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  2. Building - Wikipedia

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    A building or edifice is an enclosed structure with a roof and walls, usually standing permanently in one place, [1] such as a house or factory. [1] Buildings come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for numerous factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, land prices, ground conditions, specific uses, prestige, and ...

  3. Built environment - Wikipedia

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    The built environment is made up of physical features. However, when studied, the built environment often highlights the connection between physical space and social consequences. [4] It impacts the environment [8] and how society physically maneuvers and functions, as well as less tangible aspects of society such as socioeconomic inequity and ...

  4. Construction - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 January 2025. Process of building or assembling a building or infrastructure For other uses, see Construction (disambiguation). "Construction site" redirects here. Not to be confused with Construction Site (TV series). Construction site and equipment prepared for start of work in Cologne, Germany (2017 ...

  5. Software build - Wikipedia

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    A software build is the process of converting source code files into standalone software artifact(s) that can be run on a computer, or the result of doing so. [1]In software production, builds optimize software for performance and distribution, packaging into formats such as '.exe'; '.deb'; '.apk'.

  6. Artificial island - Wikipedia

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    Subi Reef being built by the PRC and transformed into an artificial island, May 2015. China has conducted a land reclamation project which had built at least seven artificial islands in the South China Sea off the coast of Palawan totaling 2000 acres in size by mid 2015. [22]

  7. Constructability - Wikipedia

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    The term "constructability" can also define the ease and efficiency with which structures can be built. The more constructible a structure is, the more economical it will be. [ 3 ] Constructability is in part a reflection of the quality of the design documents; that is, if the design documents are difficult to understand and interpret, the ...

  8. 30 Urban Legends That Were Real All Along - AOL

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    Image credits: Alternative_Fill2048 #5. When I was about 12 years old a friend and I were playing in the woods that were known for being “creepy”. While building a fort, a strange man snuck up ...

  9. Church (building) - Wikipedia

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    Cyrican is an Old English word for churches and church property. The word church is derived from Old English cirice word, 'place of assemblage set aside for Christian worship', from the Proto-Germanic kirika word. This was probably borrowed via the Gothic from the Greek kyriake (oikia), kyriakon doma, 'the Lord's (house)', from kyrios, 'ruler ...