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  • 101linguistics — /ling gwis tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics. [1850 55; see LINGUISTIC, ICS] * * * Study of the nature and structure of… …

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  • 102police — /peuh lees /, n., v., policed, policing. n. 1. Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. 2. (used with a pl. v.) members of such a force: Several police are… …

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  • 103Manhattan Project — This article is about the atomic bomb project. For other uses, see Manhattan Project (disambiguation). Manhattan District The Manhattan Project created the first nuclear bombs. The Trinity test …

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  • 104OS-9 — For the Macintosh operating system, see Mac OS 9. OS 9 Company / developer Microware (now owned by RadiSys Corporation) Programmed in C, Assembly language OS family Unix like Working state Current …

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  • 105CP/M — A screenshot of CP/M 86. Company / developer Digital Research, Inc. / Gary Kildall Programmed in PL/M Working state Hi …

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  • 106Overclocking — For other uses, see Overclocked. AMD Athlon XP overclocking BIOS setup on ABIT NF7 S. Front side bus frequency (external clock) has increased from 133 MHz to 148 MHz, and the clock multiplier factor has changed from 13.5 to 16.5… …

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  • 107Apollo Guidance Computer — and DSKY Invented by MIT Instrumentation Laboratory Manufacturer Raytheon Introduced August 1966 …

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  • 108High availability — is a system design approach and associated service implementation that ensures a prearranged level of operational performance will be met during a contractual measurement period. Users want their systems, for example wrist watches, hospitals,… …

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  • 109Elevator — For other uses, see Elevator (disambiguation). A set of lifts in the lower level of a London Underground station. The arrows indicate each elevator s position and direction of travel …

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  • 110medicine, history of — Introduction  the development of the prevention and treatment of disease from prehistoric and ancient times to the 20th century. Medicine and surgery before 1800 Primitive (primitive culture) medicine and folklore       Unwritten history is not… …

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