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  • Thumbnail for Synchronous optical networking
    Synchronous Optical Networking (SONET) and Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) are standardized protocols that transfer multiple digital bit streams synchronously...
    45 KB (5,524 words) - 17:14, 25 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Furnace (central heating)
    A furnace (American English), referred to as a heater or boiler in British English, is an appliance used to generate heat for all or part of a building...
    14 KB (1,826 words) - 23:57, 30 June 2024
  • Content management (CM) are a set of processes and technologies that support the collection, managing, and publishing of information in any form or medium...
    11 KB (1,266 words) - 03:21, 27 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Reentry capsule
    A reentry capsule is the portion of a space capsule which returns to Earth following a spaceflight. The shape is determined partly by aerodynamics; a capsule...
    15 KB (1,944 words) - 17:03, 27 June 2024
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    A nail gun, nailgun or nailer is a form of hammer used to drive nails into wood or other materials. It is usually driven by compressed air (pneumatic)...
    17 KB (2,296 words) - 13:07, 9 May 2024
  • Digital imaging or digital image acquisition is the creation of a digital representation of the visual characteristics of an object, such as a physical...
    38 KB (4,861 words) - 11:57, 6 July 2024
  • IEC 60929 is an international standard created by the International Electrotechnical Commission and covers electronic ballasts used in AC supplies with...
    1 KB (102 words) - 16:01, 1 March 2022
  • Thumbnail for X Prize Cup
    The X Prize Cup is a two-day air and space exposition which was the result of a partnership between the X Prize Foundation and the State of New Mexico...
    11 KB (1,521 words) - 18:54, 7 August 2023
  • Thumbnail for Thin small outline package
    Thin small outline package (TSOP) is a type of surface mount IC package. They are very low-profile (about 1mm) and have tight lead spacing (as low as 0...
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  • An active-matrix liquid-crystal display (AMLCD) is a type of flat-panel display used in high-resolution TVs, computer monitors, notebook computers, tablet...
    4 KB (505 words) - 17:51, 10 July 2024
  • The UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) is the region of waters surrounding the United Kingdom, in which the country has mineral rights. The UK continental shelf...
    3 KB (387 words) - 21:25, 11 April 2024
  • The process of filename mangling, in computing, involves a translation of the file name for compatibility at the operating system level. It occurs when...
    4 KB (474 words) - 22:24, 4 June 2019
  • Thumbnail for Continuous-rod warhead
    A continuous-rod warhead is a specialized munition exhibiting an annular blast fragmentation pattern, thus when exploding it spreads into a large circle...
    6 KB (798 words) - 11:52, 14 June 2024
  • Avara is a 1996 first-person shooter written by Juri Munkki for Macintosh and published by Ambrosia Software. A fast 3D engine, integrated Internet play...
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  • Thumbnail for Hexamine fuel tablet
    A hexamine fuel tablet (or heat tablet, Esbit) is a form of solid fuel in tablet form. The tablets burn smokelessly, have a high energy density, do not...
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  • The following is a comparison of notable hex editors. Comparison of HTML editors Comparison of integrated development environments Comparison of text editors...
    12 KB (329 words) - 08:26, 13 April 2024
  • Microsoft Campus Agreement (MSCA) is a program intended to offer significant discounts on Microsoft products to students, faculty, and staff of select...
    8 KB (570 words) - 02:17, 9 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Coded aperture
    Coded apertures or coded-aperture masks are grids, gratings, or other patterns of materials opaque to various wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation...
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  • Thumbnail for Add-drop multiplexer
    An add-drop multiplexer (ADM) is an important element of an optical fiber network. A multiplexer combines, or multiplexes, several lower-bandwidth streams...
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  • Stellar engineering is a type of engineering (currently a form of exploratory engineering) concerned with creating or modifying stars through artificial...
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