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  2. Power-on self-test - Wikipedia

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    Expansion unit (XT) 2000–2199: Bisynchronous communication adapter 2400–2599: EGA system-board video (MCA) 3000–3199: LAN adapter 4800–4999: Internal modem 7000–7099: Phoenix BIOS chips 7300–7399: 3.5-inch disk drive 8900–8999: MIDI adapter 11200–11299: SCSI adapter 21000–21099: SCSI fixed disk and controller 21500–21599 ...

  3. Linux - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 26 January 2025. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. Family of Unix-like operating systems This article is about the family of operating systems. For the kernel, see Linux kernel. For other uses, see Linux (disambiguation). Operating system Linux Tux the penguin, the mascot of Linux Developer ...

  4. Exogamy - Wikipedia

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    It is practiced by some Australian tribes, [10] historically widespread in the Turkic societies, [11] [12] Taï societies (Ivory Coast), [13] Eskimo, [14] among Ob-Ugrians [15] [16] and others. In tribal societies, the dual exogamy union lasted for many generations, ultimately uniting the groups initially unrelated by blood or language into a ...

  5. Flesch–Kincaid readability tests - Wikipedia

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    "The Flesch–Kincaid" (F–K) reading grade level was developed under contract to the U.S. Navy in 1975 by J. Peter Kincaid and his team. [1] Related U.S. Navy research directed by Kincaid delved into high-tech education (for example, the electronic authoring and delivery of technical information), [2] usefulness of the Flesch–Kincaid readability formula, [3] computer aids for editing tests ...

  6. Fusible plug - Wikipedia

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    When this melts, it first melts as a narrow channel through the plug. Steam and water immediately begins to escape through this. As the water will have a maximum temperature of 410 °F (210 °C), [8] lower than tin's melting point of 410 °F, this water jet may act to freeze the plug. While water continues to escape from the plug, the plug may ...

  7. Lunar water - Wikipedia

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    Lunar IceCube is a 6U (six unit) CubeSat that was to estimate amount and composition of lunar ice, using an infrared imaging spectrometer developed by NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center. [71] The spacecraft separated from Artemis 1 successfully on November 17, 2022, but failed to communicate shortly thereafter [72] and is presumed lost. PRIME-1

  8. Glossary of rail transport terms - Wikipedia

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    Rail transport terms are a form of technical terminology applied to railways. Although many terms are uniform across different nations and companies, they are by no means universal, with differences often originating from parallel development of rail transport systems in different parts of the world, and in the national origins of the engineers and managers who built the inaugural rail ...

  9. Net neutrality - Wikipedia

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    Quality of service is sometimes taken as a measurement through certain tools to test a user's connection quality, such as Network Diagnostic Tools (NDT) and services on speedtest.net. These tools are known to be used by National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs), who use these QoS measurements as a way of detecting Net Neutrality violations ...