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Telecommunications - A language that need not be modified, translated, or interpreted before it can be used by the processor for which it was designed. Note 1: The operation codes and addresses used in instructions written in machine language can be directly sensed by the arithmetic and control unit circuits of the processor for which the language is designed. Note 2: Instructions written in an assembly language or a high-level language must be translated into machine language before they can be executed by a processor. Note 3: Machine languages are usually used by computer designers rather than computer users.
ATIS - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: assemble, assignment, compile, cross assembler, intermediate language, interpret, machine instruction, source language, source program, target language, translator, zygote
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Telecommunications - Synonym computer-oriented language.
ATIS - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: algorithmic language, assembly language, C-language, code set, computer-dependent language, computer language, computer-oriented language, Extensible Markup Language, high-order language, instruction, language, Level, livescript, low-level language, programming language, Standard Generalized Mark-up Language, Statement, symbolic language, symbolic logic, syntax
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Telecommunications - A medium capable of storing data in a form that can be accessed by an automated sensing device. Note: Examples of machine-readable media include (a) magnetic disks, cards, tapes, and drums, (b) punched cards and paper tapes, (c) optical disks, and (d) magnetic ink characters. Synonym automated data medium.
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Records Management - Records containing coded data or information which must be translated by a computer. May be stored on magnetic tape, diskettes, optical disks, or imaging systems and may include computer software, programs, database management systems, applications, and textural records such as system documentation.
State of Utah - Cite This Source - This Definition - Digitized and coded information that, in order to be understood, must be translated by a computer or other type of equipment
ARMA - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: compound document, data file, Database, DBMS (database management system), Digital, Electronic Record, lookup table, preservation and access level (pal), retrieval
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Defense - Major Army Command.
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Telecommunications - A relatively large-radius bend in an optical fiber, such as might be found in a splice organizer tray or a fiber-optic cable that has been bent. Note: A macrobend will result in no significant radiation loss if it is of sufficiently large radius. The definition of "sufficiently large" depends on the type of fiber. Single-mode fibers have a low numerical aperture, typically less than 0.15, and are therefore are more susceptible to bend losses than other types. Normally, they will not tolerate a minimum bend radius of less than 6.5 to 7.5 cm (2.5 to 3 inches). Certain specialized types of single-mode fibers, however, can tolerate a far shorter minimum bend radius without appreciable loss. A graded-index multimode fiber having a core diameter of 50
m and a numerical aperture of 0.20 will typically tolerate a minimum bend radius of not less than 3.8 cm (1.5 inches). The fibers commonly used in customer-premises applications (62.5-m core) typically have a relatively high numerical aperture, (approximately 0.27), and can tolerate a bend radius of less than an inch (2.5 cm). [After FAA]
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Water - An extensive habitat presenting considerable variation of the environment, containing a variety of ecological niches and supporting a large number and variety of complex flora and fauna.
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Cancer - A type of white blood cell that surrounds and kills microorganisms, removes dead cells, and stimulates the action of other immune system cells.
National Cancer Institute - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: cell motility, Corynebacterium granulosum, effector cell, immune function, immunology, immunophenotyping, nonspecific immune cell, phagocyte, phagocytosis, Reed-Sternberg cell, specific immune cell
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Stem Cell - A monocyte that has left the circulation and settled and matured in a tissue. Because of their placement in the lymphoid tissues, macrophages serve as the major scavenger of the blood, clearing it of abnormal or old cells and cellular debris as well as pathogenic organisms.
DHHS - Cite This Source - This Definition - Browse Related Terms: granulocyte, Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA), Immune system cells, leukocyte, Leukocyte common antigen, Leukocyte (White Blood Cell), monocyte, Mononucleocyte, Myeloid stem cells, Oligopotent progenitor cells, White blood cell (WBC)
