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  2. Optical Carrier transmission rates - Wikipedia

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    Transmission rates are defined by rate of the bitstream of the digital signal and are designated by hyphenation of the acronym OC and an integer value of the multiple of the basic unit of rate, e.g., OC-48. The base unit is 51.84 Mbit/s. [2] Thus, the speed of optical-carrier-classified lines labeled as OC-n is n × 51.84 Mbit/s.

  3. Owens Corning - Wikipedia

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    In 1985, Owens-Corning acquired Aerospace and Strategic Metals Group in Newport Beach, California for $415 million from Armco Inc. [16] [17] The color PINK was trademarked through Owens-Corning in 1986, making it the first company to trademark a color. By 1990, Owens-Corning was the defendant in about 84,500 asbestos-related lawsuits.

  4. Owner's manual - Wikipedia

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    2007 Toyota Yaris hatchback owner's manual 1919 Ford Motor Company car and truck operating manual. An owner's manual (also called an instruction manual or a user guide) is an instructional book or booklet that is supplied with almost all technologically advanced consumer products such as vehicles, home appliances and computer peripherals.

  5. Overclocking - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of overclocking is to increase the operating speed of a given component. [3] Normally, on modern systems, the target of overclocking is increasing the performance of a major chip or subsystem, such as the main processor or graphics controller, but other components, such as system memory or system buses (generally on the motherboard), are commonly involved.

  6. Load duration curve - Wikipedia

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    A price duration curve shows the proportion of time for which the price exceeded a certain value. Together, the price duration curve and load duration curve enable the analyst to understand the behaviour of the electricity market , for example, the likelihood of peaking power plant being required for service, and the impact that this might have ...

  7. Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945) - Wikipedia

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    The technique of heating and drawing glass into fine fibers has been used for millennia. The use of these fibers for textile applications is more recent. The first commercial production of fiberglass was in 1936. In 1938, fiberglass was invented by Russell Games Slayter of Owens-Corning. [282] 1938 Xerography

  8. List of The O.C. episodes - Wikipedia

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    The O.C. is an American teen drama television series created by Josh Schwartz.It premiered on Fox, an American television network, on August 5, 2003, with the pilot episode "Premiere".

  9. Duration (finance) - Wikipedia

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    The dual use of the word "duration", as both the weighted average time until repayment and as the percentage change in price, often causes confusion. Strictly speaking, Macaulay duration is the name given to the weighted average time until cash flows are received and is measured in years. Modified duration is the name given to the price ...