device cycle
1Device configuration overlay — (DCO) is a hidden area on many of today’s hard disk drives (HDDs). Usually when information is stored in either the DCO or host protected area (HPA), it is not accessible by the BIOS, OS, or the user. However, certain tools can be used to modify… …
2cycle — 1. noun /saɪkəl/ a) An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed. Put the washing in on a warm cycle. b) A complete rotation of anything. Jones hit for the cycle in the game. 2. verb /saɪkəl/ …
3device — noun a) Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one. There are a number of household devices in a kitchen such as a dishwasher, a garbage disposal, or an electric can opener. b) A project or… …
4Stirling cycle — This article is about the real Stirling cycle. For the idealized Stirling cycle , see the Stirling engine article. IntroductionThe Stirling cycle is a thermodynamic cycle that describes the general class of Stirling devices. This includes the… …
5Duty cycle — In engineering, the duty cycle of a machine or system is the time that it spends in an active state as a fraction of the total time under consideration.[1] The term is often used pertaining to electrical devices, e.g., switching power supplies. A …
6Concealment device — Concealment devices or diversion safes are used to hide things for the purpose of secrecy or security. They are made from an ordinary household object such as a book, a soda can, a candle, a can, or something as small as a coin. The idea is that… …
7Thermodynamic cycle — Thermodynamics …
8Hainish Cycle — The Hainish Cycle is the setting for a number of science fiction novels and stories of Ursula K. Le Guin. Most of them are not set on Hain, but have it as a rather distant background. People from Hain are often present but mostly as secondary… …
9duty cycle — Many solenoid operated metering devices cycle on and off. The duty cycle is a measurement of the amount of time a device is energized, or turned on, expressed as a percentage of the complete on off cycle of that device, in other words, the duty… …
10Life-cycle assessment — Cradle to grave redirects here. For other uses, see Cradle to the Grave (disambiguation). A life cycle assessment (LCA, also known as life cycle analysis, ecobalance, and cradle to grave analysis)[1] is a technique to assess environmental impacts …
