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Online services
Any business that provides its subscribers with a wide variety of data transmitted over telecommunications lines, an infrastructure in which they can communicate with one another as well as the means to connect with an almost unlimited number of third-party information providers.
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3 alpha process
Astronomy; General astronomy
A nuclear reaction (3 4He → 12C + γ + 7 MeV) by which helium is transformed into carbon. The process is dominant in red giants. At a temperature of about 2 × 108 K and a density ...
security selection decision
Financial services; General Finance
Choosing the particular stocks or bonds or other investment instruments to include in a portfolio.
atomic number (charge number)
Astronomy; General astronomy
The number of protons in an atom's nucleus. This determines the type of element.
specialist unit
Financial services; General Finance
A specialist who maintains a stable market by acting as a principal and agent for other brokers in one or many stocks.
colby
Dairy products; Cheese
Traditional, creamery, semi-soft cheese made from cow's milk. The sizes vary, but they are generally block-shaped and free of rind. It was named after the town in Wisconsin, USA ...
attenuation
Astronomy; General astronomy
The falling off of the energy density of radiation with distance from the source, or with passage through an absorbing or scattering medium.
