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  • 1Dispatch (logistics) — Dispatch is a procedure for assigning employees (workers) or vehicles to customers. Industries that dispatch include taxicabs, couriers, emergency services, as well as home and commercial services such as maid services, plumbing, HVAC, pest… …

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  • 2Pneumatic tube — Pneumatic tubes (or capsule pipelines; Lamson tubes) are systems in which cylindrical containers are propelled through a network of tubes by compressed air or by vacuum. They are used for transporting physical objects, solid objects, compared to… …

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  • 3Pneumatic dispatch — Pneumatic Pneu*mat ic, Pneumatical Pneu*mat ic*al, a. [L. pneumaticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, wind, air, ? to blow, breathe; cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf. {Pneumonia}.] 1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties of an… …

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  • 4Pneumatic tube — Pneumatic Pneu*mat ic, Pneumatical Pneu*mat ic*al, a. [L. pneumaticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, wind, air, ? to blow, breathe; cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf. {Pneumonia}.] 1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties of an… …

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  • 5British Columbia Ambulance Service — Infobox company company name = British Columbia Ambulance Service company company type = Crown Agency foundation = July 1, 1974 location = British Columbia, Canada num employees = 3,200 (2006) revenue = $252 Million industry = Emergency Medical… …

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  • 6Submarine — For other uses, see Submarine (disambiguation). A Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Oyashio class submarine in 2006 A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which… …

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  • 7California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection — InfoboxFireDepartment name = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) motto = established = 1905 staffing = Career strength = 3,800 permanent 1,400 seasonal 4,300 inmates 8,200 volunteers [http://www.fire.ca.gov/about/about …

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  • 8William Murdoch — Infobox Scientist name = William Murdoch box width = image width = caption = birth date = Birth date|1754|08|21 birth place = Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland death date = dda|1839|11|15|1754|08|21 death place = Handsworth, nr. Birmingham,… …

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  • 9Mobile radio — This article is about professional equipment. For mobile radios used in amateur radio, see amateur radio mobile operation. Mobile radio or mobiles refer to wireless communications systems and devices which are based on radio frequencies, and… …

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  • 10printing — /prin ting/, n. 1. the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc. 2. the act of a person or thing that prints. 3. words, symbols, etc., in printed form. 4. printed material. 5.… …

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