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De-factoring
De-factoring is the practice of replacing perfectly working functionality with documentation or a link to documentation. This might be done because user requirements are under debate. Alias terms: Doc-factoring ..
Def
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The word def is hip hop (including graffiti) slang for 'great', 'ill', 'dope', 'fly'--generally, a positive adjective. If something is 'def' then it is classed as being very good. Its long form meaning is DEFinitive. If something i..
DEF
DEF may refer to one of the following. Design Exchange Format in Electronic design automation domain.Def, a slang adjective of generally positive connotation.Deutsche Emaillewaren-Fabrik a factory owned by Oskar Schindler This page disambiguates a three-character combination which might be any or a..
Def, Dumb and Blonde
Def, Dumb and Blonde was when Debbie Harry became Deborah Harry, and has stayed ever since. This was her third solo album, and was produced by herself, ex lover and Blondie guitarist Chris Stein and Mike Chapman, who had previously produced the last 5 Blondie albums. This album contained her bigge..
DEF.DIVA
'DEF.DIVA' is a "special group" formed in 2005 from the Hello! Project idol umbrella and consists of Aya Matsuura, Maki Goto, Natsumi Abe, and Rika Ishikawa. Discography Suki Sugite Baka Mitai (#1)LET'S GO Rakuten Eagles (LETS GO 楽天イーグルス), released 2006-03-25 Members Aya Matsuura (S..
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme was a famous film studio in the German Democratic Republic, maybe best known for its fairy tale films. The DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme was part of the Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA). Among its loveliest productions is Tři oříšky pro Popelku, in cooperation w..
Defacement
Defacement may refer to: Defacement - a term used in heraldry and vexillology.Defacement - a type of vandalism. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point di..
Defacement (flag)
Defacement is a term used in heraldry and vexillology to refer to the addition of a symbol to another flag. For example, the Canadian Red Ensign was the British Red Ensign defaced with the shield of the Arms of Canada. The term does not imply any insult to the original background; the symbol simply..
Defacement (vandalism)
In common usage, to deface something refers to the act of marking or removing the part of an object (especially images, be they on the page, in illustrative art or as sculpture) designed to hold the viewers attention. Example acts of defacement could include scoring a book cover with a blade, splash..
Defaka
The Defaka (sometimes called Afakani) are a small ethnic group of south-western Nigeria, numbering less than a thousand people. They live in the eastern part of the Niger Delta, Rivers State, Bonny District; part of them in the Afakani quarter of Nkoroo town in close relationship with the Nkoroo peo..
Defalcation
Defalcation is a term used by the United States Bankruptcy Code to describe a category of bad acts that taint a particular debt such that it cannot be discharged in bankruptcy. The division is different from both criminal and civil rules describing permitted and unpermitted acts. Thus, parking fin..
Defamiliarization
Defamiliarization or ostranenie is the artistic technique of forcing the audience to see common things in an unfamiliar or strange way, in order to enhance perception of the familiar. A basic satirical tactic, it is a central concept of 20th century art, ranging over movements including Dada, postmo..
Defanging the snake
"Defanging the snake" is a common term regarding a variety of defensive techniques versus an armed opponent, in which said opponent is forced to drop his weapon due to massive tissue disruption, thereby rendering the weapon hand useless -- sometimes permanently. The original phrase is translated fr..
Defari
A member of the Likwit Crew alongside King T, tha Alkaholiks, and Xzibit, rapper Defari was born Duane Johnson, Jr. in Santa Monica, CA. He began DJing in 1982, moving on to MCing five years later; music remained only a hobby, however, and after earning a sociology degree at the University of Califo..
Defastenism
Defastenism is a Remodernist Art movement founded in Dublin in 2004. Defastenism is a term coined by the group. Contents 1 Origins2 Philosophy3 Activity4 Press5 Ministries6 See also7 External links Origins Defastenism was founded in May 2004 by Dublin National ..
Default
Typically, default is the result when no action is taken. The term has specific meanings in various fields, including: Default (law)Default (finance)Default (computer science) — also contains consumer electronics usageDefault logicDefault (band)To default in tennis is to fail to participate in or..
Default-free zone
In the context of Internet routing, the default-free zone refers simultaneously to both the collection of all Internet networks that do not use a default route and therefore have "full" BGP tables, and the "full BGP tables" themselves. See also MultihomingIP transitPeering ..
Defaults (software)
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. The defaults utility can be used to manipulate plist files on the command line via their domain. ..
Default (band)
Default is a post-grunge band from Vancouver, the same city where Nickelback's career started in 1995. They are famous for supplying songs for the popular computer/console games by EA Sports, and are known for their sizable US rock and mainstream radio hit "Wasting My Time". Their first album "The F..
Default (computer science)
For other uses of the word, see the default disambiguation page. A default, in computer science, refers to a setting or value automatically assigned to a computer program or device, outside of user intervention. Such settings are also called presets, especially for electronic devices. Contents ..
Default (finance)
In finance, default occurs when a debtor has not met its legal obligations according to the debt contract, e.g. it has not made a scheduled payment, or violated a covenant (condition) of the debt contract. Default may occur if the debtor is either unwilling or unable to pay their debt. This can occ..
Default (law)
In law, a default is the failure to do something required by law or to appear at a required time in legal proceedings. For example, when a party has failed to file meaningful response to pleadings within the time allowed, with the result that only one side of a controversy has been presented to t..
Default argument
In computer programming, a default argument is an argument to a function that a programmer is not required to specify. In most programming languages, functions may take one or more arguments. Usually, each argument must be specified in full (this is the case in the C programming language). Later la..
Default constructor
C++ defines two special kinds of constructors, default and copy constructors. Default constructor: Can be called with no argumentsConstruct a default object of the class type. Copy constructor: Can accept a single argument of reference to same class typeCopy objects of the class type. Constructors..
Default gateway
A default gateway is a node on a computer network that serves as an access point to another network. In enterprises, the gateway is the computer that routes the traffic from a workstation to the outside network that is serving the Web pages. In homes, the gateway is the ISP that connects the user ..
Default judgment
Civil Procedure Federal Rules of Civil ProcedureCivil Procedure Rules 1998Doctrines of civil procedureJurisdiction* Subject matter jurisdiction* Personal jurisdiction* Proper venue** Change of venue** Forum non conveniens* RemovalPleadings and motions* Service of process* Complaint** Cause of ..
Default logic
Default logic is a non-monotonic logic proposed by Ray Reiter to formalize reasoning with default assumptions. Default logic can express facts like “by default, something is true”; by contrast, standard logic can only express that something is true or that something is false. This is a ..
Default Radio
Default Radio is an internet radio talk show which focuses on various aspects of phone phreaking and telecommunications. Default Radio was started in 2003 by well known phone phreakers decoder and lucky225. Other regulars of the show were doug and nottheory. This original lineup is often considere..
Default route
A default route is the network route used by a router or a server when no other known route works for a given IP packet's destination address. All the packets for destinations not known by the server or router's routing table are sent to the default route. A router determines which route is valid to..
