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contact lens
very thin plastic lens worn directly on the eye to correct visual defects
Moore's law
observation on the growth of integrated circuit capacity
Gaia hypothesis
paradigm that living organisms interact with their surroundings in a self-regulating system
Nederlandse Top 40
Dutch singles chart
dining philosophers problem
problem used to illustrate synchronization issues and techniques for resolving them
space rendezvous
orbital maneuver
Fosbury flop
technique used in the high jump
Guosa
Guosa is a constructed interlanguage originally created by Alex Igbineweka in 1965. It was designed to be a combination of the indigenous languages of Nigeria and to serve as a lingua franca to West Africa.
resolution
in logic, rule of inference
DISC assessment
behaviour assessment tool based on the DISC theory
Medium Atomic Demolition Munition
former tactical nuclear weapon
astronaut propulsion unit
device used for untethered spacewalk

McCollough effect
Human visual perception phenomenon
Hand-Held Maneuvering Unit
device used for untethered spacewalk during Project Gemini and Skylab
Five freedoms
Five Freedoms of animal welfare