1994 introductions

A QR code, short for quick-response code, is a type of two-dimensional matrix barcode invented in 1994 by Masahiro Hara of the Japanese company Denso Wave for labelling automobile parts. It features white and black squares within a square grid featuring fiducial markers on the corners, readable by imaging devices like cameras, and processed using Reed–Solomon error correction until the image can be appropriately interpreted. The required data is then extracted from patterns that are present in both the horizontal and the vertical components of the QR image.

musicians who died at age 27

genre of electronic music

Modafinil, sold under the brand name Provigil among others, is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant medication used to treat narcolepsy, sleep apnea, and shift work sleep disorder. It is taken by mouth. Modafinil is a first-line treatment for narcolepsy in the United States and Europe.

annual event sponsored by the United Nations

prepaid-stored-value money card

hypothetical mode of transportation by warping space

head-mounted device that provides virtual reality for the wearer

psychological effect following lots of devotion to an activity

base-20 system of digits used to write Iñupiaq numerals and numbers

accounting framework

file format that characterizes a color input or output device

Actimel (known as DanActive in the United States and Canada) is a probiotic yoghurt-type drink produced by the French company Danone.

psychological and sociological phenomenon

thumb A webring (or web ring) is a collection of websites linked together in a circular structure, usually organized around a specific theme, and often educational or social. They were popular in the 1990s and early 2000s, particularly among amateur websites.

contactless payment system

a three-dimensional mathematical foam structure with equal-volume cells and low surface area

thumb|U.S. President Bill Clinton holding a [[printed circuit board containing a prototype V-chip module in 1996]] V-chip is a technology used in television set receivers in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and the United States, that allows the blocking of programs based on their ratings category. It is intended for use by parents to manage their children's television viewing based on blocking systems. Televisions manufactured for the United States market since January 2000 are required to have the V-chip technology. Since the idea for blocking programs in this way was patented and tested in Canada by

motor vehicle engine

Polish Internet encyclopedia

internet phenomenon

concept in computer science

block cipher

The Alfabeto Unificado para a Escrita do Caboverdiano (Unified Alphabet for Cape Verdean Writing), commonly known as ALUPEC, is the alphabet that was officially recognized by the Cape Verdean government to write Cape Verdean Creole.

US nationwide examination for licensing of nurses