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Of or referring to exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public discloser of the invention.

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ball-marker

Sports; Golf

in golf, a token or a small coin used to spot the ball's position on the green prior to removing the ball

cap

Sports; Soccer

a recognition earned by a player for each appearance in an international game for his country.

cock feather

Sports; Archery

See Index Feather.

model

Automotive; Vehicle equipment

Computer package used to help visualize something or predict behavior that either (1) cannot be directly observed or (2) would be time-consuming and expensive to test.

roster

Sports; Baseball

The manager of a baseball team must give to the head umpire a list of players who will be starting the game and the positions they will be playing. This is called a roster.