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  2. Stem (bicycle part) - Wikipedia

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    Quill stem classic single-piece type Threadless stem shown with cable hole. The stem is the component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the steerer tube of the bicycle fork. Sometimes called a goose neck, [1] a stem's design belongs to either a quill or threadless system, and each system is compatible with respective headset and fork ...

  3. Gimlet (tool) - Wikipedia

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    A gimlet is a hand tool for drilling small holes, mainly in wood, without splitting. It was defined in Joseph Gwilt's Architecture (1859) as "a piece of steel of a semi-cylindrical form, hollow on one side, having a cross handle at one end and a worm or screw at the other". [1] A gimlet is always a small tool.

  4. Split pin - Wikipedia

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    The length L of the split pin is defined as the distance from the end of the shortest tine to the point of the eyelet that contacts the hole. The most common type of split pin is the extended prong with a square cut, but extended prongs are available with all of the other types of ends.

  5. Quil (instruction set architecture) - Wikipedia

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    The language also supports macro-like definitions of possibly parametrized quantum circuits and their expansion, qubit measurement and recording of the outcome in classical memory, synchronization with classical computers with the WAIT instruction which pauses the execution of a Quil program until a classical program has ended its execution ...

  6. Conversion coating - Wikipedia

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    A conversion coating is a chemical or electro-chemical treatment applied to manufactured parts that superficially converts the material into a thin adhering coating of an insoluble compound. These coatings are commonly applied to protect the part against corrosion , to improve the adherence of other coatings, for lubrication , or for aesthetic ...

  7. Split-rail fence - Wikipedia

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    Simple split-rail fence Log fence with double posts (photo taken in 1938). A split-rail fence, log fence, or buck-and-rail fence (also historically known as a Virginia, zigzag, worm, snake or snake-rail fence due to its meandering layout) is a type of fence constructed in the United States and Canada, and is made out of timber logs, usually split lengthwise into rails and typically used for ...

  8. Quill drive - Wikipedia

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    The running gear of a quill drive-equipped EP-3 electric locomotive. A quill drive is a mechanism that allows a drive shaft to shift its position (either axially, radially, or both) relative to its driving shaft. It consists of a hollow driving shaft (the quill) with a driven shaft inside it.

  9. Drill bit sizes - Wikipedia

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    Metric drill set, 1.0–6.0 mm by 0.1 mm, jobber length. The case that holds them in an indexed order (by size), via a graduated series of holes, is called a drill index. Metric drill bit sizes define the diameter of the bit in terms of standard metric lengths. Standards organizations define sets of sizes that are conventionally manufactured ...