Mining

Mining

Of or pertaining to the process or business of extracting materials, such as ore or minerals, from the earth's crust.

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charge-coupled device (CCD)

Astronomy; General astronomy

A very sensitive electronic device that is revolutionizing astronomy in the 1990s. CCD cameras are composed of silicon chips that are sensitive to light, changing detected photons ...

embellishment

Advertising; Billboard advertising

Letters, figures, mechanical devices or lighting that is attached to the face of an outdoor unit to create a special effect.

open face

Sports; Golf

when the golf club face is angled away from the player's body

bitrate

Telecommunications; Internet

n telecommunications and computing, bitrate (sometimes written bit rate, data rate or as a variable R or fb) is the number of bits that are conveyed or processed per unit of ...