| Operating system advocacy Operating system advocacy is the practice of attempting to increase the awareness and improve the perception of a computer operating system. The motivation behind this may be to increase the number of users of a system, to assert the superiority of one choice over another or out of brand loyalty, pride in an operating system's abilities, or to persuade software vendors to port specific applications or device drivers to the platform. Operating_system_advocacy
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| Objective-C Objective-C is a reflective, object-oriented programming language which adds Smalltalk-style messaging to C. Objective-C
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| Photoelectric effect The photoelectric effect is a quantum electronic phenomenon in which electrons are emitted from matter after the absorption of energy from electromagnetic radiation such as x-rays or visible light. Describes the photoelectric effect as the "emission of photoelectrons from matter", and describes the original usage as the "emission of photoelectrons from metallic surfaces" after the experiments of Milikan, and others. Photoelectric_effect
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| Principle of least astonishment In user interface design, programming language design, and ergonomics, the principle (or rule or law) of least astonishment (or surprise) states that, when two elements of an interface conflict, or are ambiguous, the behaviour should be that which will least surprise the human user or programmer at the time the conflict arises. Principle_of_least_astonishment
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| Polygyny Polygyny (which comes from neo-Greek: πολύ poly "many" + γυνή gyny "woman") is a specific form of polygamy, where a male individual is recognized to have more than one female sexual partner or wife at the same time. It is distinguished from a man having multiple sexual partners outside of marriage, such as concubinage, casual sexual partners, paramours, and recognized secondary partners. Polygyny
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| Plan 9 from Bell Labs Plan 9 from Bell Labs is a distributed operating system, primarily used for research. It was developed as the research successor to Unix by the Computing Sciences Research Center at Bell Labs between the mid-1980s and 2002. Plan_9_from_Bell_Labs
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| PDP-8 The PDP-8 was the first successful commercial minicomputer, produced by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) in the 1960s. It was introduced on 22 March 1965,The Digital Equipment Corporation PDP-8 by Douglas W. PDP-8
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| Polygamy The term polygamy (a Greek word meaning "the practice of multiple marriage") is used in related ways in social anthropology, sociobiology, and sociology. Polygamy can be defined as any "form of marriage in which a person [has] more than one spouse. Polygamy
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| Polyamory Polyamory (from Greek [, meaning many or several] and Latin [literally “love”]) is the desire, practice, or acceptance of having more than one loving, intimate relationship at a time with the full knowledge and consent of everyone involved. The term polyamory is sometimes abbreviated to poly, and is sometimes described as consensual, ethical, or responsible non-monogamy. Polyamory
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| Prince Albert piercing The Prince Albert piercing (PA) is one of the common forms of male genital piercing. The PA pierces the penis from the outside of the frenulum and into the urethra. Prince_Albert_piercing
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| ReiniUrban User:ReiniUrban
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| Richard Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813, Leipzig, Germany - 13 February 1883, Venice, Italy) was a German composer, conductor, theatre director and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or "music dramas", as they were later called). Unlike most other great opera composers, Wagner wrote both the scenario and libretto for his works. Richard_Wagner
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| Rn (newsreader) rn (short for Read News) is a news client (or 'newsreader') written by Larry Wall and originally released in 1984. It was one of the first newsreaders to take full advantage of character-addressable CRT terminals (vnews, by Kenneth Almquist was first). Rn_(newsreader)
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| Reform Judaism Reform Judaism refers to the spectrum of beliefs, practices and organizational infrastructure associated with Reform Judaism in North America and in the United Kingdom.Meyer, Michael. Reform_Judaism
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| Sami people | pop1 = 60,000-100,000 Sami_people
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| Spreadsheet A spreadsheet is a computer application that simulates a paper worksheet. It displays multiple cells that together make up a grid consisting of rows and columns, each cell containing either alphanumeric text or numeric values. Spreadsheet
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| Scouting Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, so that they may play constructive roles in society. Scouting
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| Segmentation fault A segmentation fault (often shortened to segfault) is a particular error condition that can occur during the operation of computer software. A segmentation fault occurs when a program attempts to access a memory location that it is not allowed to access, or attempts to access a memory location in a way that is not allowed (for example, attempting to write to a read-only location, or to overwrite part of the operating system). Segmentation_fault
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| Swedish ethnic group Talk:Swedish_ethnic_group
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| System request System request (often abbreviated SysRq or Sys Req) is a key on keyboards for PCs that has no standard use. This key can be traced back to the operator interrupt key used on IBM 3270-type console keyboards of the IBM System/370 mainframe computer, which was used to cause the operating system such as VM/370 or MVS to allow the console to give input to the operating system. System_request
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| Science & Environmental Policy Project Talk:Science_&_Environmental_Policy_Project
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| SQL SQL (Structured Query Language) ( officially, although the unofficial pronunciation is often used) (see below), is a database computer language designed for the retrieval and management of data in relational database management systems (RDBMS), database schema creation and modification, and database object access control management. SQL
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| Sonic the Hedgehog (character) Chaos Control, Super Transformation Sonic_the_Hedgehog_(character)
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| Saluki The saluki (From Arabic,سلوقي Saluqi) is perhaps the oldest known breed of domesticated dog. As a purebreed type, its history can be traced back almost 7000 years. Saluki
