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91Apollo Guidance Computer — and DSKY Invented by MIT Instrumentation Laboratory Manufacturer Raytheon Introduced August 1966 …
92Klingon — Klingons Star Trek character The Klingon insignia, designed by Matt Jefferies[1] First appearance …
93Facebook — This article is about the Web site. For the collection of photographs of people after which it is named, see Facebook (directory). Facebook, Inc …
94Mesopotamia, history of — ▪ historical region, Asia Introduction history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world s earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers,” referring to the land between the Tigris and… …
95Hedge — A transaction that reduces the risk of an investment. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. hedge hedge 1 [hedʒ] noun [countable] FINANCE something that gives you protection against a financial risk, for example futures (= agreements… …
96future — 1 adjective (only before noun) 1 likely to happen, become, or exist at a time after the present: Careful accounting may help to predict future costs. | future wife/husband etc (=someone who will be your wife, husband etc) 2 technical in grammar,… …
97fly — I. /flaɪ / (say fluy) verb (flew, flown, flying) –verb (i) 1. to move through the air on wings, as a bird. 2. to be borne through the air by the wind or any other force or agency. 3. to float or flutter in the air, as a flag, the hair, etc. 4.… …
98HURRIAN — The term Hurrian denotes a language of the ancient Near East and the people who spoke it. The core area inhabited by Hurrian speaking people was the region of the upper Ñabur and Tigris Rivers, together with the piedmont beyond, extending into… …
99Interactive fiction — Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, describes software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment. Works in this form can be understood as literary narratives and as… …
100Zork — For other uses, see Zork (disambiguation). Zork on an iPhone Zork was one of the first interactive fiction computer games and an early descendant of Colossal Cave Adventure. The first version of Zork was written in 1977–1979 on a DEC PDP 10… …
