delivery a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structured%20Audio%20Orchestra%20Language
Structured Audio Orchestra Language (SAOL) is an imperative, MUSIC-N programming language designed for describing virtual instruments, processing digital audio, and applying sound effects. It was published as subpart 5 of MPEG-4 Part 3 (ISO/IEC 14496-3:1999) in 1999. As part of the MPEG-4 international standard, SAOL ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic%20circuit%20design
Electronic circuit design comprises the analysis and synthesis of electronic circuits. Methods To design any electrical circuit, either analog or digital, electrical engineers need to be able to predict the voltages and currents at all places within the circuit. Linear circuits, that is, circuits wherein the outputs a...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmer%20A.%20Sperry%20Award
The Elmer A. Sperry Award, named after the inventor and entrepreneur, is an American transportation engineering prize. It has been given since 1955 for "a distinguished engineering contribution which, through application, proved in actual service, has advanced the art of transportation whether by land, sea, air, or sp...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover%20Medal
The Hoover Medal is an American engineering prize. It has been given since 1930 for "outstanding extra-career services by engineers to humanity". The prize is given jointly by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, American Society of Civil E...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20chatbots
This is a list of notable chatbots. Chatbots are text-based conversation agents that can interact with human users through some medium, such as an instant message service. Some chatbots are designed for specific purposes, while others converse with human users on a wide range of topics. Classic chatbots Dr. Sbaitso ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic%20volume%20limiter%20system
An automatic volume limiter system (AVLS) is an option that limits the maximum volume level and is enabled through software or hardware in stationary or portable media player devices used with headphones such as the Walkman or Sony PSP. The aim of this feature is to stop the headphones drowning out all other noise, and...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biocommunication%20%28science%29
In the study of the biological sciences, biocommunication is any specific type of communication within (intraspecific) or between (interspecific) species of plants, animals, fungi, protozoa and microorganisms. Communication basically means sign-mediated interactions following three levels of (syntactic, pragmatic and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information%20Presentation%20Facility
Information Presentation Facility (IPF) is a system for presenting online help and hypertext on IBM OS/2 systems. IPF also refers to the markup language that is used to create IPF content. The IPF language has its origins in BookMaster and Generalized Markup Language developed by IBM. The IPF language is very similar...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasomi%20Networks
Jasomi Networks was a pioneer in the development of Session Border Controllers (SBCs), computer network devices that enable, control, and monitor the flow of multimedia data streams across carrier networks, corporate networks, home networks, and the Internet. History and evolution The concept for Jasomi was conceived ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video%20interlude
A video interlude is an interlude during a performance that shows a video. Video interludes are often played in concerts, showing a music video (often made specifically for the show), usually featuring the artists while the artist takes a break or costume change. Video interludes have been used by Madonna since at lea...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rewritable%20consumer%20timecode
The Rewriteable Consumer Timecode (RCTC, RC Timecode, or RC Time Code) is a nearly frame accurate timecode method developed by Sony for 8mm and Hi8 analog tape formats. The RC timecode tags each frame with the hour, minute, second and frame for each frame of video recorded to tape. Officially, RCTC is accurate to with...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold%E2%80%93aluminium%20intermetallic
A gold–aluminium intermetallic is an intermetallic compound of gold and aluminium that occurs at contacts between the two metals. These intermetallics have different properties from the individual metals, which can cause problems in wire bonding in microelectronics. The main compounds formed are Au5Al2 (white plague)...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20pop-up%20blocking%20software
This is a list of software that can block pop-up ads. Blocking is usually a user-enabled option, and can in many cases allow specified exceptions. Browsers that can block pop-up ads Trident shells AOL Explorer Avant Browser GreenBrowser Internet Explorer Lunascape Maxthon MSN Explorer NeoPlanet Netcaptor Netscape 8 S...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zero-forcing%20equalizer
The zero-forcing equalizer is a form of linear equalization algorithm used in communication systems which applies the inverse of the frequency response of the channel. This form of equalizer was first proposed by Robert Lucky. The zero-forcing equalizer applies the inverse of the channel frequency response to the rece...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline%20of%20life%20extension
