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  2. Crocodile cracking - Wikipedia

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    Crocodile cracking (also called alligator cracking and perhaps misleadingly fatigue cracking) is a common type of distress in asphalt pavement. The following is more closely related to fatigue cracking which is characterized by interconnecting or interlaced cracking in the asphalt layer resembling the hide of a crocodile. [1]

  3. Interactive electronic technical manual - Wikipedia

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    An interactive electronic technical manual (IETM) is a portal to manage technical documentation. IETMs compress volumes of text into just CD-ROMs or online pages which may include sound and video , and allow readers to locate needed information far more rapidly than in paper manuals.

  4. List of Star Trek technical manuals - Wikipedia

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    Star Fleet - Starship Recognition Manual - Ships of the Baton Rouge Era: Neale Davidson 2005 .pdf 36 8.5" x 11" Star Fleet - Starship Recognition Manual - Volume One - Ships of Support 2268: Neale Davidson 2005 .pdf 36 8.5" x 11" Star Fleet - Starship Recognition Manual - Volume One - Ships of the Line 2268: Neale Davidson 2005 .pdf 36 8.5" x 11"

  5. Croc: Legend of the Gobbos - Wikipedia

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    According to Jez San, the composers created so many tunes for Croc that the audio had to be compressed 4:1 in order to fit it all on one disc. [9] The voice samples for Croc were provided by British actor Jonathan Aris, who was friends with Argonaut's audio department at the time. Aris came into Argonaut's studio to do the role and recorded all ...

  6. Crocodile clip - Wikipedia

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    A crocodile clip or alligator clip [1] is a plier-like spring-tensioned metal clip with elongated, serrated jaws that is used for creating a temporary electrical connection. This simple mechanical device gets its name from the resemblance of its serrated jaws to the toothed jaws of a crocodile or alligator .

  7. Crocodile (train protection system) - Wikipedia

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    A crocodile is a component of train protection systems used in France and Belgium. It works similarly to the Automatic Warning System (AWS) used in the United Kingdom . The crocodile can provide two different pieces of information to the driver, according to the aspect of the corresponding signal:

  8. Rolls-Royce Gnome - Wikipedia

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    The Rolls-Royce Gnome is a British turboshaft engine originally developed by the de Havilland Engine Company as a licence-built General Electric T58, an American mid-1950s design. [1] The Gnome came to Rolls-Royce after their takeover of Bristol Siddeley in 1966, Bristol having absorbed de Havilland Engines Limited in 1961.

  9. IBM 610 - Wikipedia

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    The IBM 610 was introduced in 1957. [1] [2] It was small enough to easily fit in an office; it weighed about 800 pounds (360 kg). [3] It was designed to be used in a normal office, without any special electrical or air conditioning requirements. It used vacuum tubes, a magnetic drum, and punched paper tape readers and punchers. The input was ...