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  2. Gray code - Wikipedia

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    A Gray code absolute rotary encoder with 13 tracks. Housing, interrupter disk, and light source are in the top; sensing element and support components are in the bottom. Gray codes are used in linear and rotary position encoders ( absolute encoders and quadrature encoders) in preference to weighted binary encoding.

  3. Glossary of Mafia-related words - Wikipedia

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    goomar or goomah: Americanized form of comare, a Mafia mistress . goombah: an associate, especially a senior member of a criminal gang. heavy: packed, carrying a weapon. hit: to murder; also see whack. initiation or induction: becoming a made man. juice: the interest paid to a loan shark for the loan; also see vig.

  4. Handkerchief code - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The handkerchief code (also known as the hanky code, the bandana code, and flagging) [1] is a system of color-coded cloth handkerchief or bandanas for non-verbally communicating one's interests in sexual activities and fetishes. The originator Kieran Cooke developed the system under the tutelage of John Catterson BTO/OEM.

  5. Hadamard code - Wikipedia

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    In code-division multiple access (CDMA) communication, the Hadamard code is referred to as Walsh Code, and is used to define individual communication channels. It is usual in the CDMA literature to refer to codewords as “codes”. Each user will use a different codeword, or “code”, to modulate their signal.

  6. List of Allied convoy codes during World War II - Wikipedia

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    XT. Detached from MW convoys to Tripoli, Libya, or plying the route from Alexandria, Egypt, to Tripoli. Feb 1943 to Jul 1944. For operations in North Africa or for Operation Husky; reverse TX. XTG. Alexandria, Egypt via Tripoli, Libya, to Gibraltar. Jun 1943. Two convoys (XTG.1 and XTG.2); reverse GTX. XW.

  7. Transgender - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A transgender person (often shortened to trans person) is someone whose gender identity differs from that typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth. [1] Some transgender people who desire medical assistance to transition from one sex to another identify as transsexual.

  8. List of U.S. Air Force acronyms and expressions - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of initials, acronyms, expressions, euphemisms, jargon, military slang, and sayings in common or formerly common use in the United States Air Force.Many of the words or phrases have varying levels of acceptance among different units or communities, and some also have varying levels of appropriateness (usually dependent on how senior the user is in rank).

  9. Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The Philippines is an archipelago of about 7,641 islands, [202] [203] covering a total area (including inland bodies of water) of about 300,000 square kilometers (115,831 sq mi).