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Holocene calendar
calendar era that uses 10,000 BC as 1 HE
Jyutping
The Linguistic Society of Hong Kong Cantonese Romanization Scheme, also known as Jyutping, is a romanisation system for Cantonese developed in 1993 by the Linguistic Society of Hong Kong (LSHK).
intelligent dance music
style of electronic dance music
Portable Game Notation
computer data format for recording chess games
dark-sky preserve
area that restricts artificial light pollution
Mad Pride
a movement encouraging pride in people with mental illnesses
Elitzur–Vaidman bomb tester
quantum mechanics thought experiment that uses interaction-free measurements to verify that a bomb is functional without having to detonate it
Geek Code
letters and symbols used by geeks to describe themselves
PALplus
PALplus (or PAL+) is an analogue television broadcasting system aimed to improve and enhance the PAL format by allowing 16:9 (or 1.77:1) aspect ratio broadcasts, while remaining compatible with existing television receivers, defined by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) recommendation BT.1197-1. Introduced in 1993, it followed experiences with the HD-MAC (high definition) and D2-MAC, hybrid analogue-digital widescreen formats that were incompatible with PAL receivers. It was developed at the University of Dortmund in Germany, in cooperation with German terrestrial broadcasters and Eur
binder jetting
3D printing technology that creates objects by spraying a binder layer by layer onto a pile of powder
Peppadew
Peppadew is a trademarked brand name of South African food company Peppadew International (Pty) Ltd. for a pickled version of the Juanita pepper. Peppadew International produces and markets a variety of food products under the Peppadew brand, including jalapeño peppers, Goldew peppers, pickled onions, hot sauces, pasta sauces and relishes, but is best known for its sweet piquanté pepper (a cultivar of Capsicum baccatum) grown in the Limpopo province of South Africa.