Default rule
In legal theory, a default rule is a rule of law that can be superseded by a contract, trust, will, or other legally effective agreement. Contract law, for example, can be divided into two kinds of rules: default rules and mandatory rules. Whereas the default rules can be modified by agreement of ..
DEFA cannon
The GIAT DEFA 550 is a series of very widely used French aircraft guns. The initial DEFA 551 was developed in the late 1940s. It was based on the German Mauser MG 213C, an experimental revolver cannon developed for the Luftwaffe, but not used in combat (the same weapon inspired the American M39 ca..
DEFCON
This article is about a military term. For the hacker convention, see DEF CON. For the computer game, see Defcon (computer game). For the Wikipedia defcon, see [[Template:Wdefcon]]. Defense Condition is a measure of the activation and readiness level of the United States armed forces. DEF CON is th..
Defcon (album)
Defcon, also known as Örli Works, is the first release by the German industrial music project Wumpscut. Contents 1 Summary2 Tracklist3 See also4 External links Summary Defcon appeared in two different editions, with two completely different tracklists. Most of the songs..
Defcon (computer game)
Defcon is Introversion Software's third title. It is an RTS based loosely on the 1983 film WarGames, where the main character, a computer hacker, took control of the United States' nuclear arsenal by playing what he believed to be a game called 'Global Thermonuclear War'. The company's previo..
Defeasance
Defeasance, or defeazance (Fr. dfaire, to undo), in law, is an instrument which defeats the force or operation of some other deed or estate; as distinguished from condition, that which in the same deed is called a condition is a defeasance in another deed. A defeasance should recite the deed to be d..
Defeasible estate
A defeasible estate is created when a grantor transfers land conditionally. Upon the happening of the event or condition stated by the grantor, the transfer may be void or at least subject to annulment. Historically, the common law has frowned on the use of defeasible estates as it interferes with ..
Defeasible logic
Defeasible logic is a non-monotonic logic proposed by Donald Nute to formalize defeasible reasoning. In defeasible logic, there are three different types of propositions: hard rules specify that a fact is always consequence of another; defeasible rules specify that a fact is typically consequen..
Defeasible reasoning
Defeasible reasoning is the study of forms of reasoning that, while convincing, are not as formal and rigorous as deductive reasoning. It has been discussed in philosophy and, more recently, in artificial intelligence. Other alternatives to deductive reasoning include inductive reasoning and retrod..
Defeater
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In epistemology, a defeater is a belief B1 that is held to be incompatible with another belief B2, hence arguments or evidence supporting B1 can be used to refute B2. ..
Defeating Deafness
Defeating Deafness was the former name of the British medical research charity Deafness Research UK. External link [Official website] ..
Defeating Jihad
Defeating Jihad: How the War on Terror May Yet Be Won, in Spite of Ourselves is a book by counter-terrorist analyst and expert on Islam Serge Trifkovic. The book is a follow up of his best-selling book The Sword of the Prophet. Contents Part I - Understanding the Threat. Argues that Islam in the ..
Defeatism
Defeatism is acceptance of defeat without struggle. In everyday use, defeatism has negative connotation and is often linked to treason and pessimism, or even a hopeless situation such as a Catch-22. The term is commonly used in the context of war: a soldier can be a defeatist if he or she refuses to..
Defeat in detail
Defeat in detail is a military phrase referring to the tactic of bringing a large portion of one's own force to bear on small enemy units in sequence, rather than engaging the bulk of the enemy force all at once. This exposes one's own units to a small risk, yet allows for the destruction of an enti..
Defecation
Anatomy of the anus and rectum Defecation or feceation is the act or process by which organisms eliminate solid or semisolid waste material from the digestive tract. Humans remove waste anywhere from several times daily to a few times weekly; sloths can go for a week or more without eliminating..
Defect
Defect can refer to: in biology, the failure of an organism to develop properly (see congenital disorder).in manufacturing, the failure of a product to conform to specification.in materials science, a crystallographic defect is a structural imperfection in a crystal.in software engineering, the non-..
Defected Records
Defected Records Ltd. (usually known in the music industry simply as a Defected) is a record label that specializes in house and dance music. It was founded in 1998 by Simon Dunmore and Janet Bell (former executives at AM PM Records), and is based in London. Defected owns three sublabels: ITH Rec..
Defection
For other senses of this word, see defector (disambiguation). In politics, a defector is a person who gives up allegiance to one state or political entity in exchange for allegiance to another. The term is usually used as a synonym for traitor, in documents that support the act of defection/treason..
Defective by Design
Defective by Design is a anti-DRM initiative by Free Software Foundation. Goals The philosophy is that DRM or "Digital Rights Management" (or, as the FSF calls it, "Digital Restrictions Management") is a "defective" product. This, they claim, cripples the future digital freedom. Their aim is to ..
Defective interfering particle
Defective interfering particles (DIPs) are virus particles that are missing part or all of their genome. Because of these deletions in their genome, DIPs cannot sustain an infection by themselves. Instead, they depend on coinfection with a suitable helper virus. The helper virus provides the gene fu..
Defective matrix
In linear algebra, a defective matrix is a square matrix that does not have a complete basis of eigenvectors, and is therefore not diagonizable. In particular, for an [n \times n] matrix, the matrix is defective if (and only if) it does not have n linearly independent eigenvectors. A com..
Defective script
A defective script is a script that does not represent all the phonemic distinctions of a language. For example, Italian has seven vowels, but only five vowel letters to represent them; in general, the differences between /e, ɛ/ and /o, ɔ/ are ignored. Among the consonants, both /s/ and /z/ are ..
Defective verb
A defective verb is a verb with an incomplete conjugation. Defective verbs cannot be conjugated in certain tenses or moods. Contents 1 Examples2 Defective verbs in English2.1 Impersonal verbs in English3 Defective verbs in Latin Examples in English: can; ought (there is no in..
Defector (album)
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Defector (disambiguation)
Defector can refer to: A political defector; see defection;Defector (album), a 1980 album by Steve Hackett;Defectors a British quiz show;The Defector (TNG episode), an episode of [[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associat..
Defects per million opportunities
Defects per million opportunites constitutes a standard of measure that correlates failures of expected norms in any process. One failure per every million normative outcomes constitutes 1 DPMO. See also [Sixsigmafirst Online Magazine, DPMO, Rolled throughput Yield][The Six Sigma Zo..
Defect (geometry)
In geometry, the defect of a vertex of a polyhedron is the amount by which the sum of the angles of the faces at the vertex falls short of a full circle. If the sum of the angles exceeds a full circle, as occurs in some vertices of most (not all) non-convex polyhedra, then the defect is negative. ..
Defect detector
A defect detector is a device used on railroads to detect and signal problems in passing trains. The detectors are normally integrated into the tracks and often include sensors to detect several different kinds of problems that could occur. Defect detectors were one invention which enabled America..
Defect tracking
In engineering, defect tracking is the process of finding defects in a product, (by inspection, testing, or recording feedback from customers), and making new versions of the product that fix the defects. Defect tracking is important in software engineering as complex software systems typically have..
Defeminization
Defeminization is a term in developmental biology, especially zoology, referring to an aspect of the process of sexual differentiation by which a potential female-specific structure, function, or behavior is prevented from developing by one of the processes of male development. Although the term mig..
