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  2. Gapless playback - Wikipedia

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    The popular MP3 format defines no way to record the amount of delay or padding for later removal. [notes 1] Also, the encoder delay may vary from encoder to encoder, making automatic removal difficult. [2] Even if two tracks are decompressed and merged into a single track, a pause will usually remain between them.

  3. Media control symbols - Wikipedia

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    Pause U+23F8 ⏸ #5111B Pause; Interruption: To identify the control or the indicator which stops operation intermittently and keeps the equipment in operating mode. Play/pause toggle U+23EF ⏯ — To identify the control or the indicator which toggles between the present state of playing or pause, to the other. Reverse U+23F4 ⏴ — Stop U+ ...

  4. Busy waiting - Wikipedia

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    The following C code examples illustrate two threads that share a global integer i. The first thread uses busy-waiting to check for a change in the value of i : #include <pthread.h> #include <stdatomic.h> #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <unistd.h> /* i is global, so it is visible to all functions.

  5. M3U - Wikipedia

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    There is no formal specification for the M3U format; it is a de facto standard.. An M3U file is a plain text file that specifies the locations of one or more media files. The file is saved with the "m3u" filename extension if the text is encoded in the local system's default non-Unicode encoding (e.g., a Windows codepage), or with the "m3u8" extension if the text is UTF-8 encoded.

  6. Break key - Wikipedia

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    Break/Pause key on PC keyboard. The Break key (or the symbol ⎉) of a computer keyboard refers to breaking a telegraph circuit and originated with 19th century practice. In modern usage, the key has no well-defined purpose, but while this is the case, it can be used by software for miscellaneous tasks, such as to switch between multiple login sessions, to terminate a program, or to interrupt ...

  7. Wait state - Wikipedia

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    A wait state is a delay experienced by a computer processor when accessing external memory or another device that is slow to respond. Computer microprocessors generally run much faster than the computer's other subsystems, which hold the data the CPU reads and writes.

  8. Wait (Beatles song) - Wikipedia

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    "Wait" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1965 album Rubber Soul. The song is credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. In the 1997 book Many Years from Now, Paul McCartney recalls it as entirely his work. In a 1970 interview with Ray Connolly, John Lennon could not remember writing it, saying, "That must be one of ...

  9. Media coverage of the assassination of John F. Kennedy

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    This article outlines the media coverage after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, on November 22, 1963 at 12.30pm CST.. The television coverage of the assassination and subsequent state funeral was the first in the television age and was covered live from start to finish, nonstop for 70 hours.