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A metric unit of volume equal to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts or 0.908 U.S. dry quart. A liter is the volume of 1 kilogram of water at 4¯C and under a pressure of 1 pascal.

liter

Mathematics; Measurements

The basic unit of volume in the metric system, equal to about 1.06 quarts and is called liter.

highlight

Software; Operating systems

To emphasize displayed characters, as by displaying them in reverse video (light on dark rather than dark on light, and vice versa) or against a colored background.

active

Software; Operating systems

Pertaining to the device, program, file, record or portion of the screen that is currently operational or subject to command operations.

cross hatch

Software; Operating systems

Shading made up of regularly spaced, intersecting lines.

default gateway

Software; Operating systems

A configuration item for the TCP/IP protocol that is the IP address of a directly reachable IP router. Configuring a default gateway creates a default route in the IP routing ...

compile

Software; Operating systems

To translate all the source code of a program from a high-level language into object code prior to execution of the program.

header row

Software; Operating systems

The first row in a spreadsheet. The header row contains category labels that describe the contents of the columns.

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Naomichi Suzuki, 31, is mayor of Yubari and Japan's youngest mayor. Yubari, a coal-mining town on Hokkaido, is hoping the young mayor can turn around ...