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| Space colonization Space colonization (also called space settlement, space humanization, space habitation, etc.) is the concept of autonomous (self-sufficient) human habitation of locations outside Earth. Space_colonization
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| Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov (, (originally named Riga, renamed Leonid Brezhnev then Tbilisi"The Self-Designing High-Reliability Organization: Aircraft Carrier Flight Operations at Sea." Rochlin, G. Russian_aircraft_carrier_Admiral_Kuznetsov
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| Single UNIX Specification The Single UNIX Specification (SUS) is the collective name of a family of standards for computer operating systems to qualify for the name "Unix". The SUS is developed and maintained by the Austin Group, based on earlier work by the IEEE and The Open Group. Single_UNIX_Specification
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| Transmission Control Protocol The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is one of the core protocols of the Internet Protocol Suite. TCP is so central that the entire suite is often referred to as "TCP/IP. Transmission_Control_Protocol
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| Telnet Talk:Telnet
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| Ukraine |national_anthem =Ще не вмерла України ні слава, ні воля(Ukrainian)Shche ne vmerla Ukrayiny ni slava, ni volya(transliteration)Ukraine's glory has not yet perished, nor her freedom Ukraine
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| Universe The Universe is defined as everything that physically exists: the entirety of space and time, all forms of matter, energy and momentum, and the physical laws and constants that govern them. However, the term "universe" may be used in slightly different contextual senses, denoting such concepts as the cosmos, the world or Nature. Universe
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| Uniform Resource Identifier In computing, a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) is a compact string of characters used to identify or name a resource on the Internet. The main purpose of this identification is to enable interaction with representations of the resource over a network, typically the World Wide Web, using specific protocols. Uniform_Resource_Identifier
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| United States Minor Outlying Islands The United States Minor Outlying Islands, a statistical designation defined by the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 3166-1 code, consists of nine United States insular areas. United_States_Minor_Outlying_Islands
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| Uniform Resource Locator Uniform Resource Locator is an URI which also specifies where the identified resource is available and the protocol for retrieving it.RFC 1738 - Uniform Resource Locators In popular usage and many technical documents, it is often confused as a synonym for Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), which are not required to specify how to locate the resource. Uniform_Resource_Locator
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| Vegetarianism/Archive 5 Talk:Vegetarianism/Archive_5
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| Ziad Jarrah | birth_name = Ziad Samir Jarrah () Ziad_Jarrah
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| Zombie process On Unix and Unix-like computer operating systems, a zombie process or defunct process is a process that has completed execution but still has an entry in the process table. This entry is still being needed to allow the process that started the zombie process to read its exit status. Zombie_process
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| HP-UX HP-UX (Hewlett Packard UniX) is Hewlett-Packard's proprietary implementation of the Unix operating system, based on System V (initially System III). It runs on the HP 9000 PA-RISC-based range of processors and HP Integrity Intel's Itanium-based systems, and was also available for later Apollo/Domain systems. HP-UX
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| PDP-7 The DEC PDP-7 is a minicomputer produced by Digital Equipment Corporation. Introduced in 1965, the first to use their Flip-Chip® technology, with a cost of only $72,000 USD, it was cheap but powerful. PDP-7
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| Space Shuttle program NASA's Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System (STS), is the United States government's current manned launch vehicle. The winged Space Shuttle orbiter is launched vertically, usually carrying five to seven astronauts (although eight have been carried) and up to 50,000 lb (22 700 kg) of payload into low earth orbit. Space_Shuttle_program
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| Abolitionism Abolitionism was a political movement of the 18th and 19th century which sought to make slavery illegal, particularly in the United States and British West Indies. Beginning during the Enlightenment in Europe and the United States, the movement attracted many followers and had significant political results. Abolitionism
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| Casimir Funk | birth_place = Warsaw, Poland Casimir_Funk
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| Alternating current An alternating current (AC) is an electric current whose direction reverses cyclically, as opposed to direct current, whose direction remains constant. The usual waveform of an AC power circuit is a sine wave, as this results in the most efficient transmission of energy. Alternating_current
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| Interleaf Founded in 1981, Interleaf was a company that produced a technical publishing software product with the same name. It was a competitor of the Adobe FrameMaker product. Interleaf
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| Marwan al-Shehhi | birth_name = Marwan al-Shehhi (in Arabic: مروان الشحي) Marwan_al-Shehhi
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| Ozone depletion Ozone depletion describes two distinct, but related observations: a slow, steady decline of about 4 percent per decade in the total amount of ozone in Earth's stratosphere since the late 1970s; and a much larger, but seasonal, decrease in stratospheric ozone over Earth's polar regions during the same period. The latter phenomenon is commonly referred to as the ozone hole. Ozone_depletion
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| Ozone depletion Talk:Ozone_depletion
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| Stage lighting Modern stage lighting is a flexible tool in the production of theatre, dance, opera and other performance arts. Several different types of stage lighting instruments are used in the pursuit of the various principles or goals of lighting. Stage_lighting
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| CP/M |kernel_type = Monolithic kernel CP/M
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| CDR coding In computer science CDR coding is a compressed data representation for Lisp linked lists. It was developed and patented by the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and implemented in computer hardware in a number of Lisp machines derived from the MIT CADR. CDR_coding
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