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  2. Dishwasher - Wikipedia

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    A dishwasher containing clean dishes. A dishwasher is a machine that is used to clean dishware, cookware, and cutlery automatically. Unlike manual dishwashing, which relies on physical scrubbing to remove soiling, the mechanical dishwasher cleans by spraying hot water, typically between 45 and 75 °C (110 and 170 °F), at the dishes, with lower temperatures of water used for delicate items.

  3. Point-to-multipoint communication - Wikipedia

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    Point-to-multipoint is the most popular approach for wireless communications that have a large number of nodes, end destinations or end users. Point to Multipoint generally assumes there is a central base station to which remote subscriber units or customer premises equipment (CPE) (a term that was originally used in the wired telephone ...

  4. Civic education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The findings include: [6] All 50 states have social studies standards which include civics and government. 39 states require at least one course in government/civics. [note 1] 21 states require a state-mandated social studies test which is a decrease from 2001 (34 states). 8 states require students to take a state-mandated government/civics test.

  5. ARCNET - Wikipedia

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    An ARCNET adapter for an Amiga 500 computer. The small card next to it is the size of a credit card. Attached Resource Computer NETwork ( ARCNET or ARCnet) is a communications protocol for local area networks. [1] ARCNET was the first widely available networking system for microcomputers; it became popular in the 1980s for office automation tasks.

  6. Computer-supported cooperative work - Wikipedia

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    General process of interaction and cooperation with CSCW technology. Computer-supported cooperative work ( CSCW) is the study of how people utilize technology collaboratively, often towards a shared goal. CSCW addresses how computer systems can support collaborative activity and coordination. [1] More specifically, the field of CSCW seeks to ...

  7. Java Platform, Micro Edition - Wikipedia

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    PersonalJava (Discontinued) v. t. e. Java Platform, Micro Edition or Java ME is a computing platform for development and deployment of portable code for embedded and mobile devices (micro-controllers, sensors, gateways, mobile phones, personal digital assistants, TV set-top boxes, printers). [1] Java ME was formerly known as Java 2 Platform ...

  8. Digital media - Wikipedia

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    In mass communication, digital media is any communication media that operates in conjunction with various encoded machine-readable data formats. Digital content can be created, viewed, distributed, modified, listened to, and preserved on a digital electronic device, including digital data storage media (in contrast to analog electronic media ...

  9. VeraCrypt - Wikipedia

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    VeraCrypt. VeraCrypt is a free and open-source utility for on-the-fly encryption (OTFE). [5] The software can create a virtual encrypted disk that works just like a regular disk but within a file. It can also encrypt a partition [6] or (in Windows) the entire storage device with pre-boot authentication.