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to life extension: Life extension – study of slowing down or reversing the processes of aging to extend both the maximum and average lifespan. Also known as anti-aging medicine, experimental gerontology, and biomedical gerontology. Goals Biologi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra%27s%20Pearls%20%28book%29
Indra's Pearls: The Vision of Felix Klein is a geometry book written by David Mumford, Caroline Series and David Wright, and published by Cambridge University Press in 2002 and 2015. The book explores the patterns created by iterating conformal maps of the complex plane called Möbius transformations, and their connect...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline%20of%20construction
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to construction: Construction – process of building or assembling infrastructure. A complex activity, large scale construction involves extensive multitasking. Normally, a job is managed by a project manager, and supervised by a construction manager...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline%20of%20chemical%20engineering
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to chemical engineering: Chemical engineering – deals with the application of physical science (e.g., chemistry and physics), and life sciences (e.g., biology, microbiology and biochemistry) with mathematics and economics, to the process of converti...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VB%20Watch
VB Watch is a Visual Basic programming utility. VB Watch consists of three tools for Visual Basic 6.0: Profiler, Protector and Debugger. Profiler VB Watch Profiler measures the speed of a running Visual Basic program. It displays the time spent in each procedure and/or a line of code. This information can be used in c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control%20message
Control messages are a special kind of Usenet post that are used to control news servers. They differ from ordinary posts by a header field named Control. The body of the field contains control name and arguments. There are two historical alternatives to header field Control. They are not supported by contemporary sof...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical%20shape%20analysis
Statistical shape analysis is an analysis of the geometrical properties of some given set of shapes by statistical methods. For instance, it could be used to quantify differences between male and female gorilla skull shapes, normal and pathological bone shapes, leaf outlines with and without herbivory by insects, etc. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic%20circuit
An electronic circuit is composed of individual electronic components, such as resistors, transistors, capacitors, inductors and diodes, connected by conductive wires or traces through which electric current can flow. It is a type of electrical circuit and to be referred to as electronic, rather than electrical, genera...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List%20of%20biogeographic%20provinces
This page features a list of biogeographic provinces that were developed by Miklos Udvardy in 1975, later modified by other authors. Biogeographic Province is a biotic subdivision of biogeographic realms subdivided into ecoregions, which are classified based on their biomes or habitat types and, on this page, correspon...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBDE
GBDE, standing for GEOM Based Disk Encryption, is a block device-layer disk encryption system written for FreeBSD, initially introduced in version 5.0. It is based on the GEOM disk framework. GBDE was designed and implemented by Poul-Henning Kamp and Network Associates Inc. (now known as McAfee). Design decisions Unl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecom%20Gold
Telecom Gold (sometimes also known as BT Gold) was an early commercial electronic mail service launched by British Telecom in 1982. It was based on Prime minicomputers running Dialcom software under a customised version of PRIMOS. (ITT Dialcom was later acquired by BT in 1986.) The system offered various services, incl...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulam%20number
In mathematics, the Ulam numbers comprise an integer sequence devised by and named after Stanislaw Ulam, who introduced it in 1964. The standard Ulam sequence (the (1, 2)-Ulam sequence) starts with U1 = 1 and U2 = 2. Then for n > 2, Un is defined to be the smallest integer that is the sum of two distinct earlier ter...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switched%20video
Switched video or switched digital video (SDV), sometimes referred to as switched broadcast (SWB), is a telecommunications industry term for a network scheme for distributing digital video via a cable. Switched video sends the digital video more efficiently freeing bandwidth. The scheme applies to digital video distrib...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamming%287%2C4%29
In coding theory, Hamming(7,4) is a linear error-correcting code that encodes four bits of data into seven bits by adding three parity bits. It is a member of a larger family of Hamming codes, but the term Hamming code often refers to this specific code that Richard W. Hamming introduced in 1950. At the time, Hamming ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-reader
