Where results make sense

About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us

Topic: "A" device

    Note: these results are not from the primary (high quality) database.

Ads by Google

In the News (Thu 20 Jun 13)

EXECUTIVE POWER

Iran

ANALYSIS

Pakistan

Family compact

Valor device - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Valor device, also known as V-device, "V" device, and Combat V, is an award of the United States military which is authorized by the military services as an attachment to certain awards and decorations. Awards which are commonly bestowed for valor, such as the Medal of Honor and Silver Star are never awarded with the Valor device since valor is indicated by the award itself. The first Valor devices were authorized in 1944 as an attachment to the Bronze Star Medal. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Valor_device   (332 words)

Torture and Punishment It has graphic pictures and detailed information about each torture device that was used in the Elizabethan times. Nowadays these torture devices seem cruel and heartless, but in the sixteenth century cruel punishment was a normal everyday thing. Torture has been used for at least 2,000 years and has been widespread. www.springfield.k12.il.us /schools/springfield/eliz/Torturepun.html   (332 words)

Spring (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Spring (concerto) is a violin concerto in The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi. Spring Bunny is the secular name given for the Easter Bunny in the United States. Spring holiday is the secular name given for the Christian holiday of Good Friday and Easter in the United States. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spring   (183 words)

Seal (device) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The word is also used as the generic term to describe the devices used to make such impressions, such as (signet) rings. Seals are sometimes carved with a figure on the owner's zodiac animal on the top of the seal. Seals were used in the earliest civilisations and are of considerable interest in archaeology. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seal_(device)   (1209 words)

Intrauterine device - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia An intrauterine device (intra meaning within, and uterine meaning of the uterus) is a birth control device also known as an IUD or a coil (this colloquialism is based on the coil-shaped design of early IUDs). Intrauterine devices can be used as emergency contraception to prevent pregnancy up to 5 days after unprotected sexual intercourse, or sexual intercourse during which the primary contraception is believed to have failed (e.g. The device consists of a T-shaped polyethylene frame that is wound with copper wire around the vertical stem and has copper bands on the lateral arms. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Intrauterine_device   (944 words)

Doomsday device - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Doomsday devices have been present in literature and art especially in the twentieth century, when advances in science and technology allowed humans to fantasize in a definite way about the possibility of actively destroying the world or all life on it (or at least human life). A doomsday device is a hypothetical construction — usually a weapon — which could destroy all life on the Earth, or destroy the Earth itself (bringing "doomsday", a term used for the end of the world). Many hypothetical doomsday devices are based on the fact that hydrogen bombs can create large amounts of nuclear fallout. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Doomsday_device   (895 words)

Destructive device - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A destructive device is a firearm or explosive device that, in the United States, is regulated by the National Firearms Act of 1934. Examples of destructive devices are grenades, and firearms with a bore over one half of an inch, including some semi-automatic shotguns. The definition of a "destructive device" is found in Title 26, United States Code, in section 5845(f). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Destructive_device   (236 words)

Blender - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A blender is a common kitchen appliance for chopping or liquefying food. Blender is a music-themed magazine from the publishers of Maxim. Blender is a free software / open-source software program for 3D modelling and rendering. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blender   (140 words)

Stargate (device) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Stargates are typically 22 feet (6.7m) in diameter and made of the fictional heavy mineral called Naqahdah. Stargates are immensely complex, and are the masterworks of the Alteran race. The Stargate found at Giza, Egypt was the first discovered by humans of Earth, and was the one used by the SGC for a long time to explore other galaxies. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stargate_(device)   (6059 words)

Spring (device) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Spiral spring or 'clock spring' - a spring of the type as used in clocks, galvanometers, and places where electricity must be carried to partially-rotating devices such as steering wheels. In classical physics, a spring can be seen as a device that stores potential energy by straining the bonds between the atoms of an elastic material. Coil spring or helical spring - a spring (made by winding a wire around a cylinder) and the conical spring - these are types of torsion spring, because the wire itself is twisted when the spring is compressed or stretched. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spring_(device)   (634 words)

