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  2. Middleware - Wikipedia

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    Middleware is a type of computer software program that provides services to software applications beyond those available from the operating system. It can be described as "software glue". [1] [2] Middleware makes it easier for software developers to implement communication and input/output, so they can focus on the specific purpose of their ...

  3. Anti-pedophile activism - Wikipedia

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    Anti-pedophile graffiti in Poland. Anti-pedophile activism encompasses social actions against pedophiles. It also includes acts of anti-pedophile citizen vigilantism conducted by vigilante groups, [1] [2] some of which have operated alongside government agencies in countries such as the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

  4. Facial recognition system - Wikipedia

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    A system at Boston's Logan Airport was shut down in 2003 after failing to make any matches during a two-year test period. [172] In 2014, Facebook stated that in a standardized two-option facial recognition test, its online system scored 97.25% accuracy, compared to the human benchmark of 97.5%. [173]

  5. System software - Wikipedia

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    A kernel is the core part of the operating system that defines an application programming interface for applications programs (including some system software) and an interface to device drivers. Device drivers and firmware , including computer BIOS or UEFI , provide basic functionality to operate and control the hardware connected to or built ...

  6. Purchase order - Wikipedia

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    Although a typical purchase order may not be worded as a contract (in fact most contain little more than a list of the goods or services the buyer desires to purchase, along with price, payment terms, and shipping instructions), the purchase order is a specially regarded instrument regulated by the Uniform Commercial Code or other similar law which establishes a purchase order as a contract by ...

  7. Portal vein - Wikipedia

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    It is a major component of the hepatic portal system, one of three portal venous systems in the human body; the others being the hypophyseal and renal portal systems. The portal vein is usually formed by the confluence of the superior mesenteric, splenic veins, inferior mesenteric, left, right gastric veins and the pancreatic vein.

  8. Canadian passport - Wikipedia

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    A Canadian passport (French: passeport canadien) is the passport issued to citizens of Canada.It enables the bearer to enter or re-enter Canada freely; travel to and from other countries in accordance with visa requirements; facilitates the process of securing assistance from Canadian consular officials abroad, if necessary; and requests protection for the bearer while abroad.

  9. Battle of the Alma - Wikipedia

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    The battle cost the French 1,600 casualties, the British 2,000, the Ottomans 503, and the Russians some 5,000. The British took two days to clear the battlefield of their wounded. Without any medical supplies, they had to requisition the commissariat carts to remove the wounded from the battlefield. [27]