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  2. Rotary dial - Wikipedia

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    A rotary dial is a component of a telephone or a telephone switchboard that implements a signaling technology in telecommunications known as pulse dialing. It is used when initiating a telephone call to transmit the destination telephone number to a telephone exchange . On the rotary dial, the digits are arranged in a circular layout, with one ...

  3. Hulu - Wikipedia

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    The name Hulu comes from two Mandarin Chinese phrases, húlu (葫芦/葫蘆), "calabash; bottle gourd", and hùlù (互录/互錄), "interactive recording". Jason Kilar, who served as CEO of Hulu, said the name comes from a Chinese proverb: Hulu is Mandarin for gourd. And so when we were launching Hulu, we thought, "what a great name that is."

  4. Enhanced 911 - Wikipedia

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    Enhanced 911 ( E-911 or E911) is a system used in North America to automatically provide the caller's location to 911 dispatchers. 911 is the universal emergency telephone number in the region. In the European Union, a similar system exists known as E112 (where 112 is the emergency access number) and known as eCall when called by a vehicle.

  5. TDS - Wikipedia

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    Science. Ter die sumendum, a medical abbreviation for 3 times daily. Thermal desorption spectroscopy, to observe molecules desorbed from a surface. Tornado debris signature on weather radar. Total dissolved solids in water. Transderivational search or fuzzy search in psychology.

  6. Xfinity - Wikipedia

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    Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, doing business as Xfinity, is an American telecommunications business segment and division of Comcast Corporation. It is used to market consumer cable television, internet, telephone, and wireless services provided by the company. The brand was first introduced in 2010; prior to that, these services were ...

  7. U.S. Steel - Wikipedia

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    United States Steel Corporation, more commonly known as U.S. Steel, is an American integrated steel producer headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with production operations primarily in the United States of America and in Central Europe. The company produces and sells steel products, including flat-rolled and tubular products for ...

  8. Phreaking - Wikipedia

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    Phreaking is a slang term coined to describe the activity of a culture of people who study, experiment with, or explore telecommunication systems, such as equipment and systems connected to public telephone networks. [1] The term phreak is a sensational spelling of the word freak with the ph- from phone, and may also refer to the use of various ...

  9. Saturday Night Live - Wikipedia

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    Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is an American late-night live sketch comedy variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Michaels and Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and streams on Peacock. Michaels currently serves as the program's showrunner. The show's premiere was hosted by George Carlin on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original ...