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	Units: C
		It was often used as a unit of mass or weight equal to 3 quintals or as a unit of volume equal to the volume holding 3 quintals of the commodity being shipped.
		As a volume measure, the chaldron is equal to 36 bushels, or 288 British Imperial gallons; this is equivalent to 46.237 cubic feet or 1.3091 cubic meters.
		The measurement is obtained by comparing the spectrum, or mix of colors (wavelengths of length), produced by the light source to the spectrum of a "fl body," a theoretical object that absorbs all radiation falling on it.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/units/dictC.html (9195 words)

	Pica (unit of measure) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Thus a pica is 0.166044 in (4.2175 mm).
		A measurement in picas is usually represented by placing a capital P with a top-right to left-down slash beginning in the upper right of the round portion of the "P" and ending at the lower left of the upright portion of the "P"; essentially drawing a "/" through a "P".
		Note that all of these definitions differ from the “pica” setting on typewriters, which means a type size of ten characters per horizontal inch.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pica_(unit_of_measure) (328 words)

	Units: P
		These units are based on the width of a person's outstretched hand, from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger, a definition identical to that of the English span.
		This was measured in pF units as the logarithm of the pressure in centimeters of water.
		Dynamic viscosity is measured by stating the force needed to move a standard area of one layer of the liquid or gas with respect to another layer, the two layers being parallel and separated by a standard distance filled with the same liquid or gas.
	www.unc.edu /~rowlett/units/dictP.html (9597 words)

	BBIRD Field Protocols - Montana Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This measure is intended to measure the upper canopy, not lower canopy layers.
		One measurement taken is a count of the numbers of stems of shrubs that exist within the plot circle.
		Organic litter depth (in mm) should be measured across the center of the plot parallel and perpendicular to the slope of the plot.
	pica.wru.umt.edu /bbird/protocol/veg.htm (3845 words)

	Weights and Measures
		A unit of heat energy measured as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water from 60° to 61°F at a constant pressure of 1 standard atmosphere (the weight of the atmosphere at mean sea level).
		The length of the Mayflower was measured in score-feet (1 score-foot is equal to 20 feet).
		The unit of measure for interstellar space equal to a distance having a heliocentric parallax of 1 second, or to 206,265 times the radius of Earth's orbit, or to 3.26 light-years, or to 19.2 trillion miles.
	www.victoriapacking.com /measureinfo.html (667 words)

	Glossary/ Canadian Copywriter
		A measure of readership averages for print publications over a two-year period, used as a baseline for comparing specific ads to an average.
		Used to measure a viewer's recognition and perception of various elements within an ad by using the different lighting and exposure techniques of a Tachistoscope - a device that projects an image at a fraction of a second.
		A common unit of measure by newspapers, whereby ad space is purchased by the width, in columns, and the depth, in inches.
	www.canadiancopywriter.ca /glossary.html (9047 words)

	PIM - Glossary
		Kelvin - A unit of measure used to describe the color temperature of a light source, such as the 5000K standard viewing conditions.
		A unit of measure for digital data which is 1,024 kilobytes or 1,048,576 bytes.
		There are 12 points in a pica and 72 points in an inch.
	www.pimn.org /resource/glossary.htm (14125 words)

	The Spicers Website - P (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		paper surface efficiency - Measure of the printability of a sheet of paper which is dependent upon the amount of ink the paper absorbs, the smoothness of its surface, and the evenness of its caliper.
		Measurement of pH is important to quality control in making paper and pigments and in the preparation of platemaking chemicals.
		pica - Unit of measure, approximately 1/6 of an inch, used in graphic arts.
	www.spicers.com /cpa/htm/htm_article.asp?page_id=130 (2302 words)

