non-first use
1No first use — (NFU) refers to a pledge or a policy by a nuclear power not to use nuclear weapons as a means of warfare unless first attacked by an adversary using nuclear weapons. The concept can also be applied to chemical or biological warfare. As of October …
2Non-medical use of dextromethorphan — See dextromethorphan for info on the medical use of DXM and its chemical, pharmacological and other misc information. Dextromethorphan or DXM, an active ingredient found in most cough suppressant cold medicines, is commonly used as a recreational …
3First Sergeant — is the name of a military rank used in some countries.ingaporeFirst Sergeant is a Specialist rank in the Singapore Armed Forces. First Sergeants are the most senior of the junior Specialists, ranking above Second Sergeants, and below Staff… …
4First strike — In nuclear strategy, a first strike is a preemptive surprise attack employing overwhelming force. First strike capability is a country s ability to defeat another nuclear power by destroying its arsenal to the point where the attacking country… …
5Use tax — A use tax is a type of excise tax levied in the United States. It is assessed upon otherwise tax free tangible personal property purchased by a resident of the assessing state for use, storage or consumption of goods in that state (not for… …
6Non-photorealistic rendering — A normal shader (left) and a NPR shader using cel shading (right) Non photorealistic rendering (NPR) is an area of computer graphics that focuses on enabling a wide variety of expressive styles for digital art. In contrast to traditional computer …
7First flying machine — There are conflicting views as to what was the first flying machine. This kind of controversy of invention is not limited to flight. For example, debates over the tallest building tend to break into debates around what constitutes a building and… …
8Non (DC Comics) — Superherobox caption = Jack O Halloran (left) as Non in Superman II character name = Non publisher = DC Comics debut = Superman Action Comics #845 alter ego = full name = species = Kryptonian homeworld = Krypton. powers = Identical to Superman;… …
9use — verb To make use of; to convert to one s service; to employ; to avail oneself of; to utilize; to carry out a purpose or action by means of; to put into action or service, especially to attain an end. State v. Howard, 221 Kan. 51, 557 P.2d 1280,… …
10First-order logic — is a formal logical system used in mathematics, philosophy, linguistics, and computer science. It goes by many names, including: first order predicate calculus, the lower predicate calculus, quantification theory, and predicate logic (a less… …
