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  2. Wallpaper (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Wallpaper (computing) A wallpaper or background (also known as a desktop background, desktop picture or desktop image on computers) is a digital image (photo, drawing etc.) used as a decorative background of a graphical user interface on the screen of a computer, smartphone or other electronic device. On a computer, wallpapers are generally ...

  3. 4K resolution - Wikipedia

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    4K resolution refers to a horizontal display resolution of approximately 4,000 pixels. [1] Digital television and digital cinematography commonly use several different 4K resolutions. In television and consumer media, 3840 × 2160 (4K UHD) with a 16:9 aspect ratio is the dominant 4K standard, whereas the movie projection industry uses 4096 × ...

  4. Wallpaper - Wikipedia

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    It is usually sold in rolls and is applied onto a wall using wallpaper paste. Wallpapers can come plain as "lining paper" to help cover uneven surfaces and minor wall defects, "textured", plain with a regular repeating pattern design, or with a single non-repeating large design carried over a set of sheets. The smallest wallpaper rectangle that ...

  5. Ultra-high-definition television - Wikipedia

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    The Consumer Electronics Association announced on October 17, 2012, that "Ultra High Definition", or "Ultra HD", would be used for displays that have an aspect ratio of 16:9 or wider and at least one digital input capable of carrying and presenting native video at a minimum resolution of 3840 × 2160. [5] [6] In 2015, the Ultra HD Forum was ...

  6. Aesthetics - Wikipedia

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    Aesthetics (also spelled esthetics) is the branch of philosophy concerned with the nature of beauty and the nature of taste; and functions as the philosophy of art. [1] Aesthetics examines the philosophy of aesthetic value, which is determined by critical judgements of artistic taste; [2] thus, the function of aesthetics is the "critical ...

  7. Laurence Fox - Wikipedia

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    Laurence Paul Fox (born 26 May 1978) is an English actor, broadcaster, musician, and political activist. A member of the British entertainment industry's Fox family, he graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and debuted in the film The Hole (2001). His best known role is James Hathaway in the TV drama series Lewis (2006–2015).

  8. Adele - Wikipedia

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    adele .com. Signature. Adele Laurie Blue Adkins MBE ( / əˈdɛl /; [3] born 5 May 1988), known mononymously as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter. She is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting.

  9. Pythagoras - Wikipedia

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    Pythagoras of Samos [a] ( Ancient Greek: Πυθαγόρας ὁ Σάμιος, romanized :Pythagóras ho Sámios, lit. 'Pythagoras the Samian ', or simply Πυθαγόρας; Πυθαγόρης in Ionian Greek; c.570 – c. 495 BC) [b] was an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher, polymath and the eponymous founder of Pythagoreanism. His political ...