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  2. Fast inverse square root - Wikipedia

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    A discussion of the code appeared on the Chinese developer forum CSDN in 2000, [10] and Usenet and the gamedev.net forum spread the code widely in 2002 and 2003. [11] Speculation arose as to who wrote the algorithm and how the constant was derived; some guessed John Carmack. [7]

  3. City-state - Wikipedia

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    A city-state is an independent sovereign city that serves as the primary hub of political, economic, and cultural life within its contiguous territory. [1] This concept stands in contrast to that of a regular state or country, which typically encompasses a capital city and additional urban centers, in addition to the countryside.

  4. Zipper - Wikipedia

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    Zipper Zippers with common teeth variations: metal teeth (top), coil teeth and plastic teeth A zipper (N. America), zip, zip fastener (UK), formerly known as a clasp locker, is a commonly used device for binding together two edges of fabric or other flexible material.

  5. Google Native Client - Wikipedia

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    On 12 August 2009, a page on Google Code introduced a new project, Pepper, and the associated Pepper Plugin API (PPAPI), [34] "a set of modifications to NPAPI to make plugins more portable and more secure". [35] This extension is designed specifically to ease implementing out-of- process plugin execution. Further, the goals of the project are to provide a framework for making plugins fully ...

  6. Arminius (revolvers) - Wikipedia

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    HW 357 "Hunter" and HW 357 T, both are 6 round .357 magnum revolvers with "T" being the Target variant, [9][10] HW 37, 5 shot 9 mm R. NC. blank and gas (CN or CS) cartridges [11]

  7. In Reverse - Wikipedia

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    Greg Leisz – producer Fred Maher – producer Matthew Sweet – producer Jim Scott – producer, engineer, mixing Mike Scotella – second engineer Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine) Nick Gamma – art direction, design Elizabeth Moore – set design Johnny Buzzerio – photography Margaret Keane – cover painting Christine Ehrlich – stylist Miriam Vukich ...

  8. Audio Interchange File Format - Wikipedia

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    The audio data in most AIFF files is uncompressed pulse-code modulation (PCM). This type of AIFF file uses much more disk space than lossy formats like MP3 —about 10 MB for one minute of stereo audio at a sample rate of 44.1 kHz and a bit depth of 16 bits.

  9. API well number - Wikipedia

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    API well number An API well number or API number is a "unique, permanent, numeric identifier" assigned to each well drilled for oil and gas in the United States. [1] The API number is one of many industry standards established by the American Petroleum Institute. Custody of the API Number standard was transferred in 2010 to the PPDM Association.