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  2. Sideloading - Wikipedia

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    On modern versions of iOS, the sources of the apps must be trusted by both Apple and the user in "profiles and device management" in settings, except when using jailbreak methods of sideloading apps. Sideloading is only allowed by Apple for internal testing and development of apps using the official SDKs. [3]

  3. Thwart - Wikipedia

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    A double banked boat has two oarsmen seated on each thwart, each of whom operates their own oar on their own side of the boat. This is generally found in larger boats. A third arrangement is where two oars, one each side of the boat, are worked by one person. (Technically, in salt water, this is the only use of an oar that is termed "rowing".

  4. Leeboard - Wikipedia

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    Only the leeward side leeboard is used at any time, as it submerges when the boat heels under the force of the wind. A disadvantage, where there is an inadequate fixed keel, is that they typically ship (bear) little ballast, which being on the far side delays the onset of unballasted craft's heeling, that is, to put up a good, constant ...

  5. iOS jailbreaking - Wikipedia

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    Jailbreaking of iOS devices has sometimes been compared to "rooting" of Android devices. Although both concepts involve privilege escalation, they do differ in scope. Where Android rooting and jailbreaking are similar is that both are used to grant the owner of the device superuser system-level privileges, which may be transferred to one or ...

  6. Streaker (dinghy) - Wikipedia

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    It is a light (minimum weight only 48 kg) one-person boat with a uni-rig stayed sail plan. It is sailed mainly in Britain and the Philippines , and over 2200 have been built. At first all boats were built of plywood , but since 1998 fibreglass , and fibreglass variants have been used, and now over half of new boats are of fibreglass or ...

  7. Single-handed sailing - Wikipedia

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    In sailing, a hand is a member of a ship's crew. [1] [2] "Single-handed" therefore means with a crew of one, i.e., only one person on the vessel.The term "single-handed" is also used more generally in English to mean "done without help from others" or, literally, "with one hand".

  8. 49er (dinghy) - Wikipedia

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    The 49er FX was developed by Mackay Boats to be a women's Olympic class. It consists of a 49er hull, wings, and foils, with a scaled down rig designed to suit the weight of an elite female crew. The 29er is a smaller, single trapeze trainer to the 49er. It has become popular in North America, Europe and Australia as a fast youth boat.

  9. Combat rubber raiding craft - Wikipedia

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    Two additional chambers, located below the gunwale on either side and called "speed skags," provide cushioning for the boat's occupants and additional buoyancy in case of pressure loss in the hull. The final chamber is an inflatable keel tube which runs the length of the craft and gives the bottom of the hull a "V" shape, imparting directional ...