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11Web 2.0 — A tag cloud (a typical Web 2.0 phenomenon in itself) presenting Web 2.0 themes The term Web 2.0 is associated with web applications that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user centered design,[1] and collaboration on …
12SQL — This article is about the database language. For the airport with IATA code SQL, see San Carlos Airport. SQL Paradigm(s) Multi paradigm Appeared in 1974 Designed by Donald D. Chamberlin Raymond F. Boyce Developer …
13CGNS — Infobox file format name = CFD General Notation System icon = caption = extension = cgns mime = type code = uniform type = magic = owner = released = latest release version = 2.5.3 latest release date = March 11, 2007 genre = scientific data… …
14C Sharp syntax — The correct title of this article is C# syntax. The substitution or omission of the # sign is because of technical restrictions. Main article: C Sharp (programming language) This article describes the syntax of the C# programming language. The… …
15literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
16international 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… …
17performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
18metaphysics — /met euh fiz iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the branch of philosophy that treats of first principles, includes ontology and cosmology, and is intimately connected with epistemology. 2. philosophy, esp. in its more abstruse branches. 3. the… …
19Timeline of Islamic science and engineering — This timeline of Islamic science and engineering covers the general development of science and technology in the Islamic world during the Islamic Golden Age, usually dated from the 7th to 16th centuries.From the 17th century onwards, the advances …
20United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
