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  2. Polycarbonate - Wikipedia

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    Polycarbonate. Polycarbonates (PC) are a group of thermoplastic polymers containing carbonate groups in their chemical structures. Polycarbonates used in engineering are strong, tough materials, and some grades are optically transparent. They are easily worked, molded, and thermoformed. Because of these properties, polycarbonates find many ...

  3. Apollo Guidance Computer - Wikipedia

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    70 lb (32 kg) Dimensions. 24 in × 12.5 in × 6.5 in (61 cm × 32 cm × 17 cm) The Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) was a digital computer produced for the Apollo program that was installed on board each Apollo command module (CM) and Apollo Lunar Module (LM). The AGC provided computation and electronic interfaces for guidance, navigation, and ...

  4. DirectX Diagnostic Tool - Wikipedia

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    DirectX Diagnostic Tool (DxDiag) is a diagnostics tool used to test DirectX functionality and troubleshoot video- or sound-related hardware problems. DirectX Diagnostic can save text files with the scan results. These files are often posted in tech forums or attached to support emails in order to give support personnel a better idea of the PC ...

  5. Specification (technical standard) - Wikipedia

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    A specification often refers to a set of documented requirements to be satisfied by a material, design, product, or service. [ 1 ] A specification is often a type of technical standard. There are different types of technical or engineering specifications (specs), and the term is used differently in different technical contexts.

  6. Personal computer - Wikipedia

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    Personal computer. An artist's depiction of a 2000s-era desktop-style personal computer, which includes a metal case with the computing components, a display and a keyboard (mouse not shown) A personal computer, often referred to as a PC, is a computer designed for individual use. [1] It is typically used for tasks such as word processing ...

  7. Software requirements specification - Wikipedia

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    Software requirements specification is a rigorous assessment of requirements before the more specific system design stages, and its goal is to reduce later redesign. It should also provide a realistic basis for estimating product costs, risks, and schedules. [1] Used appropriately, software requirements specifications can help prevent software ...

  8. Formal specification - Wikipedia

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    Formal specification. In computer science, formal specifications are mathematically based techniques whose purpose are to help with the implementation of systems and software. They are used to describe a system, to analyze its behavior, and to aid in its design by verifying key properties of interest through rigorous and effective reasoning ...

  9. Benchmark (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Benchmark (computing) A graphical demo running as a benchmark of the OGRE engine. In computing, a benchmark is the act of running a computer program, a set of programs, or other operations, in order to assess the relative performance of an object, normally by running a number of standard tests and trials against it. [1]