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  2. Barcode - Wikipedia

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    A UPC-A barcode. A barcode or bar code is a method of representing data in a visual, machine-readable form. Initially, barcodes represented data by varying the widths, spacings and sizes of parallel lines. These barcodes, now commonly referred to as linear or one-dimensional (1D), can be scanned by special optical scanners, called barcode ...

  3. CAPTCHA - Wikipedia

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    A CAPTCHA ( / ˈkæp.tʃə / KAP-chə) is a type of challenge–response test used in computing to determine whether the user is human in order to deter bot attacks and spam. [1] The term was coined in 2003 by Luis von Ahn, Manuel Blum, Nicholas J. Hopper, and John Langford. [2]

  4. Iran - Wikipedia

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    Iran, [a] also known as Persia [b] and officially the Islamic Republic of Iran ( IRI ), [c] is a country in West Asia. It is bordered by Iraq to the west and Turkey to the northwest, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to ...

  5. Tcl - Wikipedia

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    History. The Tcl programming language was created in the spring of 1988 by John Ousterhout while he was working at the University of California, Berkeley. Originally "born out of frustration", according to the author, with programmers devising their own languages for extending electronic design automation (EDA) software and, more specifically, the VLSI design tool Magic, which was a ...

  6. Costco - Wikipedia

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    Costco Wholesale Corporation (commonly shortened to Costco) is an American multinational corporation which operates a chain of membership-only big-box warehouse club retail stores. [4] As of 2021, Costco is the third-largest retailer in the world [5] and is the world's largest retailer of choice and prime beef, organic foods, rotisserie chicken ...

  7. Web shell - Wikipedia

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    A web shell is a shell-like interface that enables a web server to be remotely accessed, often for the purposes of cyberattacks. [1] A web shell is unique in that a web browser is used to interact with it. [2] [3] A web shell could be programmed in any programming language that is supported on a server. Web shells are most commonly written in ...

  8. Scripting language - Wikipedia

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    The act of writing a script is called scripting. Scripting language or script language describes a programming language that it is used for a script. [1] Scripts are usually interpreted rather than compiled . Notable environments that are scriptable, can be automated via script, include application software, text editor, web page, operating ...

  9. Jehovah's Witnesses - Wikipedia

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    e. Jehovah's Witnesses is a nontrinitarian, millenarian, restorationist Christian denomination. [8] As of 2023, the group reported approximately 8.6 million members involved in evangelism, with around 20.5 million attending the annual Memorial of Christ's death. [6] [en 1] Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the destruction of the present world ...