Pointing device - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Pointing device can also refer to a special "stick" (sometimes telescopic, to reduce the length when not in use), or a lamp with a narrow light beam that is pointed at a map, blackboard, slide screen, movie screen, etc.; sometimes the light is in the form of an arrow. While the most common pointing device by far is the mouse, other kinds include trackball, touchpad, pointing stick, lightpen, joystick, head pointer, eye tracking devices, various kinds of digitizing tablets which use a stylus, and even a special "data glove" that translates the user's movements to computer gestures. Movements of the pointing device are echoed on the screen by movements of the mouse pointer (or cursor) and other visual changes. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pointing_device   (252 words)

SecurityFocus HOME Vulns Info: Logitech Wireless Peripheral Device Man in the Mid Logitech Wireless Peripheral Device Man in the Middle Vulnerability SecurityFocus HOME Vulns Info: Logitech Wireless Peripheral Device Man in the Mid www.securityfocus.com /bid/2738   (252 words)

Hourglass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Since the hourglass was one of the few reliable methods of measuring time at sea, it has been speculated that it was in use as far back as the 11th century, where it would have complimented the magnetic compass as an aid to navigation. The hourglass was often depicted on pirate flags where it symbolised the fact that human existence is fleeting, and in England hourglasses were sometimes placed in coffins to symbolise the fact that the "sands of time" had run out. Factors affecting the amount of time that the hourglass measures include: the volume of sand, the size and angle of the bulbs, the width of the neck, and the type and quality of the sand. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hourglass   (252 words)

Class 267: SPRING DEVICES / U.S. Patent Classification Definitions Spring device in which the spring element is of one-piece construction and (a) includes plural, intervoluted coils; or (b) is out-of-round in cross-section; or (c) in the unstressed condition thereof, includes portions which vary, one from another in (1) helix angle, or (2) distance from a common, central, longitudinal axis, or (3) cross-section. Device in which one of the diverse springs is a metallic member and another of the springs comprises a fluid containing compartment having a restricted or valved orifice to regulate the flow of fluid into or out of the compartment, and the flow of fluid through the orifice dampens the movement of the metallic spring. Spring device in which the body is one of a pair of vehicle bodies in tow relation with one another and the spring device is interposable between the vehicle bodies to minimize the transfer of forces therebetween resulting from changes in velocity. www.uspto.gov /web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/def/267.htm   (8800 words)

Shredder (device) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Garden waste shredders are also called wood chippers, tree chippers or a mulcher. A shredder is a machine that tears objects into smaller pieces. The most common types are paper shredders and garden waste shredders. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shredder_(device)   (144 words)

PASS device - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia PASS device is an acronym for the Personal Alert Safety System, a one-way communications device used by firefighters entering a building to alert the outside Rapid Entry Team (Also known as a RIT, or Rapid Intervention Team), that the wearer of the PASS device is in trouble and in need of rescue. Older versions of PASS devices were worn on the firefighter's belt or turn out gear and required the firefighter to turn it on separately from the SCBA. The PASS device has two methods of being activated, manually by the firefighter or automatically when the firefighter is no longer moving. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/PASS_device   (144 words)

Lock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A lock (device) is a mechanical fastening device which may be used on a door, vehicle, safe, or other container. A canal lock is an enclosure in a canal or river used to raise or lower the water level for ships and boats passing through. A lock (computer science) is a bookkeeping object associated with a piece of data that is used to serialize concurrent access. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lock   (252 words)

Genesis World Energy Genesis World Energy - Harnessing an unlimited source of energy from the molecular structure of water. www.genesisworldenergy.org   (252 words)

Computer display - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A computer display, monitor or screen is a computer peripheral device capable of showing still or moving images generated by a computer and processed by a graphics card. The sharpness of a display is described by its dot pitch. In both cases the display usually uses green, orange (amber) or gray (white). en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Computer_display   (551 words)

Boot device - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Devices that can boot a computer are usually boot disks or boot drives (normally a hard drive, but can be a floppy disk or a CD). Some people refer to the boot device as just a boot and non-boot devices as data devices, although it is not the computer but the operating system that cares about the difference between these. A boot device gets a computer up and running, kick starting itself from simple startup processes to a fully operating system. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boot_device   (551 words)

Stylistic device - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In literature and writing, a stylistic device is the use of any of a variety of techniques to give an auxiliary meaning, idea, or feeling to the literal or written. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stylistic_device   (454 words)