Defence
Defence or defense (American spelling) can refer to: Defence (military)Defence (sport)Defence (legal)Civil defenceDefence industrySelf-defenceSelf-defence (theory) and defence of property, legal justificationsPlanetary defence, including the conference and science fiction Defence or defense may als..
Defence, Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee
The Defence, Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee is the British advisory body which issues DA-Notices. The secretary is a former 2 star military officer employed from a Ministry of Defence budget and is housed by them (although technically independent) and the committee is made up of senior ci..
DefenceIndia
DefenceIndia, is an online thought provoker. It was the first website started in India, that offered news, views and features on defence issues. It has dedicated divisions led by young, creative and dynamic teams. One of the reasons, DefenceIndia shot to fame was the two path-breaking nationwide sur..
Defenceman (ice hockey)
Defence (defense in the U.S.A.) in hockey is a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals. Male defence players are often referred to as defencemen, or D-men. In regular play there are two defence players and three forwards on the ice along with t..
Defence (Citizen Military Forces) Act (1943)
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] The Defence (Citizen Military Forces) Act (1943) was federal Australian law passed on 26 January 1943 which provided for the use of Australian conscripts in the South-Western Pacific Zone (SWPZ) during the period of war. The Act also provided that this approval wou..
Defence (military)
In military science, defense (or defence) is the art of preventing an attack, or minimizing the damage of an attack, e.g. by preventing an enemy from conquering territory. Thus, if a party attacks an enemy who is about to attack that party, this could be called defense. However, this leaves room fo..
Defence Academy
The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom is an academic institution providing training and research facilities primarily for British and overseas military personnel. The main Defence Academy (DA) location, near Shrivenham in Oxfordshire, was originally the site of the Royal Military College of Sc..
Defence Analytical Services Agency
The Defence Analytical Services Agency, or DASA, is an agency within the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (MoD). Launched in July 1992, it provides professional analytical, economic and statistical services and advice to the Ministry of Defence and defence-related statistics to Parliament, other..
Defence and Overseas Secretariat
The Defence and Overseas Secretariat is a secretariat in the United Kingdom Cabinet Office. ..
Defence and Research Development Organisation (India)
The Defence and Research Development Organisation (DRDO) is an agency of the Government of India which deals with military technology and its development in India. It is resposible for developing weapons systems such as the Akash surface-to-air missile and the Agni ballistic missile. DRDO maintain..
Defence Centre of Training Support
The Defence Centre of Training Support (DCTS) is a United Kingdom MoD unit headquartered at RAF Halton in Buckinghamshire, England. It has a supporting element at HMS Nelson in Portsmouth, England. The DCTS was established on 1 October 2003 and it absorbed the Royal Navy's School of Education and ..
Defence class battleship
The Defence Class of ironclad battleships were the class which historically immediately followed the first two British ironclads, HMS Warrior and HMS Black Prince. The class consisted of two ships, HMS Defence and HMS Resistance. In 1859 the Admiralty was as yet not convinced that the cost of the H..
Defence Colony
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. Defence Colony is an upsca..
Defence Command (Denmark)
Forsvarskommandoen Motto: Viribus Unitis Da: Ved forenede kræfter Established: July 18 1969 Activated: January 1 1970 Chief of Defence: Hans Jesper Helsø Budget (2005) 15,8 billion1 DKK Employees: ~170 civilian ~80 military 1This does not include the Danish Home Guard The Def..
Defence Committee
The Defence Select Committee is one of the Select Committees of the British House of Commons, having been established in 1979. It oversees the operations of the Ministry of Defence. Following the 2005 general election, the members of the Defence Committee, appointed on July 13 2005, are: Rt Hon. Ja..
Defence Communication Services Agency
The Defence Communications and Services Agency. An Agency of the UK MoD, was set up in 1998 to provide Information and Communication Services See also Defence Information InfrastructureDefence Procurement Agency References Links [Defence Communications and Services Agency] ..
Defence Construction Canada
Defence Construction Canada (or DCC) is a Canadian Crown corporation. DCC was created in 1951 to help build massive defence infrastructure during the Cold War. In particular, it was involved in building the Distant Early Warning Line, which it is now involved in decommissioning. It also became invol..
Defence Construction Service (Denmark)
Defence Construction Service (Danish: Forsvarets Bygningstjeneste), short just "FBT", is a Level.I authority, directly under the Danish Ministry of Defence. It is the authority that handles all construction and building projects for all other authorities under the Danish Ministry of Defence. It d..
Defence Council of the United Kingdom
The Defence Council of the United Kingdom is the body legally entrusted with the defence of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories and with control over the British armed forces, and is part of the Ministry of Defence. Prior to 1964, there were five bodies responsible for the armed forces..
Defence Establishment Fairbairn
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Defence Establishment Orchard Hills
Defence Establishment Orchard Hills is a tri-service base of particular importances to the Royal Australian Air Force. The main role of the establishment is explosive ordnance storage and distribution. ..
Defence Estates
Defence Estates is an Executive Agency of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), in the United Kingdom, which is responsible for the built and rural estate. It is controls 2,400 square kilometres which is about 1% of the area of the UK (244,820 km²). Contents 1 Administration2 Portfolio3 ..
Defence Evaluation and Research Agency
The Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (normally known as DERA), was a part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) until July 2, 2001. At the time it was Britain's largest science and technology organisation. DERA was split into two organisations: a commercial firm, QinetiQ, and the Defence Science..
Defence Force
Defence Force Football Club is a football club based in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago that plays in the country's Professional Football League. The team plays its home games in Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Defence Force is the nation's most successful soccer club, having ..
Defence Forces
Defence Forces (or Defense Forces) is the title of the armed forces of certain countries. It could mean: Australian Defence ForceEstonian Defence ForcesFinnish Defence ForcesIrish Defence ForcesIsrael Defense ForcesJamaican Defence ForceJapan Self-Defense ForcesNew Zealand Defence Force This is a ..
Defence for Children International
Defence for Children International (DCI) is an independent non-governmental organisation set up during the International Year of the Child (1979) to ensure on-going, practical, systematic and concerted international and national action specially directed towards promoting and protecting the rights o..
Defence Helicopter Flying School
The Defence Helicopter Flying School at RAF Shawbury, a Royal Air Force station near Shrewsbury, England, trains aircrew from all three of the Armed Forces. Training is undertaken on the Squirrel HT1 and for the Royal Air Force students the Griffin HT1 (a twin engine modern version of the famous "Hu..
Defence Housing Authority
Defence Housing Authority is administered by Pakistan Army to develop housing for its current and retired personnels. Defence Housing Authority are located in all major cities of Pakistan and they develop Defense Housing Society for army personnels. Defence Housing Authority, Karachi developed Defe..
Defence Housing Authority, Karachi
Defence Housing Authority Location South Karachi Population 660,931 Area 8852 acres Houses Built: 13,868 Residential2,805 Commercial Number of Plots: 34,979 Residential9,447 Commercial The Defence Housing Authority, Karachi, also known as the Defence Officers Housing Authority,..
