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  2. Computer - Wikipedia

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    A human computer, with microscope and calculator, 1952. It was not until the mid-20th century that the word acquired its modern definition; according to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first known use of the word computer was in a different sense, in a 1613 book called The Yong Mans Gleanings by the English writer Richard Brathwait: "I haue [] read the truest computer of Times, and the best ...

  3. Ministry of Communications (Malaysia) - Wikipedia

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    The Ministry of Communications (Malay: Kementerian Komunikasi) is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for digitalisation, communications, multimedia, radio broadcasting, digital terrestrial television broadcasting, other media broadcasts, information, personal data protection, special affairs, media industry, film industry, domain name, postal, courier, mobile service ...

  4. Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language - Wikipedia

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    3TMAN allows to easily author the complex multimedia projects and then can export the multimedia projects to the Html+time and/or SMIL formats; Demos. SMIL 2.0 Feature-by-feature demos by RealNetworks; Torino and New York demos by Telecom Italia Lab; SMIL1.0, SMIL 2.0 demos available from Oratrix. Synchronized Multimedia Summer School at INRIA

  5. Apple Inc. - Wikipedia

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    In 1976, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple in Jobs's parents' home on Crist Drive in Los Altos, California. [12] Wozniak called the popular belief that the company was founded in the garage "a bit of a myth", [13] although they moved some operations to the garage when the bedroom became too crowded. [14]

  6. Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    The name Malaysia is a combination of the word Malays and the Latin-Greek suffix -ia/-ία [18] which can be translated as 'land of the Malays'. [19] Similar-sounding variants have also appeared in accounts older than the 11th century, as toponyms for areas in Sumatra or referring to a larger region around the Strait of Malacca. [20]

  7. Halloween - Wikipedia

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    Halloween or Hallowe'en [7] [8] (less commonly known as Allhalloween, [9] All Hallows' Eve, [10] or All Saints' Eve) [11] is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day.

  8. Interactive whiteboard - Wikipedia

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    An interactive whiteboard (IWB) device can either be a standalone computer or a large, functioning touchpad for computers to use. Interactive whiteboards are widely used in classrooms, boardrooms, and training environments, providing an innovative way to share information, facilitate discussions, and enhance the overall learning or business communication experience.

  9. Steve Jobs - Wikipedia

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    The NeXT computer was shown to the world in what was considered Jobs's comeback event, [121] a lavish invitation-only gala launch event [122] that was described as a multimedia extravaganza. [123] The celebration was held at the Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall , San Francisco, California, on Wednesday, October 12, 1988.