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  • 21Search — Search, n. [Cf. OF. cerche. See {Search}, v. t.] The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination. [1913 Webster] Thus the orb he roamed With narrow search, and with inspection deep… …

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  • 22Search warrant — Search Search, n. [Cf. OF. cerche. See {Search}, v. t.] The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry; pursuit for finding something; examination. [1913 Webster] Thus the orb he roamed With narrow search, and with inspection deep… …

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  • 23Search and destroy — Search and Destroy, or Seek and Destroy, or Zippo, or even simply S D, refers to a military strategy that became a notorious component of the Vietnam War. It became an offensive, crucial to General Westmoreland’s second phase. In his three phase… …

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  • 24Search activity concept — (SAC) is a psychophysiological concept that integrates subject’s behavior, resistance to stress and deteriorating factors, pathogenetic mechanisms of different mental and psychosomatic disorders, REM sleep functions, brain monoamines activity and …

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  • 25Search cost — Search costs are one facet of transaction costs or switching costs. Rational consumers will continue to search for a better product or service until the marginal cost of searching exceeds the marginal benefit.The costs of searching are divided… …

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  • 26search engine — n. A software application that allows users to search for the appearance of particular words or images on websites. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. search engine …

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  • 27search out — ˌsearch ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they search out he/she/it searches out present participle searching out past tense …

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  • 28search — [sʉrch] vt. [ME searchen < OFr cercher < LL circare, to go round, go about, explore < circus, a ring: see CIRCUS] 1. to go over or look through for the purpose of finding something; explore; rummage; examine [to search a house for a lost …

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  • 29Search/Retrieve Web Service — Search/Retrieve via URL (SRU) ist ein technischer Standard für Bibliotheken, der im Rahmen der Initiative Z39.50 International Next Generation (ZING) entstanden ist, um eine moderne Weiterentwicklung des Z39.50 Protokolls zu schaffen. Die dazu… …

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  • 30Search \x26 Destroy: Live — Search Destroy: Live Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Search Destroy: Live Ep de Sex Pistols Publicación 1986 Chile Género(s) …

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