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  2. Proofing (baking technique) - Wikipedia

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    In cooking, proofing (also called proving) is a step in the preparation of yeast bread and other baked goods in which the dough is allowed to rest and rise a final time before baking. During this rest period, yeast ferments the dough and produces gases, thereby leavening the dough.

  3. Galley proof - Wikipedia

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    Proof, in the typographical sense, is a term that dates to around 1600. [4] The primary goal of proofing is to create a tool for verification that the job is accurate separate from the pages produced on the press.

  4. List of proofreader's marks - Wikipedia

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    Meaning Use sp: Spelling: Used to indicate misspelling spo: Spell out: Used to indicate that an abbreviation should be spelled out, such as in its first use stet: Let it stand: Indicates that proofreading marks should be ignored and the copy unchanged fl: Flush left: Align text flush with left margin fr: Flush right: Align text flush with right ...

  5. Drawer - Wikipedia

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    A white wooden drawer Filing card drawer A drawer ( / d r ɔːr / ⓘ DROR ) is a box -shaped container inside a piece of furniture that can be pulled out horizontally to access its contents. Drawers are built into numerous types of furniture, including cabinets , chests of drawers (bureaus), desks , and the like.

  6. Checkwriter - Wikipedia

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    A check perforator with a notice of 1889 and 1891 patent dates [4]. A check writer (also known as a "ribbon writer", "check signer", "check protector" or "check embosser"), is a physical device for protecting a check from unauthorized alteration of either the amount or the authorizing signature.

  7. What Does Your Desk Drawer Say About You? - AOL

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    I guess we've all seen that famous Life magazine photo of Albert Einstein's messy desktop (a real one, made of wood, long before the advent of the PC). One can only imagine how haphazard the ...

  8. Proving too much - Wikipedia

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    In philosophy, proving too much is a logical fallacy which occurs when an argument reaches the desired conclusion in such a way as to make that conclusion only a special case or corollary consequence of a larger, obviously absurd conclusion. It is a fallacy because, if the reasoning were valid, it would hold for the absurd conclusion.

  9. Proof of delivery - Wikipedia

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    A proof of delivery (POD) is a document that substantiates that a carrier has satisfied its terms of a contract of carriage for cargo by confirmation of the recipient or consignee. [1]