An e-reader, also called an e-book reader or e-book device, is a mobile electronic device that is designed primarily for the purpose of reading digital e-books and periodicals. Any device that can display text on a screen may act as an e-reader; however, specialized e-reader devices may optimize portability, readabili...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum%20satis
Quantum satis (abbreviation q.s. or Q.S.) is a Latin term meaning the amount which is enough. It has its origins as a quantity specification in medicine and pharmacology, where a similar term quantum sufficit ("as much as is sufficient") has been used (abbreviated Q.S.). Quantum satis is also used in the same function ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discharging%20method%20%28discrete%20mathematics%29
The discharging method is a technique used to prove lemmas in structural graph theory. Discharging is most well known for its central role in the proof of the four color theorem. The discharging method is used to prove that every graph in a certain class contains some subgraph from a specified list. The presence of ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface-enhanced%20laser%20desorption/ionization
Surface-enhanced laser desorption/ionization (SELDI) is a soft ionization method in mass spectrometry (MS) used for the analysis of protein mixtures. It is a variation of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI). In MALDI, the sample is mixed with a matrix material and applied to a metal plate before irradia...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phosphoproteomics
Phosphoproteomics is a branch of proteomics that identifies, catalogs, and characterizes proteins containing a phosphate group as a posttranslational modification. Phosphorylation is a key reversible modification that regulates protein function, subcellular localization, complex formation, degradation of proteins and ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule%20of%20three%20%28C%2B%2B%20programming%29
The rule of three and rule of five are rules of thumb in C++ for the building of exception-safe code and for formalizing rules on resource management. The rules prescribe how the default members of a class should be used to achieve these goals systematically. Rule of three The rule of three (also known as the law of ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOS%20%28operating%20system%29
NOS (Network Operating System) is a discontinued operating system with time-sharing capabilities, written by Control Data Corporation in 1975. NOS ran on the 60-bit CDC 6000 series of mainframe computers and their successors. NOS replaced the earlier CDC Kronos operating system of the 1970s. NOS was intended to be the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikto%20%28vulnerability%20scanner%29
Nikto is a free software command-line vulnerability scanner that scans web servers for dangerous files/CGIs, outdated server software and other problems. It performs generic and server type specific checks. It also captures and prints any cookies received. The Nikto code itself is free software, but the data files it u...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journal%20of%20Food%20Science
The Journal of Food Science is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that was established in 1936 and is published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of the Institute of Food Technologists in Chicago, Illinois. From 1996 to 2005, it was ranked eighth among impact in scientific journals publishing food science and technology. ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservation%20form
Conservation form or Eulerian form refers to an arrangement of an equation or system of equations, usually representing a hyperbolic system, that emphasizes that a property represented is conserved, i.e. a type of continuity equation. The term is usually used in the context of continuum mechanics. General form Equati...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History%20of%20the%20battery
Batteries provided the primary source of electricity before the development of electric generators and electrical grids around the end of the 19th century. Successive improvements in battery technology facilitated major electrical advances, from early scientific studies to the rise of telegraphs and telephones, eventu...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplication%20theorem
In mathematics, the multiplication theorem is a certain type of identity obeyed by many special functions related to the gamma function. For the explicit case of the gamma function, the identity is a product of values; thus the name. The various relations all stem from the same underlying principle; that is, the relati...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHI-base
https://canto.phi-base.org/ The Pathogen-Host Interactions database (PHI-base) is a biological database that contains curated information on genes experimentally proven to affect the outcome of pathogen-host interactions. The database is maintained by researchers at Rothamsted Research, together with external collabo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resolvent%20set