Defence Housing Executive
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Defence Housing Society
Defence Housing Society are developed by Defence Housing Authority in major cities on Pakistan. Defence Housing Authority is administered by Pakistan Army to develop housing for its current and retired personnels. Defence Housing Authority are located in all major cities of Pakistan and they develop..
Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation
The Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation (DIGO) is an Australian government intelligence agency responsible for the tasking (collection), exploitation (analysis), and dissemination (distribution) of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT). DIGO is part of the Australian Department of Defence. DIGO ..
Defence Information Infrastructure
Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) is a secure military network owned by the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence MoD. It covers the various branches of the armed forces, including army, to airforce and navy. It reaches to deployed airbases and ships at sea, but not to aircraft in flight. ..
Defence Intelligence Agency
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Defence Intelligence Group
The Australian Defence Intelligence Group, which comes under the auspices of the Deputy Secretary for Intelligence and Security, is an affiliation of three Australian defence intelligence agencies. Defence Intelligence OrganisationDefence Imagery and Geospatial OrganisationDefence Signals Directora..
Defence Intelligence Organisation
The Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) is an Australian government intelligence agency responsible for assessing intelligence obtained from or provided by other Australian and foreign intelligence agencies, supporting Defence and Government decision-making and the planning and conduct of Austra..
Defence Intelligence Staff
The Defence Intelligence Staff (DIS) is part of the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence. The DIS is responsible for gathering and assessing intelligence concerning military threats to the UK and its allies. It was created in 1964 when the three armed services merged their intelligence organisation..
Defence in depth
Defence in depth is a military strategy sometimes also called elastic defence. Defence in depth seeks to delay rather than prevent the advance of an attacker, buying time by yielding space. The idea of defence in depth is now widely used to describe non-military strategies. Military defence in dept..
Defence Judge Advocate Corps (Denmark)
Defence Judge Advocate Corps (Danish: Forsvarets Auditørkorps, short FAUK) is a Danish independent military prosecutor and the legal branch of the Danish military. It is a Level.I command and is under the Ministry of Defence. The General Judge advocate heads the Defence Judge Advocate Corps. It is ..
Defence Logistics Organisation
The Defence Logistics Organisation (DLO), a key element of the UK Ministry of Defence, is responsible for supporting the armed forces throughout the various stages of an operation or exercise; from training, deployment, in-theatre training and conduct of operations, through to recovery and recuperat..
Defence Materiel Organisation
The Defence Materiel Organisation ('DMO') is the Australian government agency responsible for the acquisition and maintenance of equipment for the Australian Defence Force. The DMO is part of the Department of Defence, and manages the acquisition of a diverse range of materiel, including aircraft, t..
Defence mechanism
Defense mechanisms are unconscious behaviors aimed at reducing anxiety. The term "Defence Mechanism" is often thought to refer to a definitive singular term for personality traits which arise due to loss or tramatic experiences, but more accurately refers to several types of defence mechanisms which..
Defence mechanism (biology)
The following article is about the biological aspect of defence mechanism; it is also used in psychology. For an article about that specific subject visit Defence mechanism. Definition Many animals have developed physical Defence mechanisms (British spelling; Defense mechanisms in American English)..
Defence minister
A defence minister (or defense minister, see spelling differences) is a cabinet portfolio (position) which regulates the armed forces in a sovereign nation. The minister or secretary of defence is usually a very important role in a cabinet. When cabinets first started appearing in the late 18th ce..
Defence Minister of Denmark
The Defence Minister of Denmark (Danish: Forsvarsminister) is the Danish political minister who has responsibility for the Danish military and as such is head of the Danish Ministry of Defence. His areas of responsibility are keeping Denmark defended against external threads, waging war on behalf of..
Defence of Australia Policy
The Defence of Australia Policy was Australia's dominant defence policy between 1972 and 1997. The policy was focused on the defence of continental Australia against external attack. Under this policy the Australian Defence Force was tailored to defending Australia rather than developing capabilitie..
Defence of Hindu Society
Defence of Hindu Society is a book by Sita Ram Goel published in 1983 and revised in 1987. ISBN 8185990247 The book claims that "Hindu society has been thrown on the defensive by blood-soaked bigotries, clay-footed creeds, and a mercenary modernist culture because Hindu society is suffering from se..
Defence of Pukekohe East 1863
The Defence of Pukekohe East was an action during the New Zealand Wars. On September 13 and September 14 1863, 11 settlers and 6 militia men inside a half completed stockade around the Pukekohe East church held off a Māori Taua or war party of approximately 200 men from Ngāti Maniapoto and Ngāti..
Defence of the Realm Act 1914
Acts of Parliament of predecessorstates to the United Kingdom Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of England to 1600Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of England to 1706Acts of Parliament of the Kingdom of ScotlandActs of Parliament of the Kingdom of Ireland Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom ..
Defence of the Seven Sacraments
The Defence of the Seven Sacraments (in Latin, Assertio Septem Sacramentorum) is a book, ostensibly written by King Henry VIII of England in 1521. Henry started to write it in 1518, while he was reading Martin Luther's attack on indulgences. By June of that year, he had shown it to Thomas Wolsey, ..
Defence player
This article is about defence, the sports position. In many team sports, the defence player (sometimes colloquially called the d or d-man for male players) is a player who is generally charged with preventing the other team's forwards from being able to bear down directly on their own team's goalte..
Defence Procurement Agency
DPA headquarters, Bristol The Defence Procurement Agency (DPA), is an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence responsible for the acquisition of materiel, equipment and services, for the British armed forces. Contents 1 History2 Major projects2.1 Vessels2.2..
Defence Regulations
During World War II in the United Kingdom Defence Regulations were a fundamental part of life. They were emergency legislation passed on the outbreak of war and during its duration to give the government of the day emergency powers to prosecute the war. Two Acts of Parliament were passed as enablin..
Defence Regulation 18B
Defence Regulation 18B was the most famous of the Defence Regulations used by the British Government during World War II. It allowed for the internment of people suspected of being Nazi sympathisers. Contents 1 Preparations for war2 18B in force3 Expansion in May 19404 Life fo..
Defence Research Agency
The Defence Research Agency (normally known as DRA), was an agency of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) from April 1991 until April 1995. At the time the DRA was Britain's largest science and technology organisation. The DRA was formed in April 1991 as an amalgamation of the following research esta..
Defence Research and Development Canada
Defence Research and Development Canada, or DRDC, is an agency of the Canadian Department of National Defence, whose purpose is to respond to the scientific and technological needs of the Canadian Forces. The agency is made up of six research centres located across Canada with a corporate office in ..
Defence Research and Development Organisation
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is India's premier research organisation for defence related matters. It functions as a wing of the Department of Defence Research and Development. It was formed in 1958 from the amalgamation of the Technical Development Establishment (TDEs) o..
Defence Research Establishment
The Defence Research Establishments were a number of separate UK Ministry of Defence Research Establishments, dating back to World War II, World War I, or even earlier. Each establishment had its own head; known as the Director or the Superintendent. Formation, Merging and Breakup Many establishme..
