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  2. Watershed (broadcasting) - Wikipedia

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    In broadcasting, the watershed is the time of day after which programming with content deemed suitable only for mature or adult audiences is permitted. In the same way that a geological watershed divides two drainage basins, a broadcasting watershed serves as a dividing line in a schedule between family-friendly content, and content deemed suitable only for a more mature audience, such as ...

  3. Water potential - Wikipedia

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    Water potential is the potential energy of water per unit volume relative to pure water in reference conditions. Water potential quantifies the tendency of water to move from one area to another due to osmosis , gravity , mechanical pressure and matrix effects such as capillary action (which is caused by surface tension ).

  4. Code of Practices for Television Broadcasters - Wikipedia

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    The Code Authority had three offices in New York, Hollywood, and Washington D.C. and published a monthly newsletter, Code News. The Television Code provided for suspension and expulsion of subscribers as determined by the NAB Television Code Review Board whose members were subscribers to the code and appointed by the NAB president.

  5. Television content rating system - Wikipedia

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    Eight television broadcasters – TVP, Polsat, TVN, Nasza TV, Canal+, Wizja TV, Polish Cable Television and TV Niepokalanów – had signed the agreement. The current Polish television rating system was introduced on 15 August 2005 and consists of five icons which need to be broadcast for the entire duration of the program. [ 54 ]

  6. Industry Standard Coding Identification - Wikipedia

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    For example, a :30 second spot might have had a code of XECA1263, while the same commercial in a shortened :20 or :15 version (or in a different language such as Spanish) might have had a slightly different code of XECA1264. The ISCI code was unique to each individual commercial. The slightest change to an ad led to the use of another code.

  7. Uniform Plumbing Code - Wikipedia

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    In 1921 the Building Code Committee and in 1925 a report was issued titled "Recommended Practice for Arrangement of Building Codes" which consisted of 19 chapters, including Chapter 15 on plumbing. This report was known informally as the "Hoover Code" as it was issued under the signature of the Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover.

  8. Active Format Description - Wikipedia

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    On a 4:3 TV, this will then be shown as a 16:9 letterbox to ensure no image is lost. Other widescreen 16:9 content (like sports coverage) may be broadcast with AFD 15, indicating that it is safe to display only the central 4:3 region. On a 4:3 TV, the image will be cropped and it will be shown full-screen.

  9. Video recorder scheduling code - Wikipedia

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    The central concept of the system is a unique number, a PlusCode, assigned to each programme, and published in television listings in newspapers and magazines (such as TV Guide). To record a programme, the code number is taken from the newspaper and input into the video recorder, which would then record on the correct channel at the correct time.