In linear algebra and operator theory, the resolvent set of a linear operator is a set of complex numbers for which the operator is in some sense "well-behaved". The resolvent set plays an important role in the resolvent formalism. Definitions Let X be a Banach space and let be a linear operator with domain . Let ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laplacian%20smoothing
Laplacian smoothing is an algorithm to smooth a polygonal mesh. For each vertex in a mesh, a new position is chosen based on local information (such as the position of neighbours) and the vertex is moved there. In the case that a mesh is topologically a rectangular grid (that is, each internal vertex is connected to fo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systematic%20code
In coding theory, a systematic code is any error-correcting code in which the input data are embedded in the encoded output. Conversely, in a non-systematic code the output does not contain the input symbols. Systematic codes have the advantage that the parity data can simply be appended to the source block, and recei...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr.%20Do%27s%20Wild%20Ride
Mr. Do's Wild Ride is a platform game released in 1984 as the third in Universal's Mr. Do! arcade video game series. An MSX version was published in 1985. Gameplay Mr. Do!'s scenario is a roller coaster, and the object is to reach the top. As the cars (and eventually other objects) speed around the track, the player...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stokesian%20dynamics
Stokesian dynamics is a solution technique for the Langevin equation, which is the relevant form of Newton's 2nd law for a Brownian particle. The method treats the suspended particles in a discrete sense while the continuum approximation remains valid for the surrounding fluid, i.e., the suspended particles are general...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer%20architecture%20simulator
A computer architecture simulator is a program that simulates the execution of computer architecture. Computer architecture simulators are used for the following purposes: Lowering cost by evaluating hardware designs without building physical hardware systems. Enabling access to unobtainable hardware. Increasing th...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco%20System%20246
The Namco System 246 is a development of the Sony PlayStation 2 technology as a basis for an arcade system board. It was released in December 2000 on its first game Bloody Roar 3. Like the Sega NAOMI, it is widely licensed for use by other manufacturers. Games such as Battle Gear 3 and Capcom Fighting Evolution are ex...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonsound
Moonsound is the name of a sound card released for the MSX home-computer system at the Tilburg Computer Fair in 1995. It was designed by electronic engineer Henrik Gilvad and produced by Sunrise Swiss on a semi-hobby basis. It arrived after the US branch of Microsoft abandoned the MSX system, instead focusing on the I...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structural%20Engineering%20exam
The Structural Engineering exam is a written examination given by state licensing boards in the United States as part of the testing for licensing structural engineers. This exam is written by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying. It is given in eight-hour segments over two days, with the f...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etching%20%28microfabrication%29
Etching is used in microfabrication to chemically remove layers from the surface of a wafer during manufacturing. Etching is a critically important process module in fabrication, and every wafer undergoes many etching steps before it is complete. For many etch steps, part of the wafer is protected from the etchant by ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sybil%20attack
A Sybil attack is a type of attack on a computer network service in which an attacker subverts the service's reputation system by creating a large number of pseudonymous identities and uses them to gain a disproportionately large influence. It is named after the subject of the book Sybil, a case study of a woman diagno...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling%20numbers%20and%20exponential%20generating%20functions%20in%20symbolic%20combinatorics
The use of exponential generating functions (EGFs) to study the properties of Stirling numbers is a classical exercise in combinatorial mathematics and possibly the canonical example of how symbolic combinatorics is used. It also illustrates the parallels in the construction of these two types of numbers, lending suppo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P1%20phage
P1 is a temperate bacteriophage that infects Escherichia coli and some other bacteria. When undergoing a lysogenic cycle the phage genome exists as a plasmid in the bacterium unlike other phages (e.g. the lambda phage) that integrate into the host DNA. P1 has an icosahedral head containing the DNA attached to a contra...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life%20Sciences%20Greenhouse%20of%20Central%20Pennsylvania
Life Sciences Greenhouse of Central Pennsylvania (LSGPA) is a biotechnology initiative and non-profit organization based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 2001. It focuses on in the advancement of life sciences through technology to improve the healthcare and economic opportunities of Pennsylvanians. Back...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-math%20skills
