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1Sputnik 1 — Infobox Spacecraft Name = Sputnik 1 Спутник 1 Organization = Council of Ministers of the USSR Major Contractors = OKB 1, Soviet Ministry of Radiotechnical Industry Mission Type = Atmospheric studies Satellite Of = Earth Launch = October 4, 1957,… …
2computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… …
3DARPA — This article is about the US military research agency. Not to be confused with the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA). For the skipper butterfly genus, see Darpa (butterfly) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Agency overview Formed …
4United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
5Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow — CF 105 Arrow Photo from the Canadian Department of National Defence Role Interceptor …
6Jerauld Wright — during its commissioning and fitting out period. [ Warrior among Diplomats , p. 100 101, 105 107; [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s10/sequoia ii.htm USS Sequoia (AG 23)] DANFS Naval Historical Center] Bureau of OrdnanceWright developed an… …
7PT-76 — Infobox Weapon|is vehicle=yes name=PT 76 caption=PT 76 on display near the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Kiev. type=Amphibious Light Tank origin=flagcountry|Soviet Union service=16 August 1952 present used by=See Operators wars=See Combat… …
8VLS-1 — For the naval missile firing system, see Vertical launching system. VLS 1 Veículo Lançador de Satélites Satellite Launch Vehicle VLS launch Function Orbital launch vehicle Manufacturer CTA Country of origin …
9Placeshifting — can be defined as watching or listening to live, recorded or stored media on a remote device via the internet or over a data network. This is not to be confused with time shifting, which is watching or listening to recorded media locally. There… …
10History of delay tolerant networking — The history of delay tolerant networking examines the bulk of the technologies that began the field that is known today as Delay Tolerant Networking. Research began as projects under United States government grants relating to the necessity of… …
