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  2. Cant (language) - Wikipedia

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    A cant is the jargon or language of a group, often employed to exclude or mislead people outside the group. [1] It may also be called a cryptolect, argot, pseudo-language, anti-language or secret language. Each term differs slightly in meaning; their uses are inconsistent.

  3. Anticausative verb - Wikipedia

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    There is a class of verbs (deponent verbs, отложительные глаголы otložitelʹnyje glagoly which only exist in this reflexive form (the suffix -sja can't be removed). These are commonly anticausative or autocausative, and commonly refer to emotions, behavior, or factors outside one's control. [1]

  4. Poe's law - Wikipedia

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    Poe's law is an adage of Internet culture which says that, without a clear indicator of the author's intent, any parodic or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of those views. [1] [2] [3]

  5. AN/AAR-47 Missile Approach Warning System - Wikipedia

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    The AAR-47 missile warning system consists of 4 Optical Sensor Converters (OSC), a Computer Processor and a Control Indicator. The system is relatively light at a total weight of approximately 32 pounds. [4] There is one optical sensor converter for each side of the aircraft. They have an infrared camera for detecting incoming missiles.

  6. Cant deficiency - Wikipedia

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    Cant itself refers to the superelevation of the curve, that is, the difference between the elevations of the outside and inside rails. Cant deficiency is present when a rail vehicle's speed on the curve is greater than the speed at which the components of wheel to rail force are normal to the plane of the track.

  7. Magic number (programming) - Wikipedia

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    The term magic number or magic constant refers to the anti-pattern of using numbers directly in source code. This has been referred to as breaking one of the oldest rules of programming, dating back to the COBOL, FORTRAN and PL/1 manuals of the 1960s. [1]

  8. Countersurveillance - Wikipedia

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    Countersurveillance refers to measures that are usually undertaken by the public to prevent surveillance, [1] including covert surveillance.Countersurveillance may include electronic methods such as technical surveillance counter-measures, which is the process of detecting surveillance devices.

  9. Cant - Wikipedia

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    CANT (aviation) (Cantieri Aeronautici e Navali Triestini), an aircraft manufacturer; Cant (log), a log partially processed in a sawmill; Cant (road/rail), an angle of a road or track; Cant (shooting), referring to a gun being tilted around the longitudinal axis, rather than being horizontally levelled; Cant (surname), a family name and persons ...