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  2. Barcode - Wikipedia

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    Williams also developed Code 128, and the structure of 16K is based on Code 128. Not coincidentally, 128 squared happened to equal 16,384 or 16K for short. Code 16K resolved an inherent problem with Code 49. Code 49's structure requires a large amount of memory for encoding and decoding tables and algorithms. 16K is a stacked symbology. [41] [42]

  3. Nuclear football - Wikipedia

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    President Reagan and Nancy Reagan in 1987—the military aide at right-center is carrying the nuclear football. The nuclear football (also known as the atomic football, the Presidential Emergency Satchel, [1] the satchel, the button, the Black Bag, the black box, or just the football) is a briefcase, the contents of which are to be used by the president of the United States to communicate and ...

  4. Entry point - Wikipedia

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    The entry point is the first function that is executed when a program runs. In Dart, the entry point is typically a function named main. When a Dart program is run, the Dart runtime looks for a function named main and executes it. Any Dart code that is intended to be executed when the program starts should be included in the main function.

  5. Unicode input - Wikipedia

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    For example, Alt+0 247 yields a ÷, corresponding to its code point, but the character produced by Alt+2 47 depends on the OEM code page, such as Code page 437, and may yield a ≈. Also Alt + 0 1 2 8 through Alt + 0 1 5 9 yield the characters assigned in rows 8 and 9 in the CP1252 layout , rather than the C1 control codes that are assigned to ...

  6. Point-to-Point Protocol - Wikipedia

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    In computer networking, Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is a data link layer (layer 2) communication protocol between two routers directly without any host or any other networking in between. [1] It can provide loop detection, authentication , transmission encryption , [ 2 ] and data compression .

  7. Access badge - Wikipedia

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    An access badge is a credential used to gain entry to an area having automated access control entry points. Entry points may be doors , turnstiles , parking gates or other barriers. Access badges use various technologies to identify the holder of the badge to an access control system.

  8. Access code - Wikipedia

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    Trunk access code, used to dial a domestic call; International access code, used to dial an international call; Area code, a segment of a telephone number; Other.

  9. Delivery point - Wikipedia

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    The delivery point is usually redundant for post office boxes, since they are typically assigned their own ZIP+4 code, but must nonetheless be assigned a complete DPBC for full postal discounts. The full rules for identifying the delivery point for a given address are specified in the USPS CASS Technical Guide. [2]