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  2. Time-based media - Wikipedia

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    Time-based media is a term coined by museum conservators for durational works of art that unfold over a period of time. [1] This work often relies on technology, but includes mediums such as performance art and social practice. [2] [3] In the late 1990s, various institutions and organizations started forming think-tanks and working groups to ...

  3. Trimmer (electronics) - Wikipedia

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    Trimmer (electronics) A trimmer, or preset, is a miniature adjustable electrical component. It is meant to be set correctly when installed in some device, and never seen or adjusted by the device's user. Trimmers can be variable resistors ( potentiometers ), variable capacitors, or trimmable inductors. They are common in precision circuitry ...

  4. Indonesian identity card - Wikipedia

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    The Indonesian identity card ( Indonesian: Kartu Tanda Penduduk, abbr. KTP ), is a compulsory identity card for Indonesian citizens and residents with a valid resident permit. [1] The card is issued upon reaching the age of 17 or upon marriage. [1] For Indonesian citizens, the card is valid for life (previously it was only valid for 5 years for ...

  5. Social media - Wikipedia

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    Social media allows for mass cultural exchange and intercultural communication, despite different ways of communicating in various cultures. Social media has affected the way youth communicate, by introducing new forms of language. Novel acronyms save time, as illustrated by "LOL", which is the ubiquitous shortcut for "laugh out loud".

  6. Distortion - Wikipedia

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    In signal processing, distortion is the alteration of the original shape (or other characteristic) of a signal. In communications and electronics it means the alteration of the waveform of an information-bearing signal, such as an audio signal representing sound or a video signal representing images, in an electronic device or communication ...

  7. Mushaf - Wikipedia

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    Mushaf. Mushaf ( Arabic: مُصْحَف, romanized : muṣḥaf, IPA: [musˤ.ħaf]; plural مَصَاحِف, maṣāḥif) is an Arabic word for a codex or collection of sheets, but also refers to a written copy of the Quran. [1] The chapters of the Quran, which Muslims believe was revealed during a 23-year period in Muhammad 's lifetime, were ...

  8. Overall equipment effectiveness - Wikipedia

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    Overall equipment effectiveness. Overall equipment effectiveness [1] ( OEE) is a measure of how well a manufacturing operation is utilized (facilities, time and material) compared to its full potential, during the periods when it is scheduled to run. It identifies the percentage of manufacturing time that is truly productive.

  9. Mainstream media - Wikipedia

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    Mainstream media. In journalism, mainstream media ( MSM) is a term and abbreviation used to refer collectively to the various large mass news media that influence many people and both reflect and shape prevailing currents of thought. [1] The term is used to contrast with alternative media . The term is often used for large news conglomerates ...