Defence Scheme No. 1
Defence Scheme No. 1 was a plan created by Canadian Director of Military Operations and Intelligence James "Buster" Brown, for a Canadian counter-invasion of the United States. Defence Scheme No. 1 was created in 1921 and details a surprise attack on the northern U.S. as soon as possible after evide..
Defence Science and Technology Organisation
The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) is a branch of the Australian Department of Defence which researches and develops technologies for use in the Australian Defence Industry. DSTO was created in 1974 by amalgamating the Australian Defence Scientific Service with the Science Branch..
Defence screen (Farscape)
A defence screen is a defensive energy shield used in the fictional Farscape universe. Defense screens are primarily used on command carriers as a last line of defence. It extends as an oval energy bubble around the ship (allowing small nearby ships to be protected as well). Because the field is no..
Defence Services Secretary
The Defence Services Secretary is a senior member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. Located within the Private Secretary's Office, he is responsible for the maintenance of communications between the Sovereign and the armed forces. He occupies the India Room at Buckingham..
Defence Signals Directorate
Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) is an Australian government intelligence agency responsible for signals intelligence (SIGINT) and information security (INFOSEC). Contents 1 Overview2 Facilities3 Naming4 See also5 External links Overview According to its [website&..
Defence Technology Centre
A Defence Technology Centre carries out military science research on behalf of the UK government. They are consortia with members from industry, universities as well as QinetiQ. They are organised by scientific themes. There are currently three DTCs. One for Human Factors Integration, one on Electro..
Defendant
A defendant or defender is any party who is required to answer the complaint of a plaintiff or pursuer in a civil lawsuit before a court, or any party who has been formally charged or accused of violating a criminal statute. A defendant in a civil action usually makes his or her first court appeara..
Defender
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Defender, meaning 'that which defends', may refer to: Windows Defender, an antispyware technology by MicrosoftDefender (game), a 1980s arcade gameDefender (football), an association football position of defenceThe Defenders, sever..
Defenders (comics)
The Defenders are a Marvel Comics superhero group, usually presented as a "non-team", given how fluid its membership is, that usually battles mystic and supernatural threats. Its current and arguably most popular incarnation is led by Dr. Strange and also includes The Silver Surfer, Namor the Sub..
Defenders (Ireland)
The Defenders were a militant agrarian secret society in 18th century Ireland, who were involved in the 1798 rebellion. Contents 1 Origin2 Defenders and the Militia Act 17933 Defenders and United Irishmen4 References5 See also6 Sources Origin The Defenders origin..
Defenders Day
Defenders Day is a Maryland state holiday celebrated on September 12 each year, commemorating the successful defense of the city of Baltimore from an invading British force during the War of 1812. In 1814, following the burning of Washington, a British force commanded by Admiral Robert Ross landed ..
Defenders of Dynatron City
Defenders of Dynatron City is a video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System by JVC and Lucasfilm games (now Lucasarts). The game centers on a team of superheroes who protect a futuristic metropolis from Dr. Mayhem and his robotic henchmen. The Defenders are: Jet Headstrong, who can f..
Defenders of Oasis
Defenders of Oasis is a role-playing game released in 1992 for the Sega Game Gear handheld system. The setting and plot draw heavily from Zoroastrianism, Mesopotamian mythology and The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, particularly the stories of Sindbad the Sailor, Aladdin, and Ali Baba and th..
Defenders of the Christian Faith
Defenders of the Christian Faith was an Adamist organization created by Gerald B. Winrod, an evangelist from Wichita, Kansas. Originally an anti-evolution organization, Winrod kept his group alive long after others had failed by not only attacking atheists and evolutionists, but also reviling Jews ..
Defenders of the Earth
Defenders of the Earth is an animated television series from the 1980s. In the year 2015, Ming the Merciless is wreaking havoc on planet Earth and intends to take anyone in his way out. The only thing that stands in his way is a team of the world's greatest heroes; space explorer Flash Gordon, "The ..
Defenders of the Faith
Defenders of the Faith is a 1984 platinum album of British heavy metal band Judas Priest. The album was recorded at Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain and mixed from September to November 1983 at DB Recording Studios and Bayshore Recording Studios in Miami, Florida. The LP was released in January an..
Defenders of the Hate
Defenders of The Hate is a 2001 EP release by Anal Cunt. Track listing All Our Fans Are GayLimp Bizkit Think They're Black, But They're Just GayYou Were Too Ugly To Rape, So I Just Beat The Shit Out Of YouHebosaurusEven Though Your Culture Oppresses Women, You Still Suck, You Fucking TowelheadIf Y..
Defenders of Wildlife
Defenders Mission Defenders of Wildlife is dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities. We focus our programs on what scientists consider two of the most serious environmental threats to the planet: the accelerating rate of extinction of species ..
Defender (character class)
Defender is a character class (job) in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. As its name suggests, the Defender has high Weapon Defense and are very useful as bodyguards and decoys, but can also be a capable attacker. Defenders have low evade and movement, but their wide array of defensive abilities can ..
Defender (football)
The Bolton player in white closest to the camera is a defender in this case, trying to prevent the Fulham forward from crossing the ball. In association football (soccer), a defender is a player whose position of play is behind the midfielders and first and foremost provide support to the goa..
Defender (game)
This article is in need of improvement. Defender is a horizontally-scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game created by Williams Electronics in 1980. It was designed and programmed by Eugene Jarvis (who later formed Vid Kidz and made more of Williams' hits), Larry DeMar, Sam Dicker, and Paul Dussault. ..
Defender of the Crown
Defender of the Crown is a strategy computer game by Cinemaware, and designed by Kellyn Beck. It was originally released for the Commodore Amiga in 1986. In 1987 it was ported to DOS, the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Macintosh and finally,..
Defender of the Fatherland Day
In Russia and many former Soviet republics February 23 is celebrated as Defender of the Fatherland Day (Russian: ). The holiday was called Red Army Day (Russian: ) until 1946, when it was renamed Soviet Army and Navy Day (Russian: ). Following the fall of the Soviet Union, the holiday was given it..
Defender of the Matrimonial Tie
The Defender of the Matrimonial Tie, or Defensor Matrimonii in Latin, is a Catholic church official whose duty is to defend the marriage-bond in the procedure prescribed for the hearing of matrimonial causes which involve the validity or nullity of a marriage already contracted. Benedict XIV, by h..
Defender Photo Supply
Defender Photo Supply was an early leader in manufacturing of black & white sheet film, plates, printing paper and instructional books. Based in Rochester, New York from the turn of the 20th Century in to the 1940s. Purchased by Dupont in the 1940s. Achievements Defendol - an affordable developing..
Defending the Throne of Evil
Defending the Throne of Evil is an album by the Norwegian black metal band Carpathian Forest. Track listing "It's Darker Than You Think" - 4:41"Skjend Hans Lik" - 5:07"The Well of All Human Tears" - 5:36"Put to Sleep Like a Sick Animal!!!" - 4:52"Hymne Til Døden (A Hymn to Death)" - 3:51"Ancient..