Data storage device: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic A typical way to classify data storage media is to consider its shape and type of movement (or non-movement) relative to the read/write device(s) of the storage apparatus. A floppy disk is a data storage device that is composed of a circular piece of thin, flexible (i.e.... Universal serial bus (usb) provides a serial computer busbus standard for connecting devices, usually to a computer, but it also is in use on other... www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/d/da/data_storage_device.htm   (1577 words)

38979.000706&ELEMENT_SET=DECL A device according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the drive device (4) is arranged to provide the body (8, 9,10) with energy impulses with a frequency corresponding to the oscillating device's natural frequency (E). For example, the oscillating device's frequency may be 50 Hz, but this frequency naturally depends on the device's size, design and other operating conditions. A device according to one of the claims 5-7, characterized in that the natural frequency (E) is approximately 50 Hz. www.wipo.int /cgi-pct/guest/getbykey5?KEY=00/38979.000706&ELEMENT_SET=DECL   (1435 words)

Seal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Seal (device), a device used to produce an official stamp as a symbol of authority, or the impression left by a seal in sealing wax. Seal (mechanical), a device to contain pressure, or exclude contamination from an enclosure. HMS Seal (N37), a submarine of the Royal Navy. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seal   (200 words)

Rhetorical device - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A rhetorical device is a technique, sometimes called a resource of language, used by an author or speaker to induce an emotional response. These emotional responses are central to the meaning of the work or speech, and should also get the listener (or the reader's) attention. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rhetorical_device   (82 words)

Adjustable support stand - US Patent 6685149 The ratchet includes a plurality of teeth and a protruding edge for limiting the ability of the ratchet to move in the linear direction, wherein the protruding edge moves between an inner end and an outer end of the ratchet casing. The support stand includes a ratchet casing capable of moving along a linear direction within the cavity of the housing, the cavity having an inner end and an outer end for limiting the ability of the ratchet casing to move within the cavity in the linear direction, and a ratchet disposed inside the ratchet casing. The support stand of claim 4 wherein when the second outer end of the ratchet casing presses against the first outer end of the cavity and the ratchet casing prevents the pawl from engaging with the teeth of the ratchet, the ratchet is capable of being pushed into the ratchet casing. www.patentstorm.us /patents/6685149.html   (2599 words)

Patent 5228797: Connecting pin device for working machine operating links Pins 11 are inserted into the associated pin boss portions 21R, 23 and 21L to effect linkage of the machine operating link device 80, and pins 12 are inserted into the associated pin boss portions 22R, 23 and 22L to effect, likewise, linkage of the machine operating link device 80. A device in accordance with claim 6 wherein each of said first and second rigid elastic annular members is an incomplete annular ring formed of a rigid metal material, with the incomplete ring, due to its structure, being capable of expanding and contracting in the radial directions. A device in accordance with claim 10 wherein each of said first and second rigid elastic annular member is an incomplete annular ring formed of a rigid metal material, with the ring, due to its structure, being capable of expanding and contracting in the radial direction. www.freepatentsonline.com /5228797.html   (2599 words)

Peripheral - Dictionary Definition and Meaning of Peripheral (Or "peripheral device", "device") Any part of a computer other than the CPU or working memory, i.e. Some argue that, since the advent of the personal computer, the motherboard, hard disk, keyboard, mouse, and monitor are all parts of the base system, and only use the term "peripheral" for optional additional components. For example, peripheral vision means the type of vision that allows one to see objects that are not in the center of one's visual field. www.wordiq.com /define/Peripheral   (2599 words)

Pedersen device - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Pedersen device was an optional attachment for the Springfield 1903 rifle that allowed it to fire a short 0.30 (7.62mm) caliber pistol-sized cartridge in semi-automatic mode. Production of the device started in 1918, along with the modified rifle that December, after the war had ended. John Pedersen, a long time employee of Remington Arms, was aware that the US would be entering the war at some point. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pedersen_device   (2599 words)

Device Pedersen device The Pedersen Device was an optional attachment for the bolt action mode for long-range fire from the tre... Device A Device can be taken to mean: an instrument a small appliance such as a TV set a machine or functional part of a... Intensified charge-coupled device A intensified charged-coupled device (ICCD) is a micro-channel plate (MCP) to increase... www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/device.html   (2599 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us   Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.