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1Damage Control (company) — Damage Control Engineering Type Private Industry Consumer electronics Founded 2004 Headquarters Westlake Village, California Products Guitar effects pedals …
2Bass instrument amplification — for the bass guitar, double bass and similar instruments is distinct from other types of amplification systems due to the particular challenges associated with low frequency sound reproduction. This distinction affects the design of the… …
3Ship gun fire-control system — Mk 37 Director c1944 with Mk 12 (rectangular antenna) and Mk 22 orange peel Ship gun fire control systems (GFCS) enable remote and automatic targeting of guns against ships, aircraft, and shore targets, with or without the aid of radar or optical …
4Traffic Control — ➡ law enforcement * * * Introduction supervision of the movement of people, goods, or vehicles to ensure efficiency and safety. Traffic is the movement of people and goods from one location to another. The movement typically occurs… …
5Japanese Instrument of Surrender — The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that established the armistice ending the Pacific War and with it World War II. It was signed by representatives from the Empire of Japan, the United States of America, the Republic… …
6Allied Control Council — The Allied Control Council or Allied Control Authority, known in German as the Alliierter Kontrollrat , also referred to as the Four Powers (German: Vier Mächte), was a military occupation governing body of the Allied Occupation Zones in Germany… …
7Arms control — is an umbrella term for restrictions upon the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation, and usage of weapons, especially weapons of mass destruction. Arms control is typically exercised through the use of diplomacy which seeks to… …
8Fife (musical instrument) — A fife is a small, high pitched, transverse flute that is similar to the piccolo, but louder and shriller due to its narrower bore. The fife originated in medieval Europe and is often used in military and marching bands. Someone who plays the… …
9stringed instrument — a musical instrument having strings as the medium of sound production, played with the fingers or with a plectrum or a bow: The guitar, the harp, and the violin are stringed instruments. * * * Any musical instrument that produces sound by the… …
10birth control — regulation of the number of children born through the deliberate control or prevention of conception. Cf. family planning (def. 1). [1914, Amer.] * * * Voluntary limiting of human reproduction, using such means as contraception, sexual abstinence …
