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  • Thumbnail for T-Mobile (brand)
    T-Mobile is the brand name used by some of the mobile communications subsidiaries of the German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom AG in the Czech...
    53 KB (5,103 words) - 04:48, 19 June 2024
  • The history of the prepaid mobile phones began in the 1990s when mobile phone operators sought to expand their market reach. Up until this point, mobile...
    8 KB (1,150 words) - 01:50, 22 February 2024
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    A Nixie tube (English: /ˈnɪk.siː/ NIK-see), or cold cathode display, is an electronic device used for displaying numerals or other information using glow...
    22 KB (2,616 words) - 18:41, 28 March 2024
  • High availability (HA) is a characteristic of a system that aims to ensure an agreed level of operational performance, usually uptime, for a higher than...
    29 KB (3,199 words) - 14:57, 1 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Biofuels by region
    The use of biofuels varies by region. The world leaders in biofuel development and use are Brazil, United States, France, Sweden and Germany. The government...
    42 KB (5,485 words) - 08:32, 4 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Clay pigeon shooting
    Clay pigeon shooting, also known as clay target shooting, is a shooting sport involving shooting at special flying targets known as "clay pigeons" or "clay...
    24 KB (3,443 words) - 23:23, 6 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Close Quarters Battle Receiver
    The Close Quarter Battle Receiver (CQBR) is a replacement upper receiver for the M4A1 carbine developed by the US Navy. The CQBR features a 10.3 in (262 mm)...
    17 KB (1,980 words) - 19:07, 31 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Alcohol fuel
    Various alcohols are used as fuel for internal combustion engines. The first four aliphatic alcohols (methanol, ethanol, propanol, and butanol) are of...
    30 KB (3,336 words) - 10:07, 11 April 2024
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    Shareaza is a peer-to-peer file sharing client running under Microsoft Windows which supports the Gnutella, Gnutella2 (G2), eDonkey, BitTorrent, FTP, HTTP...
    23 KB (2,435 words) - 05:53, 6 June 2024
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    The Corvo is a bladed weapon typically used in Chile. It is a double-edged knife with a curved blade of approximately 12 in (300 mm). Initially a tool...
    3 KB (264 words) - 08:47, 27 September 2023
  • Thumbnail for World oil market chronology from 2003
    From the mid-1980s to September 2003, the inflation adjusted price of a barrel of crude oil on NYMEX was generally under $25/barrel. Then, during 2004...
    104 KB (11,712 words) - 20:17, 17 May 2024
  • The scale-invariant feature transform (SIFT) is a computer vision algorithm to detect, describe, and match local features in images, invented by David...
    69 KB (9,212 words) - 16:08, 12 June 2024
  • FirstClass is a client–server groupware, email, online conferencing, voice and fax services, and bulletin-board system for Windows, macOS, and Linux. FirstClass's...
    18 KB (2,039 words) - 08:21, 8 February 2024
  • The FN FNC (French: Fabrique Nationale Carabine) is a 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle developed by the Belgian arms manufacturer FN Herstal and introduced...
    22 KB (2,017 words) - 07:49, 19 June 2024
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    Maraging steels (a portmanteau of "martensitic" and "aging") are steels that are known for possessing superior strength and toughness without losing ductility...
    24 KB (2,799 words) - 06:13, 13 February 2024
  • NX technology, commonly known as NX or NoMachine, is a remote access and remote control computer software, allowing remote desktop access and maintenance...
    25 KB (2,332 words) - 14:09, 8 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Area codes 408 and 669
    Area codes 408 and 669 are telephone area codes in the North American Numbering Plan (NANP) in the U.S. state of California. The numbering plan area comprises...
    15 KB (1,932 words) - 21:36, 13 December 2023
  • Thumbnail for Timeline of computing 1990–1999
    This article presents a detailed timeline of events in the history of computing from 1990 to 1999. For narratives explaining the overall developments,...
    28 KB (327 words) - 22:45, 25 April 2024
  • In computing, DLL Hell is a term for the complications that arise when one works with dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) used with Microsoft Windows operating...
    24 KB (3,244 words) - 00:20, 27 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Martini–Enfield
    Martini–Enfield rifles were, by and large, conversions of the .577/450 Martini–Henry rifle, rechambered for use with the newly introduced .303 British...
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