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The modern Dvorak layout (U.S.) Dvorak (/ ˈdvɔːræk / ⓘ) [1] is a keyboard layout for Latin-script alphabets patented in 1936 by August Dvorak and his brother-in-law, William Dealey, as a faster and more ergonomic alternative for typing English, compared to the 1874 QWERTY layout (the de facto standard keyboard layout). Dvorak proponents claim that it requires less finger motion [2] and ...
Second-party developer, a video game developer tied to a console manufacturer by contract Second Party System, a US political party system operating in the 19th century Second person (disambiguation)
Playing cards deck Unicode's Playing Cards block (U+1F0A0–1F0FF) has code points for the 52 cards of the standard French deck plus the Knight (Ace, 2–10, Jack, Knight, Queen, and King for each of the four suits), three jokers (red, black, and white), the back of a card, The Fool, and generic trump cards numbered 1–21.
Block letters may also be used as to refer to block capitals, which means writing in all capital letters or in large and small capital letters, imitating the style of typeset capital letters. [2]
Demonstration Marc Grandjean (1928) A steno machine, stenotype machine, shorthand machine, stenograph or steno writer is a specialized chorded keyboard or typewriter used by stenographers for shorthand use. In order to pass the United States Registered Professional Reporter test, a trained court reporter or closed captioner must write speeds of approximately 180, 200, and 225 words per minute ...
The Chartthaipattana Party commonly known as the Chart Thai Pattana Party[21] (CTPP; Thai: พรรคชาติไทยพัฒนา, lit. 'Thai Nation Development Party') is a conservative Thai political party.
The phrase "short, sharp shock" describes a punishment that is severe but which only lasts for a short time. [1] It is an example of alliteration. Although the phrase originated earlier, it was popularised in Gilbert and Sullivan 's 1885 comic opera The Mikado, where it appears in the song near the end of Act I, "I Am So Proud". [2] It has since been used in popular songs, song titles, and ...
The following is a chart of the International Phonetic Alphabet, a standardized system of phonetic symbols devised and maintained by the International Phonetic Association. It is not a complete list of all possible speech sounds in the world's languages, only those about which stand-alone articles exist in this encyclopedia.