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  2. Ampersand - Wikipedia

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    In the plain TeX markup language, the ampersand is used to mark tabstops. The ampersand itself can be applied in TeX with \&. The Computer Modern fonts replace it with an "E.T." symbol in the cmti# (text italic) fonts, so it can be entered as {\it\&} in running text when using the default (Computer Modern) fonts.

  3. Substitute teacher - Wikipedia

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    A substitute teacher is a person who teaches a school class when the regular teacher is absent or unavailable; e.g., because of illness, personal leave, maternal leave and so on. "Substitute teacher" (usually abbreviated as sub) is the most commonly used phrase in the United States, South Africa, Canada (except Ontario and New Brunswick [1 ...

  4. International Code of Signals - Wikipedia

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    3rd Substitute: Used to repeat the third flag of a hoist later within the same hoist. Code/Answer Pennant: At the dip (about half-way up the halyard): Ready to receive message Close up: Message has been received and understood (the flag is then hauled back at the dip to receive the next hoist) Hauled down: Signals end of message.

  5. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks - Wikipedia

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    Typographical symbols and punctuation marks are marks and symbols used in typography with a variety of purposes such as to help with legibility and accessibility, or to identify special cases. This list gives those most commonly encountered with Latin script. For a far more comprehensive list of symbols and signs, see List of Unicode characters.

  6. Page Up and Page Down keys - Wikipedia

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    The Page Up and Page Down keys (sometimes abbreviated as PgUp and PgDn) are two keys commonly found on computer keyboards. The two keys are primarily used to scroll up or down in documents, but the scrolling distance varies between different applications. In word processors, for instance, they may jump by an emulated physical page or by a ...

  7. Ersatz good - Wikipedia

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    Ersatz is a German word meaning substitute or replacement. [2] Although it is used as an adjective in English, it is a noun in German. In German orthography noun phrases formed are usually represented as a single word, forming compound nouns such as Ersatzteile ("spare parts") or Ersatzspieler ("substitute player").

  8. Substitution cipher - Wikipedia

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    t. e. In cryptography, a substitution cipher is a method of encrypting in which units of plaintext are replaced with the ciphertext, in a defined manner, with the help of a key; the "units" may be single letters (the most common), pairs of letters, triplets of letters, mixtures of the above, and so forth. The receiver deciphers the text by ...

  9. Substitute (cricket) - Wikipedia

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    Substitute (cricket) A substitute in the sport of cricket is a replacement player that the umpires allow when a player has been injured or become ill, after the nomination of the players at the start of the game. The rules for substitutes appear in Law 24 of the Laws of Cricket.