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  2. Ansible (software) - Wikipedia

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    The Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) is a REST API, web service, and web-based interface (application) designed to make Ansible more accessible to people with a wide range of IT skillsets. It is a platform composed of multiple components including developer tooling, an operations interface, as well as an Automation Mesh to enable automation ...

  3. Ansible - Wikipedia

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    That is like the ansible universe in Ursula K. LeGuin's early Hainish novels. Since I needed to use exactly that rule set, why not use the word — an excellent word — which I apply in the same way we all say 'robot,' an invented word that has entered the language, [and thereby] pay tribute to the writer from whose works I learned the word. [10]

  4. Sleep (system call) - Wikipedia

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    On Unix-like and other POSIX operating systems, the sleep() function is called providing a single parameter of type unsigned integer of the number of seconds to sleep. [3] A higher-precision version is the nanosleep() function and the now deprecated usleep. [4] POSIX also allows for choosing clock sources via the extended version clock ...

  5. sleep (command) - Wikipedia

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    A sleep command is also part of ASCII's MSX-DOS2 Tools for MSX-DOS version 2. [8] In PowerShell, sleep is a predefined command alias for the Start-Sleep cmdlet which serves the same purpose. [9] Microsoft also provides a sleep resource kit tool for Windows which can be used in batch files or the command prompt to pause the execution and wait ...

  6. AutoIt - Wikipedia

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    AutoIt / ɔː t oʊ ɪ t / [3] is a freeware programming language for Microsoft Windows.In its earliest release, it was primarily intended to create automation scripts (sometimes called macros) for Microsoft Windows programs [4] but has since grown to include enhancements in both programming language design and overall functionality.

  7. Microsleep - Wikipedia

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    A microsleep is a sudden temporary episode of sleep or drowsiness which may last for a few seconds where an individual fails to respond to some arbitrary sensory input and becomes unconscious. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Episodes of microsleep occur when an individual loses and regains awareness after a brief lapse in consciousness, often without warning, or ...

  8. Polyphasic sleep - Wikipedia

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    Polyphasic sleep is the practice of sleeping during multiple periods over the course of 24 hours, in contrast to monophasic sleep, which is one period of sleep within 24 hours. Biphasic (or diphasic , bifurcated , or bimodal ) sleep refers to two periods, while polyphasic usually means more than two. [ 1 ]

  9. Time travel in fiction - Wikipedia

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    A time slip is a plot device in fantasy and science fiction in which a person, or group of people, seem to travel through time by unknown means. [12] [13] The idea of a time slip has been used in 19th century fantasy, an early example being Washington Irving's 1819 Rip Van Winkle, where the mechanism of time travel is an extraordinarily long sleep. [14]