Defending Your Life
Defending Your Life is a 1991 romantic comedy/fantasy movie about the afterlife. The film was written, directed by and stars Albert Brooks. It was filmed entirely in and around Los Angeles, California. Despite its comedic overtones, Defending Your Life contains elements of drama, valor, and surpri..
Defendo
Defendo is a martial art and self defense system created in 1945 for law enforcement by Bill Underwood, a British born Canadian. Underwood was originally the creator of "Combato", a "non-boxing and wrestling" unarmed combat system which he taught in Montreal, Quebec. Combato had its genesis in the ..
Defendu
Defendu is a modern martial art developed by William E. Fairbairn. Defendu is a hand-to-hand combat system based on jujutsu that was developed to train the Shanghai Municipal Police, and was later taught in expanded form to OSS and SOE members during WWII. Fairbairn was a black belt of the Kodokan..
Defend Colorado Now
Defend Colorado Now (DCN) is a ballot initiative introduced in January 2006 to amend the constitution of Colorado to deny non-emergency public services that are not required by federal law to illegal immigrants in Colorado. It is similar to the recently approved Arizona Proposition 200 (2004), whic..
Defend Your Castle
Defend Your Castle is a browser-based game made by the company XGenStudios. The aim is to keep waves of stick men from destroying your castle. You can upgrade, repair and strenghthen your castle between levels. You use your pointer to throw enemies to their doom. Contents 1 Gameplay1.1 ..
Defenestration
For the heavy metal band, see Defenestration (band). Defenestration is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. The word comes from the Latin [[Wiktionary:de|de]] ("from; out of") and [[Wiktionary:fenestra|fenestra]] ("window"). Merriam-Webster's dictionary users named it as one o..
Defenestrations of Prague
Defenestrations of Prague is the term by which two incidents in the history of Bohemia are known. The first occurred in 1419 and the second in 1618, although the term "Defenestration of Prague" is more commonly used to refer to the second incident. Both were conducive to triggering prolonged conflic..
Defenestration (band)
Defenestration were a UK heavy metal band from 2000 to 2004, based in Kettering. They were fronted by female singer Gen Tasker and other members include Jamie Thompson on guitar, Scott Warner (bass), Rob Reeves (guitar) and Kieran Brain (drums). Former members include Stuart Bruce, Stacey Maher & B..
Defense (first-person shooter term)
Defense Defense in is simplest form is the protection of a certain element or location in order to gain an advantage, either through passively waiting, or being active. Waiting with require a the player to, in FPS or First Person Shooters, to stay in a location over looking the a certain spot, in an..
Defense (legal)
In most litigation under the common law adversarial system the defendant, perhaps with the assistance of counsel, may allege or present defenses (or defences) in order to avoid liability, civil or criminal. Contents 1 Criminal law defenses2 Civil law defenses3 Defense against an at..
Defense (poker)
In poker, certain aggression plays like steals can be very effective; players must occasionally reply to them with defensive plays with hands they might not otherwise play. If, for example, an opponent to a player's right frequently steals when the player has posted a blind, the player can be reaso..
Defense (policy debate)
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Defense (sport)
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. In sport, defense or defence (stressing the first syllable) is the action of preventing an opponent from scorin..
Defense Acquisition Board
The Defense Acquisition Board is the senior advisory board for defense acquisitions in the United States Military. The board includes the Vice Chair of the Joint Chiefs, the service Secretaries, and a number of Undersecretaries of Defense. The DAB plays an important role in the Defense Acquisition S..
Defense Acquisition University
The Defense Acquisition University (DAU) is a United States military training establishment which trains military and civilian Department of Defense personnel in the fields of acquisition (procurement) and management. It has five regional campuses located throughout the United States; Fort Belvoir,..
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new technology for use by the military. DARPA was responsible for funding development of many technologies which have had a major impact on the world, incl..
Defense Attaché System
The Defense Attaché System is a part of the Defense Intelligence Agency in the United States that provides military and civilian attachés to foreign governments. History In 1949 the Department of Defense (DoD) established the need for each branch of the military to establish its own attache sys..
Defense budget of Japan
Even during the Cold War arms race of the 1980s, the Defense budget was accorded a relatively low priority in Japan. According to Japanese security policy, maintaining a military establishment is only one method—and by no means the best method—to achieve national security. Diplomacy, econom..
Defense Commissary Agency
The Defense Commissary Agency is an agency of the United States Department of Defense. The function of the Defense Commissary Agency is to provide civilian goods to military members and their families, at reduced cost prices, in particular to those who are stationed outside the continental United ..
Defense contractor
A defense contractor (sometimes called a military contractor) is a business organization or individual that provides products or services to a defense department of a government. Products typically include military aircraft, ships, vehicles, weaponry, and electronic systems. Services can include log..
Defense Contract Audit Agency
The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), under the authority, direction, and control of the United States Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), is responsible for performing all contract audits for the United States Department of Defense (DoD), and providing accounting and financial advisory s..
Defense Contract Management Agency
The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) is the United States Department of Defense (DoD) agency responsible for performing contract administration services (CAS) for DoD and other authorized Federal Agencies. Contents 1 History2 DCMC3 DCMA4 External links History Perf..
Defense Courier Service
The Defense Courier Service (DCS), an agency of the United States Department of Defense, established and maintained by the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), and is a global courier network for the expeditious, cost-effective, and secure distribution of highly classified and sensiti..
Defense Criminal Investigative Service
The Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS) is the criminal investigative arm of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). Its stated mission is to protect America's warfighters by conducting investigations in support of crucial National Defense priorities. DCIS c..
Defense Data Network
The Defense Data Network (DDN) was a separate instantiation of the ARPANET used by the United States Department of Defense from 1983-1995 for its Internet services. The DDN began as the MILNET, a network formed in 1983 when military sites split off the public ARPANET. As a large-scale, private inte..
Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services
The Defense Department Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (DACOWITS) was established in 1951 by then Secretary of Defense, George C. Marshall. The Committee is composed of civilian women and men who are appointed by the Secretary of Defense to provide advice and recommendations on matters a..
Defense Depot Ogden Utah
Defense Depot Ogden was a U.S. military installation located in Ogden, Utah. It encompassed 1,128 acres with its southeast corner located on 12th Street and Tomlinson Avenue. Its eastern border is that of the original Central Pacific Railroad's right-of-way. Contents 1 History2 Presen..
Defense Discovery Metadata Specification
Defense Discovery Metadata Specification (DDMS or DoD Discovery Metadata Specification) is a Net-Centric Enterprise Services (NCES) metadata initiative. DDMS defines discovery metadata elements for resources posted to community and organizational shared spaces. Sometimes (incorrectly) referred to a..
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
The Defense Distinguished Service Medal is a United States military award which is presented for exceptionally distinguished performance of duty contributing to national security or defense of the United States. The decoration is awarded only at the highest levels of the military while assigned t..
Defense Establishment Comptroller Unit
Defense Establishment Comptroller Unit (Hebrew: יחידת מבקר מערכת הביטחון) is an Israel Defense Forces unit which supervises and overseas the fitness, preparedness, and legality of the Israeli Security Forces' activities, in all its parts. It reports to the Minister of Defense, D..
