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  2. Wasted vote - Wikipedia

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    What precisely counts as an "excess vote" or "wasted vote" is not always clearly defined, and this can make a dramatic impact. For example, the single transferable vote can be considered to waste zero votes, if wasted votes are given the narrowest possible definition, or up to 100% of the vote. [further explanation needed] [1]

  3. Secret Service code name - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, all family members' code names start with the same letter. [4] The codenames change over time for security purposes, but are often publicly known. For security, codenames are generally picked from a list of such 'good' words, but avoiding the use of common words which could likely be intended to mean their normal definitions.

  4. D-Day Daily Telegraph crossword security alarm - Wikipedia

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    The run of D-Day codewords as The Daily Telegraph crossword solutions continued: 2 May 1944: 'Utah' (17 across, clued as "One of the U.S."): code name for the D-Day beach assigned to the US 4th Infantry Division . This would have been treated as another coincidence.

  5. List of U.S. Department of Defense and partner code names

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    Code words – a single classified word (e.g. BYEMAN) which identifies a specific special access program or portion. A list of several such code words can be seen at Byeman Control System. Exercise terms – a combination of two words, normally unclassified, used exclusively to designate an exercise or test [1]

  6. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...

  7. Code name - Wikipedia

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    A project code name is a code name (usually a single word, short phrase or acronym) which is given to a project being developed by industry, academia, government, and other concerns. Project code names are typically used for several reasons: To uniquely identify the project within the organization.

  8. Category:Code names - Wikipedia

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  9. List of politically motivated renamings - Wikipedia

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    Iran: During the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy in 2006, several Iranian groups advocated changing the name of the Danish pastry to "Roses of the Prophet Muhammad". [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Philippines : On September 12, 2012, the Philippine President Benigno Aquino III signed Administrative Order No. 29 renaming parts of the South China Sea ...