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  2. Passive transport - Wikipedia

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    Passive diffusion across a cell membrane.. Passive transport is a type of membrane transport that does not require energy to move substances across cell membranes. [1] [2] Instead of using cellular energy, like active transport, [3] passive transport relies on the second law of thermodynamics to drive the movement of substances across cell membranes.

  3. Passive-aggressive behavior - Wikipedia

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    Passive-aggressive behavior is characterized by a pattern of passive hostility and an avoidance of direct communication. [1] [2] Inaction where some action is socially customary is a typical passive-aggressive strategy (showing up late for functions, staying silent when a response is expected). [2]

  4. Boy Is a Bottom - Wikipedia

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    "Boy Is a Bottom" is a song by American singer and drag queen Willam Belli, featuring Detox and Vicky Vox . The song was released to coincide with the fifth season premiere of RuPaul's Drag Race. [1]

  5. Deferred shading - Wikipedia

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    The primary advantage of deferred shading is the decoupling of scene geometry from lighting. Only one geometry pass is required, and each light is only computed for those pixels that it actually affects.

  6. Passivity (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    Passivity is a property of engineering systems, most commonly encountered in analog electronics and control systems.Typically, analog designers use passivity to refer to incrementally passive components and systems, which are incapable of power gain.

  7. Passive smoking - Wikipedia

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    Tobacco smoke in an Irish pub before a smoking ban came into effect on March 29, 2004. Passive smoking is the inhalation of tobacco smoke, called passive smoke, secondhand smoke (SHS) or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), by individuals other than the active smoker.

  8. Passive drinking - Wikipedia

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    Table from the 2010 DrugScience study ranking various drugs (legal and illegal) based on statements by drug-harm experts. This study rated alcohol the most harmful drug overall, and the only drug more harmful to others than to the users themselves.

  9. Deferred Procedure Call - Wikipedia

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    A Deferred Procedure Call (DPC) is a Microsoft Windows operating system mechanism which allows high-priority tasks (e.g. an interrupt handler) to defer required but lower-priority tasks for later execution.