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11Unit Control Block — In IBM mainframe operating systems from the z/OS line, a Unit Control Block (UCB) is a memory structure, or a control block , that describes any single input/output peripheral device, or a unit , to the operating system.A similar concept in Unix… …
12Unit load — A unit load combines packages or items into a single unit of a few thousand kilograms that can be moved easily with simple equipment. A unit load packs tightly into warehouse racks, containers, trucks, and railcars, yet can be easily broken apart …
13Oversize load — Long Bridge Beam Oversize Load with Pilot Car Escort …
14Mifflin Street Block Party — An artist recites a slam poem for a backyard crowd. The Mifflin Street Block Party is an annual celebration held on Mifflin Street in Madison, Wisconsin on the first Saturday of May. The 2011 Mifflin Block Party is scheduled for April 30th. It is …
15Adriaen Block — Adriaen (Aerjan) Block (c. 1567, Amsterdam ndash; buried April 27 1627, Amsterdam) was a Dutch private trader and navigator who is best known for exploring the coastal and river valley areas between present day New Jersey and Massachusetts during …
16Advanced Load Address Table — The Advanced Load Address Table (ALAT) is a functional unit in the Intel Itanium processor architecture. It is implemented with an associative memory. The ALAT is used to store information related to advance load instructions, as part of the… …
17Pillow block bearing — A pillow block bearing (plummer block) is a mounted bearing used to provide support for a rotating shaft with the mounting surface on a parallel line with the axis of the shaft.The bearing housing mounts to a surface parallel to the shaft axis.… …
18Dead block — Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de[ a]d; akin to OS. d[=o]d, D. dood, G. todt, tot, Icel. dau[eth]r, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. daubs; prop. p. p. of an old verb meaning to die. See {Die}, and cf. {Death}.] 1. Deprived of life;… …
19Pulley block — Pulley Pul ley, n.; pl. {Pulleys}. [F. poulie, perhaps of Teutonic origin (cf. {Poll}, v. t.); but cf. OE. poleine, polive, pulley, LL. polanus, and F. poulain, properly, a colt, fr. L. pullus young animal, foal (cf. {Pullet}, {Foal}). For the… …
20Washington Block — is a Chicago Landmark building located in the Loop community area of city state|Chicago|Illinois, United States. Designed by Frederick and Edward Baumann it was built between 1873 ndash;1874 in the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. It… …
