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31Comparison of X Window System desktop environments — A desktop environment is a collection of software designed to give functionality and a certain look and feel to an operating system. This article applies to operating systems which are capable of running the X Window System, mostly Unix and Unix… …
32Comparison of MD and DO in the United States — This is a comparison of DOs and MDs in the United States, discussing the similarities and differences between Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DOs) and Doctors of Medicine (MDs). Holders of a DO are known as osteopathic physicians,[1] while… …
33Comparison of Asian national space programs — Several Asian countries have national space programs, and they are considered to be competing with each other to achieve scientific and technological advancements in space. The media has occasionally called this competition the Asian space… …
34Comparison of the Amundsen and Scott Expeditions — The routes to the South Pole taken by Scott (green) and Amundsen (red), 1911–1912. The reasons for Roald Amundsen s success with his South Pole expedition and the reason for Robert Falcon Scott s failure in returning from the simulta …
35Comparison of Linux distributions — Technical variations of Linux distributions include support for different hardware devices and systems or software package configurations. Organizational differences may be motivated by historical reasons. Other criteria include security,… …
36Comparison of Canadian and United States governments — Though there are many similarities between the politics of Canada and the politics of the United States, there are also important differences. Many of the differences and similarities have formed the foundation for debates in the nineteenth,… …
37comparison — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Representation as similar Nouns 1. comparison, matching, examining side by side, holding up to comparison; cross check, verification; analogy, parallel; contrast, opposition; relation. 2. comparability,… …
38comparison*/*/ — [kəmˈpærɪs(ə)n] noun [C/U] the process of considering the ways in which people or things are similar or different It is very difficult to make comparisons with other schools.[/ex] We cannot make a comparison between the two languages.[/ex] There… …
39Comparison of open source and closed source — Open source the source availability model used by free and open source software (FOSS) and closed source are two approaches to the distribution of software. Contents 1 Background 2 Commercialization 2.1 Proprietary software …
40comparison — n. 1 the act or an instance of comparing. 2 a simile or semantic illustration. 3 capacity for being likened; similarity (there s no comparison). 4 (in full degrees of comparison) Gram. the positive, comparative, and superlative forms of… …