Pre-math skills (referred to in British English as pre-maths skills) are math skills learned by preschoolers and kindergarten students, including learning to count numbers (usually from 1 to 10 but occasionally including 0), learning the proper sequencing of numbers, learning to determine which shapes are bigger or sma...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppercoin
Peppercoin is a cryptographic system for processing micropayments. Peppercoin Inc. was a company that offers services based on the peppercoin method. The peppercoin system was developed by Silvio Micali and Ron Rivest and first presented at the RSA Conference in 2002 (although it had not yet been named.) The core idea...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latency%20%28audio%29
Latency refers to a short period of delay (usually measured in milliseconds) between when an audio signal enters a system and when it emerges. Potential contributors to latency in an audio system include analog-to-digital conversion, buffering, digital signal processing, transmission time, digital-to-analog conversion ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon%20basil
Cinnamon basil is a type of basil (Ocimum basilicum). The term "cinnamon basil" can refer to a number of different varieties of basil, including as a synonym for Thai basil (O. basilicum var. thyrsiflora), as a particular cultivar of Thai basil, and as a separate cultivar in its own right (i.e., O. basilicum 'Cinnamon'...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowing%20agent
A blowing agent is a substance which is capable of producing a cellular structure via a foaming process in a variety of materials that undergo hardening or phase transition, such as polymers, plastics, and metals. They are typically applied when the blown material is in a liquid stage. The cellular structure in a matri...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacCharlie
The MacCharlie was a hardware add-on for the Apple Macintosh that was made by Dayna Communications. It allowed users to run DOS software for the IBM PC by clipping a unit onto the chassis of the Macintosh 128K, and included a keyboard extender to provide the function keys and numeric keypad that are absent from Apple's...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video%20game%20localization
Video game localization (American English), or video game localisation (British English; see spelling differences), is the process of preparing a video game for a market outside of where it was originally published. The game's name, art assets, packaging, manuals, and cultural and legal differences are typically altere...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food%20Science%20and%20Technology%20Abstracts
FSTA, also known as FSTA – Food Science and Technology Abstracts, is produced by IFIS Publishing. FSTA is a bibliographic abstracting and indexing (A&I) database of scientific and technological research and information relating to food, beverages, and nutrition. It contains over 1,400,000 indexed records, with full-te...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic%20tongue
The electronic tongue is an instrument that measures and compares tastes. As per the IUPAC technical report, an “electronic tongue” as analytical instrument including an array of non-selective chemical sensors with partial specificity to different solution components and an appropriate pattern recognition instrument, c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XG%20Station
The ASUS XG Station is a device designed to provide external graphics processing power to laptops. It connects to a laptop though an ExpressCard slot. It requires a separate monitor as well as its own power source. It includes USB 2.0 ports, a headphone jack, and a large knob used to control various settings such as ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series%20acceleration
In mathematics, series acceleration is one of a collection of sequence transformations for improving the rate of convergence of a series. Techniques for series acceleration are often applied in numerical analysis, where they are used to improve the speed of numerical integration. Series acceleration techniques may also...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser-assisted%20device%20alteration
Laser-assisted device alteration (LADA) is a laser-based timing analysis technique used in the failure analysis of semiconductor devices. The laser is used to temporarily alter the operating characteristics of transistors on the device. Theory of operation The LADA technique targets a variable power continuous wave (C...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbitel%20%28Bulgarian%20company%29
Orbitel () is Bulgarian wireline telecommunications and Internet service provider with national licenses for voice and data. Through its national packet-switched network Orbitel provides convergent telecommunication solutions for telephony, high speed Internet and VPNs throughout Bulgaria. Orbitel also provides service...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time%20stamp%20protocol
The Time-Stamp Protocol, or TSP is a cryptographic protocol for certifying timestamps using X.509 certificates and public key infrastructure. The timestamp is the signer's assertion that a piece of electronic data existed at or before a particular time. The protocol is defined in . One application of the protocol is t...