	Balmar \| Tools: Glossary and Guides: Printing Terms
		Pica: Unit of measure equalling 1/6 of an inch often used to express line measure or column width.
		In typesetting, unit of height equalling 1/12 of pica and 1/72 of an inch, used to express type size and leading.
		In typography, instructions about typeface and size, line measure, indentations, headlines, etc. Type size and leading are expressed as the upper and lower numerals in a fraction, with the points for leading measured baseline to baseline.
	www.balmar.com /tools_gg_print2.htm (3748 words)

	Fort Hays State University
		Column width - the measurement from the left to the right side of a column of type.
		Pica - a unit of measure equaling 12 points.
		Signature - the institution's name and seal used as a unit in a variety of arrangements to identify the institution, its divisions or activities.
	www.fhsu.edu /univrel/is/glossary.shtml (693 words)

	picagramdec2001
		PiCA achieved several success in the 44th Annual NASA (National Association of Students of Architecture) at the D. Patil College of Architecture, New Bombay in December 2001.
		The success of PiCA at NASA is the result of determination teamwork and enthusiasm in equal measure- Congratulations to all the participating teams in the successful trophies, Nari Gandhi and G. Sen, as also HUDCO, Reubens and ANDC.
		PiCA Placements 2001 was supported by X-PiCAn, the Alumni organization of the Pillais' College of Architecture.
	www.geocities.com /vorpal1964/picawork/picagramdec2001.html (449 words)

	Cheap Jack's Printing: Quality Commercial Printing Services
		pica: a unit of measure in the printing industry.
		There are 12 points in a pica and 6 picas in an inch.
		2) regarding type, a unit of measure equal to 0.0139” or 72 points to an inch.
	cheapjacksprinting.com /s001030/jsp/glossary.shtml (1640 words)

	Benchmarking Deskguide
		Competitive comparison is the practice of sharing quality or operational results or process measurement results between ARDEC elements to gauge performance in the same or similar businesses.
		Benchmarking is the process of continuously measuring and comparing one's processes, products, and services to those of recognized leaders for the specific purpose of adapting innovative practices for improvement.
		During this phase, the team will need to determine the scope of the process it is going to benchmark, how the process works, how the team will measure the process and what the team wants to learn about that process from its benchmarking partners.
	www.pica.army.mil /tqm/bench.html (3087 words)

	USInk - Technical Library - Coldset Technical Dictionary
		Conductivity is a measure of the liquid's capacity to conduct electricity.
		In printing, a unit of measure used to describe the color temperature of a light source, such as the 5000K standard viewing condition.
		Tack is a relative measurement of the cohesion of an ink film which is responsible for its resistance to splitting between two rapidly separating surfaces.
	www.usink.com /tech_dictionary.html (5089 words)

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		Pica A unit of measure used in typography equal to 1/6 inch or 12 points.
		PPI (Pixels per inch) A unit used to measure of the resolution of a scan or a picture.
		Point A unit of measure used to describe type size (measured from ascender to descender), leading (measured from baseline to baseline), and line width.
	www.greenmac.com /CSC/CSC103/Assignments/DTPdefinitions.txt (917 words)

	The GTS Companies : Glossary of Terms
		pixel The smallest element of an image, and the unit in which its resolution is expressed.
		Measure of imager output capability, usually expressed in dots per inch (dpi).
		Measure of halftone quality, usually expressed in lines per inch (lpi).
	www.gtscompanies.com /printp_z.html (2869 words)

	Digital Outfit
		Baud - A measure of the rate by which data are transmitted; expressed in bits per second, one baud equals one bit per second.
		CPU - Central Processing Unit; in a modern microcomputer, it is generally a single silicon chip which acts as the "brain" of the computer by performing fundamental arithmetic operations and moving bytes of data inside the computer’s memory.
		Equal to approximately one billion kilobytes and often used to measure optical disk storage capacity.
	www.digitaloutfit.com /glossary.html (11669 words)

