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  2. Interrupt handler - Wikipedia

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    Hardware interrupts arise from electrical conditions or low-level protocols implemented in digital logic, are usually dispatched via a hard-coded table of interrupt vectors, asynchronously to the normal execution stream (as interrupt masking levels permit), often using a separate stack, and automatically entering into a different execution ...

  3. Instruction window - Wikipedia

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    The instruction window has a finite size, and new instructions can enter the window (usually called dispatch or allocate) only when other instructions leave the window (usually called retire or commit). Instructions enter and leave the instruction window in program order, and an instruction can only leave the window when it is the oldest ...

  4. Dispatch (logistics) - Wikipedia

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    With home or commercial service dispatching, customers usually schedule services in advance and the dispatching occurs the morning of the scheduled service. Depending on the type of service, workers are dispatched individually or in teams of two or more. Dispatchers have to coordinate worker availability, skill, travel time and availability of ...

  5. Superscalar processor - Wikipedia

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    Each execution unit is not a separate processor (or a core if the processor is a multi-core processor), but an execution resource within a single CPU such as an arithmetic logic unit. While a superscalar CPU is typically also pipelined , superscalar and pipelining execution are considered different performance enhancement techniques.

  6. Ambulance - Wikipedia

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    They are usually used in emergencies such as mass casualty incidents. Charity ambulance – A special type of patient transport ambulance is provided by a charity for the purpose of taking sick children or adults on trips or vacations away from hospitals, hospices, or care homes where they are in long-term care.

  7. Ancillary services - Wikipedia

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    Since production must so closely match demand, careful scheduling and dispatch are necessary. Usually performed by the independent system operator or transmission system operator, both are services dedicated to the commitment and coordination of the generation and transmission units in order to maintain the reliability of the power grid.

  8. 'Let's see what happens': Trump (reluctantly) picks ex-critic ...

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    “These things usually don’t work out,” Trump said, “but she has strong Republican support, and I’m not doing this for me, I’m doing it for them. Let’s see what happens.”

  9. Glossary of firefighting - Wikipedia

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    Usually accompanied by an Annunciator Panel which records by indicator lights or other devices exactly where the pull station or detector that has been activated is located within the building. Common in multi-story office and apartment buildings equipped with sprinkler systems or smoke and heat detectors.