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initialism
- analysis console for intrusion databases
- (databases) Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability (see Wikipedia:ACID, Wikipedia article on this topic)
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| afterglow |
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noun
- the glow seen in the sky after sunset
- the light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling
- the light emitted by a phosphor after excitation
- the mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, especially after an orgasm or drug-induced high.
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| alligator |
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noun
- a large amphibious reptile with sharp teeth and very strong jaws related to the crocodile and native to the Americas and China. Informal short form: gator
- All you could see of the were its two eyes above the water, and suddenly it snatched up and caught the poor bird with its strong jaws full of sharp teeth.
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| alloy |
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noun
- a metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal.
verb
- mix or combine; often used of metals
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| aluminothermy |
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noun - (chemistry) the production of a metal from its oxide by heating it with aluminium
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| amalgam |
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noun (pl=amalgams)
- A combination of different things
- An alloy containing mercury
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| amalgamate |
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verb (amalgamates, amalgamating, amalgamated)
- To merge, to combine, to blend, to join.
- To make an alloy of a metal and mercury.
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| amalgamation |
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noun
- the process, or the result of amalgamating
- a mixture, merger or consolidation
- the production of an alloy of mercury and another metal
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| anvil |
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noun
- A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
- (anatomy) An incus bone in the inner ear.
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| assay |
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noun
- trial, attempt, essay.
- the qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something
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| autogenous |
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adjective - produced independent from an external cause or influence, cf. exogenous
::The factors that affect mergers require further study.
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