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11Domain Name System — The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the… …
12Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
13Initrd — The initial ramdisk, or initrd is a temporary file system commonly used by the Linux kernel during boot [http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ch kernel.en.html initrd is not needed for a kernel compiled only for one machine] . The initrd… …
14Udev — Infobox Software name = udev caption = developer = Greg Kroah Hartman and Kay Sievers latest release version = 128 latest release date = September 11, 2008 operating system = Linux kernel genre = device node license = website = [http://www.kernel …
15Control4 — is a company located in Salt Lake County, Utah, that manufactures home theater and automation controllers, and which are branded and sold under the same name. Its primary product is a Linux based appliance dubbed a Home Controller which manages… …
16Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… …
17Nameplate — For a newspaper s logo, see Nameplate (publishing). Belgian and Dutch street name plates on the border …
18Minimed Paradigm — The Medtronic Minimed Paradigm 515 pump (RF receiver), Silhouette infusion set, and UltraLink blood sugar meter (RF transmitter). MiniMed Paradigm is a series of insulin pumps manufactured by Medtronic for patients with diabetes mellitus. The… …
19Taboo against naming the dead — The taboo against naming the dead is a kind of taboo on the dead whereby the name of a recently deceased person, and any other words similar to it in sound, may not be uttered. It is observed by people from all over the world, including from… …
20Mickey Finn (drugs) — A Mickey Finn, (or simply Mickey) is a slang term for a drink laced with a drug (especially chloral hydrate)[citation needed] given to someone without their knowledge in order to incapacitate them. Serving someone a Mickey is most commonly… …
