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(Encyclopedia) buoybuoyboi, b&oomacr;ˈē [key], float anchored in navigable waters to mark channels and indicate dangers to navigation (isolated rocks, mine fields, cables, and the like). The…Time Code
Director/Writer:Mike FiggisScreen Gems; R; 93 minutesRelease:4/00Cast:Alessandro Nivola, Holly Hunter, Kyle MacLachlan, Salma Hayek, and Julian Sands There is something very special about a…ZIP Codes
The ZIP Code was instituted in 1963 and allows for electronic processing and delivery of mail. An envelope that does not include a ZIP Code in the delivery address must be manually sorted, which…Hopper, Grace
(Encyclopedia) Hopper, Grace, 1906–92, American computer scientist, b. New York City as Grace Brewster Murray. She was educated at Vassar College and Yale (Ph.D., 1934). After teaching at Vassar (…barcode
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Barcode barcode, computer coding system that uses a printed pattern of lines and bars to identify such things as products, mail and packages, and customer accounts; the term…Cracking the Credit Code
Glossary of Credit TermsSource: The Federal Reserve Board. Web: http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/shop/ .Annual feeA flat yearly charge similar to a membership fee.Annual percentage rate (APR)A…Navajo Code Talkers
The code that was never broken President George W. Bush honored Navajo Code Talkers in July 2001. In 1942, there were about 50,000 Navajo tribe members. As of 1945, about 540 Navajos served as…Brewer's: Amalfitan Code
A compilation of maritime laws, compiled in the eleventh century at Amalfi, then an important trading town. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AmalivacaAmaimon…Alabama Area Codes
Area codes Selected cities205 Birmingham, Tuscaloosa 251Jackson, Mobile256 Huntsville, Florence334 Montgomery, Dothan, SelmaSource: North American Numbering Plan Administration. Web: www.nanpa.com .…Canada Telephone Codes
Area code Selected cities Alberta 403 Calgary 780 Edmonton British Columbia 250 Victoria 604, 778 Vancouver, Abbotsford 778 Vancouver Manitoba 204…Trending
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