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1National Industrial Recovery Act — Front page of the National Industrial Recovery Act, as signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 16, 1933. The National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), officially known as the Act of June 16, 1933 (Ch. 90, 48 Stat. 195, formerly codified… …
2Mean time to recovery — For other uses, see MTTR (disambiguation). Mean time to recovery (MTTR)[1][2] is the average time that a device will take to recover from any failure. Examples of such devices range from self resetting fuses (where the MTTR would be very short,… …
3SCSI contingent allegiance condition — On a computer SCSI connection, a contingent allegiance condition occurs while a SCSI device reports an error. SCSI communication takes place between an initiator and a target. The initiator sends a command to the target which then responds. At… …
4disaster control — Measures taken before, during, or after hostile action or natural or manmade disasters to reduce the probability of damage, minimize its effects, and initiate recovery. See also area damage control; damage control …
5Internet — /in teuhr net /, n. a large computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide (usually prec. by the). [1990 95] * * * Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S.… …
6reverse — re·verse ri vərs vt, re·versed; re·vers·ing to change drastically or completely the course or effect of: as a) to initiate recovery from <reverse a disease> b) to make of no effect or as if not done <reverse a surgical procedure> …
7international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
8Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
9Spain — /spayn/, n. a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 39,244,195; 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Cap.: Madrid. Spanish, España. * * * Spain Introduction Spain Background: Spain s powerful world empire of the 16th and… …
10Agriculture 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… …