	The Able Studio- Graphic & Website Design
		Gigabyte: A unit of measure for data storage equal to 1,024 megabytes.
		Kilobyte: A unit of measure for data storage equal to 1,024 bytes.
		Megabyte: A unit of measure for data storage equal to 1.024 kilobytes or 1,048,576 bytes of data.
	www.ablestudio.com /Reference.htm (4814 words)

	Printing Glossary of Terms
		May be done by chemical deposition or by exposing the surface to vaporized metal in a vacuum chamber.
		The strip of test material is usually one inch wide, and the angle of measurement can be 90 to 180 degrees from the surface.
		Pitch Diameter: The measurement of a gear or cylinder, determined by dividing the circumference by Pi (3.1416).
	www.wholesalelabels.com /labelprintingglossarymp.htm (2238 words)

	Pica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pica (unit of measure), in typesetting and document layout
		Pica, Chile, city in the Tarapacá Region of Chile
		Pica, an alternative name for the grape Merille.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pica (125 words)

	Printing Terms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Middle tones: The tones in a photograph that are approximately half as dark as the shadow area.
		for typesetting, a unit of height equaling 1/72 inch.
		Side guide: The mechanical register unit on a printing press that positions a sheet from the side.
	www.bcrnews.com /commercialprinting/terms.php (2730 words)

	Pica Pica, PicaPica, critters in the water...
		Pica Pica and the effects are actually caused by the offspring of the thimble jellyfish which appear in the millions around April or so.
		We went into the swimming pool after each dive just to refresh, so I think the pica pica reaction was already underway and ammonia bathing wouldn't be any different than chlorine bathing.
		None of us saw any pica pica, nor did we hear of anyone else having problems with them.....
	ambergriscaye.com /pages/town/picapica.html (1396 words)

	Puritan Press - Commercial Printer, Hollis Publishing - Academic Publishing
		Densitometer - Instrument used to measure light reflecting from or transmitted through the substrate.
		Pica - Unit of measure equaling 1/6 of an inch often used to express line measure or column width.
		Point - Unit of measure equalling 1/12 of a pica and 1/72 of an inch and used to express type size and leading.
	www.puritanpress.com /puritanpress/glossary.asp (4437 words)

	SECTION 3: IMPROVEMENT METHODS
		At all organizational levels, goals, objectives, and performance indicators are cascaded in a continuous chain, beginning with the KBDs, through specific team/work unit objectives, to performance indicators in each individual's performance evaluation (TAPES).
		Quality and operational planning to meet these customer requirements is performed jointly by System Owners and organizations based on direction from the BOD and the EC.
		The SMR achieves rapid, just-in-time updates and accurate measurement; gives full access to quality data and performance trends; and ensures consistency and validity of measures.
	www.pica.army.mil /tqm/case-study/CS-SEC3.htm (1378 words)

	Glossary
		The symbol placed on the back of the book, capable of being read by an optical scanner, to provide a specific set of information about the item bearing the code.
		Unit of measurement commonlyused to specify type sizes.
		A unit of counting pages for determining book size.
	hometown.aol.com /catspawpress/Glossary.html (3804 words)

	pica - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Pica (medicine), disorder of eating behavior characterized by continual ingestion of nonnutritive substances such as plaster, paint, paper, dirt,...
		- measure of type size: a unit of measurement for printing type, equal to 12 points or 0.422 cm0.166 in
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	encarta.msn.com /pica.html (97 words)

	pica definition - Dictionary - MSN Encarta
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		measure of type size: a unit of measurement for printing type, equal to 12 points or 0.422 cm (0.166 in)
	encarta.msn.com /dictionary_/pica.html (79 words)

	pica unit measure used measure type size
		A unit of measure used to measure type size.
		One pica (twelve points) is equivalent to 1/6".
		Soft Solutions International, Boundary Way, Lufton Trading Estate, Yeovil, Somerset, United Kingdom, BA22 8HZ.
	www.ssiltd.co.uk /glossary/details.asp?item=1329 (49 words)

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