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  2. Optical disc - Wikipedia

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    Discs should be handled by the edges to prevent scratching, with the thumb on the inner edge of the disc. The ISO Standard 18938:2014 is about best optical disc handling techniques. Optical disc cleaning should never be done in a circular pattern, to avoid concentric cirles from forming on the disc. Improper cleaning can scratch the disc.

  3. Video game preservation - Wikipedia

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    Video game preservation is a form of preservation applied to the video game industry that includes, but is not limited to, digital preservation.Such preservation efforts include archiving development source code and art assets, digital copies of video games, emulation of video game hardware, maintenance and preservation of specialized video game hardware such as arcade games and video game ...

  4. Airy disk - Wikipedia

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    Thus the radius of the spurious disk of a faint star, where light of less than half the intensity of the central light makes no impression on the eye, is determined by [s = 1.17/a], whereas the radius of the spurious disk of a bright star, where light of 1/10 the intensity of the central light is sensible, is determined by [s = 1.97/a].

  5. Glossary of video game terms - Wikipedia

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    Slang term for murdered, particularly in a 'clean' or belittling way, such as by a trickshot or a knife kill. class See character class. class identity The perception of a character class 's distinctness from others. For example, the class identity of a "paladin" would include defensive and melee capabilities as compared to a ranged class like ...

  6. List of McDonald's marketing campaigns - Wikipedia

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    1972–Munich Olympics scratch-off game; this differed from later ones in that if the U.S. won more than one medal in an event, the player could win multiple prizes (e.g., a sweep won a Big Mac, fries, and a drink) 1976–Montreal Olympics scratch-off game. 1982–Taste the thrill of Atari at McDonald's. 1984–Los Angeles Olympics scratch-off ...

  7. CD-ROM - Wikipedia

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    In CAV mode the "×" number denotes the transfer rate at the outer edge of the disc, where it is a maximum. 20× was thought to be the maximum speed due to mechanical constraints until Samsung Electronics introduced the SCR-3230, a 32× CD-ROM drive which uses a ball bearing system to balance the spinning disc in the drive to reduce vibration ...

  8. Cleanliness - Wikipedia

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    Cleanliness is both the state of being clean and free from germs, dirt, trash, or waste, and the habit of achieving and maintaining that state. Cleanliness is often achieved through cleaning . Culturally, cleanliness is usually a good quality, as indicated by the aphorism : "Cleanliness is next to Godliness ", [ 1 ] and may be regarded as ...

  9. Skins (American TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Skins is a teen comedy-drama television series that premiered on January 17, 2011, on MTV in the United States. It is a remake of the original British show of the same name and follows the lives of a group of teenagers through their final two years of high school.