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To draw inference that because a certain conclusion of fact is true, then a second conclusion must also be true.
- Browse Related Terms: A fortiori, affidavit, Affirmation, certification, Non assumpsit, Notary Public, Oath, On a person's own recognizance, Personal recognizance, Promisee, Promisor, Warranty
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Either the upper of lower connecting suspension piece (in the shape of an A) locking the frame to the spindle.
- Browse Related Terms: A-Frame, Air box, Ball joint, Driveshaft, Four-barrel, Fuel, Fuel Cell, Fuel pump, Intake manifold, Jet, Magnaflux, Trailing arm
A daily index of geomagnetic activity derived as the average of the eight 3-hourly a indices.
- Browse Related Terms: A Index, AVG, Climate, Composite, Maximum Sustained Surface Wind, mean, Mean Annual Temperature, Meteorology, Rogue Wave, Significant wave height, Smoothed Sunspot Number, Sustained Wind
All > Recreation > Games > Blackjack
A popular variant rule where a bonus payout for the ace and jack of spades is offered.
- Browse Related Terms: A-J Bonus, Ace adjustment, Ace poor, Ace rich, Face Cards, Paint
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A standard compression algorithm, used in digital communications systems of the European digital hierarchy, to optimize, i.e., modify, the dynamic range of an analog signal for digitizing. Note: The wide dynamic range of speech does not lend itself well to efficient linear digital encoding. A-law encoding effectively reduces the dynamic range of the signal, thereby increasing the coding efficiency and resulting in a signal-to-distortion ratio that is superior to that obtained by linear encoding for a given number of bits.
- Browse Related Terms: a-law algorithm, bit synchronization, mu-law (µ-law) algorithm, return-to-zero (RZ), signal element, SLIP, SONET, synchronization bit, synchronization code, synchronous optical network, synchronous transport signal level 1 (STS-1)
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A credit rating where the FICO score is 660 or above. There have been no late mortgage payments within a 12-month period. This is the best credit rating to have when entering into a new loan.
- Browse Related Terms: "A" Loan or "A" Paper, "B" Loan or "B" Paper, "C" Loan or "C" Paper, Fixed Expenses, mortgage interest, Serious Delinquency, Sub-Prime Loan, Variable Expenses
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From the greatest to the least.
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Active/Passive
- Browse Related Terms: A/P, Ballistic Missile Defense Operations Center (BMDOC), BCE, Deployment Planning, EVA, FALCON, Intelligence Operations Center (IOC), SAH
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See: annual percentage rate.
- Browse Related Terms: A.P.R., annual percentage rate (A.P.R.), Assumption, Buy Down, Commitment Letter, Discount point, Float, Interest Accrual Rate, Truth-in-Lending Act
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The post extending from the roofline to the base of the windshield on either side of the car.
- Browse Related Terms: A-post, B-post, C-post, Cowl, Greenhouse, Quarter-panel, Rear clip, Spoiler, Window net
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From something previously determined.
- Browse Related Terms: A priori, bankruptcy judge, presentence report, Probation officer, Registered mark, sentencing guidelines, Words and Phrases Legally Defined
All > Science > Biotechnology and Genetics > Food Biotechnology
Abbreviation for aminoacyl site.
- Browse Related Terms: A-site, AB, BABS, basic fibroblast growth factor, BFGF, IPR, MAB, npt-II, ovum pickup, parts per million, PERV, plant variety protection, v/v
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Acquisition and Technology.
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contains transports (or tape drives) controlled by a tape controller and attached to a host. The drives seen by the host may be real (physical) or they may be virtual (logical) drives emulated within the control unit.
- Browse Related Terms: A Tape Subsystem, LCU (Library Control Unit), LMU (Library Management Unit), NCS (Nearline Control Solution), Optimized Disk Utilization, Storage Array, VSM (Virtual Storage Manager), VTCS (Virtual Tape Control System)
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the device into which a magnetic tape cartridge can be inserted in order to be accessible by the read/write heads and eject mechanism.
- Browse Related Terms: A Transport, ACF (Automatic Cartridge Facility), ACS (Automated Cartridge Systems), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), ANSI, ATL (Automated Tape Library), Autoloader, CAP (Cartridge Access Port), CDS (Control Data Set), CST (Cartridge System Tape), CTS (Cartridge Tape Subsystem), ECAP (Enhanced Cartridge Access Port), ECCST (Enhanced Capacity Cartridge System Tape), HSC (Host Software Component), LSM (Library Storage Module), MVC (Multiple Volume Cartridge), PTP (Pass-Through-Port), SDLT / SuperDLT, Silo, tape library, tape media changer, tape stacker, VTS (Virtual Tape Servers or Systems)
All > Technology > E-mail > Microsoft Email > Microsoft Exchange > Microsoft Exchange 2007
A service that is found in Office Communications Server 2007 that enables voice media to be passed through devices that use Network Address Translation (NAT) or firewalls. [Exchange 2007]
- Browse Related Terms: A/V Authentication Service, ASR (Automatic Speech Recognition), Autodiscover service, device password, Direct Push, Exchange ActiveSync, heartbeat interval, IP gateway, remote device wipe, text-to-speech, TTS (Text-to-Speech), VoIP gateway, WebReady Document Viewing
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A test that sums up how much glucose has been sticking to part of the hemoglobin during the past 3–4 months. Hemoglobin is a substance in the red blood cells that supplies oxygen to the cells of the body.
- Browse Related Terms: A1C, Angina, blood pressure, Cerebral Vascular Accident, Cerebrovascular Disease, EKG, high blood pressure, Hypertension, inject, Labored Breathing