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  2. Handle (computing) - Wikipedia

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    If the OS allows this, then it opens the file (creates an entry in the per-process file descriptor table) and returns a handle (file descriptor, index into this table) to the user: the actual access is controlled by the OS, and the handle is a token of that. Conversely, the OS may deny access, and thus neither open the file nor return a handle.

  3. Glossary of firearms terms - Wikipedia

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    Charging handle: Device on a firearm which, when operated, results in the hammer or striker being cocked or moved to the ready position. Choke: A tapered constriction of a shotgun barrel's bore at the muzzle end. Chokes are almost always used with modern hunting and target shotguns, to improve performance; A clip being inserted into a Karabiner 98k

  4. Handle (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Handle, in computer programming, is an opaque pointer, i.e., a datatype that hides its internal implementation using a pointer; Adjustment handles, little boxes for resizing a GUI control; Handle System, a system for uniquely numbering digital objects; Handle-o-Meter, a machine that measures surface friction and flexibility of sheeted materials

  5. Handle - Wikipedia

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    A modern claw hammer with rubber-coated handle Knife handle. A handle is a part of, or attachment to, an object that allows it to be grasped and manipulated by hand.The design of each type of handle involves substantial ergonomic issues, even where these are dealt with intuitively or by following tradition.

  6. Hand truck - Wikipedia

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    A hand truck. A hand truck, also known as a hand trolley, dolly, stack truck, trundler, box cart, sack barrow, cart, sack truck, two wheeler, or bag barrow, is an L-shaped box-moving handcart with handles at one end, wheels at the base, with a small ledge to set objects on, flat against the floor when the hand truck is upright. [1]

  7. List of types of spoons - Wikipedia

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    Seal-top spoon — silver, end of handle in the form of a circular seal; popular in England in the later 16th and 17th centuries; Spork, sporf, spife, splayd, etc. — differing combinations of a spoon with a fork or knife; Stroon — a straw with a spoon on the end for eating slushies, etc.

  8. Pliers - Wikipedia

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    The metal handles of pliers are often fitted with grips of other materials to ensure better handling; grips are usually insulated and additionally protect against electric shock. The jaws vary widely in size, from delicate needle-nose pliers to heavy jaws capable of exerting much pressure, and shape, from basic flat jaws to various specialized ...

  9. Mace (bludgeon) - Wikipedia

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    A mace is a blunt weapon, a type of club or virge that uses a heavy head on the end of a handle to deliver powerful strikes. A mace typically consists of a strong, heavy, wooden or metal shaft, often reinforced with metal, featuring a head made of stone, bone, copper, bronze, iron, or steel.