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, or DFARS, applies to purchases and contracts by United States Department of Defense and contracting activities made in support of foreign military sales or NATO cooperative projects without regard to the nature or sources of funds, except where ..
Defense Finance and Accounting Service
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), an agency of the United States Department of Defense, provides finance and accounting services for the military and other members of defense. In FY 2004, DFAS: Processed 104M pay transactions to 5.9M military, civilians, retirees and annuitantsMad..
Defense Homes Corporation
The Defense Homes Corporation was created prior to World War II to finance housing for war industry workers. History The Defense Homes Corporation was incorporated pursuant to letter of the President to the Secretary of the Treasury on October 18, 1940 to finance housing for war industries. Subdi..
Defense Housing Society Karachi
Defense Housing Society Karachi is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Defense Housing Society Karachi is developed by Defence Housing Authority, Karachi of Pakistan Army for it's current and retired personnel. The Army personnel later resold their plots or homes to civilians. The vast majority of ..
Defense Human Resources Activity
The Defense Human Resources Activity (DHRA) is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) Field Activity chartered to support the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (USD(P&R)). The scope of DHRA's mission is very broad, giving the USD flexibility to explore and field new technol..
Defense independent pitching statistics
In baseball, Defense Independent Pitching Statistics (DIPS) are statistics which measure a pitcher's effectiveness based only on plays which do not involve fielders: home runs allowed, strikeouts, hit batters and walks. Those plays are under only the pitcher's control in the sense that fielders have..
Defense industry
The defense industry refers primarily to: Defense contractors: business organizations or individuals that provide products or services to a defense department of a government.The Arms industry, which produces guns, ammunition, missiles, military aircraft, and their associated consumables and systems..
Defense industry of Japan
The Japanese defense industry is the major supplier of the nations own Self-Defense Forces. Production costs are high, due to several factors: the successful Japanese economy of the postwar period allowed for generous defense spending; few to none of the products are exported, keeping production num..
Defense Information School
The Defense Information School, or DINFOS, is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) school located at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. Members from all branches of the military and DoD civilians attend DINFOS for training in public affairs, print journalism, photojournalism, photography, telev..
Defense Information Systems Agency
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA, formerly known as the Defense Communications Agency) is a combat support agency of the United States Department of Defense (DoD) responsible for planning, developing, fielding, operating, and supporting command, control, communications, and information..
Defense Information Systems Network
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Defense Intelligence Agency
"DIA" redirects here. For , see . DIA seal The Defense Intelligence Agency is a major producer and manager of intelligence for the United States Department of Defense. The DIA, designated in 1986 as a Defense Department combat support and intelligence agency, was established in 1961. Approxim..
Defense Language Aptitude Battery
The Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB) is a test used by the United States Department of Defense to test an individual's potential for learning a foreign language. It is used to determine who may pursue training as a military linguist. It consists of 126 multiple-choice questions, and the test..
Defense Language Institute
Crest of the Defense Language Institute The Defense Language Institute (DLI) is a United States Department of Defense (DoD) educational and research institution, which provides linguistic and cultural instruction to the Department of Defense, other Federal Agencies and numerous and varied othe..
Defense Language Office
The Defense Language Office is an office within the United States Department of Defense, set to begin operations in May, 2005. Its creation was announced in the Defense Language Transformation Roadmap issued by the Department of Defense on February 14, 2005. Many other programs relating to foreign l..
Defense Language Proficiency Tests
The Defense Language Proficiency Tests (or DLPT) is a test given by the United States Department of Defense which consists of computer delivered exams, designed to assess the general language proficiency in reading and listening of native English speakers who have learned a foreign language. The tes..
Defense Logistics Agency
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) is the largest agency in the United States Department of Defense, with about 22,000 civilian and military personnel throughout the world. The agency provides supplies to the military services and supports their acquisition of weapons and other materiel. Since its ..
Defense Logistics Information Service
The Defense Logistics Information Service, or DLIS, provides logistics and information technology services to the United States Department of Defense, Federal agencies, and international partners. External links [DLIS Home Page] ..
Defense Manpower Data Center
The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) serves under the Office of the Secretary of Defense to collate personnel, manpower, training, financial, and other data for the Department of Defense. This data catalogues the history of personnel in the military and their family for purposes of healthcare, re..
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
The Defense Meritorious Service Medal is the third highest award bestowed upon members of the United States military by the United States Department of Defense. The medal is awarded in the name of the Secretary of Defense to members of the Armed Forces who, while serving in a joint activity, dist..
Defense Message System
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Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
An artist’s impression showing one of the Block 5D-2 spacecraft in orbit. Eight were launched between 1987 and 2003. The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) monitors meteorological, oceanographic, and solar-terrestrial physics for the United States Department of Defense. Exter..
Defense Modeling and Simulation Office
The Defense Modeling and Simulation Office is "the catalyst organization for Department of Defense modeling and simulation and ensures that modeling and simulation technology development is consistent with other related initiatives." External link https://www.dmso.mil/public/ ..
Defense Nuclear Weapons School
The Defense Nuclear Weapons School (DNWS) is housed on Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is administered by the Combat Support Directorate of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. The school teaches courses on Consequence Assessment, Hazard Prediction, Ordnance Disposal, and oth..
Defense of infancy
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Defense of Marriage Act
The Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, Pub. L. No. 104-199, 100 Stat. 2419 (Sept. 21, 1996), codified at #redirect [[Template:UnitedStatesCode]] and #redirect [[Template:UnitedStatesCode]], is a federal law of the United States passed by Congress and signed by President Bill Clinton on September 21, ..
Defense of marriage amendment
Defense of marriage amendments are U.S. state constitutional amendments that have been proposed, and in some instances adopted, to prevent the legalization of same-sex marriage. The term is generally associated with conservative activists favoring such an amendment. Contents 1 Purpose and m..
Defense of Noam Chomsky
In view of the fact that Wikipedia has a section Criticism of Noam Chomsky, it seems appropriate to have a section: Defense of Noam Chomsky. External links Linguistics [Deep Language] by George Lakoff* [Reply] by Noam Chomsky Misquotation [Chomsky Needs a Fact-Che..
Defense of property
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Defense of Sihang Warehouse
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Defense of the Ancients
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. The various Defense of the Ancients versions. Defense of the Ancients, commonly referred to as DotA, is a..
Defense of the Great Wall
The Defense of the Great Wall (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: }}}; pinyin: ) (January 1 - May 31 1933) was a battle between the armies of Republic of China and Empire of Japan, before official hostilities of the Sino-Japanese War commenced in 1937. Following the establishment of pupp..
Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig
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Defense perimeter
tright In chess, the defense perimeter is a drawing technique in which the side lagging in material or otherwise at a disadvantage sets up a perimeter, largely composed of a pawn chain, that the ..
Defense platform
In the game Halo 2, Cairo Station is an Super MAC (Magnetic Accelerator Cannon) station located near Earth. The station was made for defense against pirates but was later used to repel the Covenant. The station can shoot a 500-ton projectile at pirates or Covenant ships. ..
Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee
The Defense Policy Board Advisory Committee (DPBAC or DPB) is a federal advisory committee to the United States Department of Defense. Their charter is available on line through the Director of the Office of Administration and Management of the Department of Defense. The committee type is discretion..
Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office
The Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO), as part of the United States Department of Defense, reports to the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy through the Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs). DPMO provides centralized management of prisoner of war/m..
Defense Production Act
The Defense Production Act was a United States law passed in 1950, just three months after the start of the Korean War. It was part of a broad Civil defense and war mobilization effort in the context of the Cold War with the Soviet Union. The system of mobilization it set up was gradually dismantl..
Defense Reorganization Act of 1958
The Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1958 is a United States federal law which was created to provide for more effective administration for the Department of Defense (DoD). Its goal was to streamline channels of authority in DoD, and still maintain the authority of the Military Department..
Defense Research and Engineering Network
The Defense Research and Engineering Network (DREN) provides long-haul communication service for the United States Department of Defense’s high performance computing (HPC) environment. ..
Defense Science Board
The Defense Science Board (or DSB) is a committee of civilian experts appointed to advise the United States Department of Defense on scientific and technical matters. External links [Defense Science Board homepage] ..
Defense Security Cooperation Agency
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), as part of the United States Department of Defense, provides financial and technical assistance, transfer of defense matériel, training and services to allies, and promotes military-to-military contacts. Security Cooperation (SC) is founded on a trad..
Defense Security Service
The Defense Security Service (DSS), formerly known as the Defense Investigative Service (DIS) is an agency of the United States Department of Defense (DoD). DSS makes its contribution to the National Security Community by conducting personnel security investigations and providing industrial security..
Defense Standard
A United States Defense Standard, often called a military standard, "MIL-STD", or "MIL-SPEC", is used to help achieve standardization objectives by the U.S. Department of Defense. Standardization is beneficial in achieving interoperability, ensuring products meet certain requirements, commonality,..
Defense Superior Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal The Defense Superior Service Medal of the United States is a senior decoration of the Department of Defense. It is awarded to members of the United States military who perform "superior meritorious service in a position of significant responsibility". The deco..
Defense Supply Center, Columbus
The Defense Supply Center, Columbus, also called DSCC, is one of three Inventory Control Points of the Defense Logistics Agency. It is located in Columbus, Ohio. The base has been effected several times by the United States Base Realignment and Closure program. It is located in the suburb of Whiteh..
Defense Support Program
Painting of a DSP satellite on station. Primary sensor (lower left) is pointed at Earth. The star sensor is seen pointing off to the side, above and to the right. The U.S. Air Force Space Command-operated Defense Support Program (DSP) satellites form the principal component of the United Stat..
Defense Switched Network
The Defense Switched Network (DSN) is a primary information transfer network for the Defense Information Systems Network (DISN). The DSN provides the worldwide non-secure voice, secure voice, data, facsimile, and video teleconferencing services for DOD Command and Control (C2) elements, their suppo..
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
Ukrainian workers use equipment provided by the DTRA to dismantle a Soviet era missile silo. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (or DTRA) is an office of the United States Department of Defense whose primary function is to analyze potential threats to the United States of America, both home..
Defense Travel System
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Defensible space
Defensible space is a concept first proposed by the architect Oscar Newman and developed further by Alice Coleman. It is the idea that crime and delinquency can be controlled and mitigated through environmental design. The idea is important because it relates an individual's environment to his or he..
Defensin
Defensins are small (29-51 residue) cysteine rich cationic proteins found in both [[vertebrate and invertebrates]. They are active against bacteria, fungi and enveloped viruses. Most defensins function via penetrating the microbial's cell membrane by way of electrical attraction, and once ..
Defensins
Defensins are antimicrobial peptides, consisting of 28-42 amino acids including six to eight conserved cysteine residues. Cells of the immune system contain these peptides to assist in killing phagocytized bacteria, for example in neutrophil granulozytes and almost all epithelial cells. Vertebr..
Defensio pro Populo Anglicano
Defensio pro Populo Anglicano is a Latin polemic by John Milton, published in 1651. The full title in English is John Milton an Englishman His Defence of the People of England. It can be considered a piece of propaganda in a non-pejorative sense, since it makes a political argument in support of wh..
Defensive Aids System
Defensive Aids System (DAS) is a military aircraft system which defends an aeroplane from attack by surface-to-air missiles, air-to-air missiles and anti-aircraft artillery. DAS typically comprises of chaff, flares, and electronic countermeasures combined with radar warning receivers to detect threa..
Defensive back
Defensive back (DB) is a player in American football whose role is primarily pass coverage; that is, the defensive back will stay near a receiver and try to deflect or intercept any passes thrown to him. However, like all defensive players, a DB can rush the quarterback and tackle running backs. ..
Defensive coordinator
A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a football team in the National Football League (or at other levels of American football) who is in charge of the defense. This position aids the head coach a great deal in many ways by delegating play calling to other coaches and allowing the ..
Defensive democracy
Defensive Democracy is a term popularized by Israel Supreme Court chief justice Aharon Barak [link] to explain a situation in which a democratic society has to limit some rights and freedoms in order to protect the institutions of the democracy. Examples Israel After the extreme right win..
Defensive design
Defensive design is the practice of planning for contingencies in the design stage of a project or undertaking. Essentially, it is the practise of anticipating all possible ways that an end-user could misuse a device, and designing the device so as to make such misuse impossible, or to minimise the ..
Defensive driving
The two-second rule tells a defensive driver the minimum distance to avoid collision in ideal driving conditions. The red car's driver picks a tree to judge a two-second safety buffer. Advanced driving or defensive driving is a form of training for motor vehicle drivers that goes beyond maste..
Defensive end
Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American football. This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years. Contents 1 History2 Eight-man..
Defensive fighting position
There are many types of defensive fighting positions (DFPs), more commonly known in U.S. military slang as foxholes. A foxhole generally refers to those that are large enough to accommodate a soldier's entire body and equipment. A hasty fighting position is the initial stage in the development of ..
Defensive jihad
There are two types of armed religious warfare in Islam, namely the defensive jihad and the offensive jihad. This article discusses defensive jihad as a concept in Islamic law. (For discussion of aspects of jihad not related to warfare, see the main article, jihad.) Some Muslims consider arme..
Defensive lineman
A defensive lineman is any of the down positions on the defensive side of American football. Although alignments vary, the most popular consist of either 3 or 4 down linemen. On a 3 lineman set, there are 2 Defensive Ends which bookend an often large Nose Tackle. In a 4 lineman set, the Ends bookend..
Defensive marketing warfare strategies
In marketing and strategic management, marketing warfare strategies are a type of marketing strategy that uses military metaphor to craft a businesses strategy. See marketing warfare strategies for background and an overview. Defensive marketing warfare strategies are a type of marketing warfare s..
Defensive Medicine
Defensive Medicine is the Diagnostic or therapeutic measures conducted primarily as a safeguard against possible malpractice liability. Fear of litigation has been cited [link] as the driving force behind defensive medicine. http://society.guardian.co.uk/health/comment/0,7894,1450447,0..
Defensive programming
Defensive programming is a form of defensive design intended to ensure the continuing function of a piece of software in spite of unforeseeable usage of said software. The idea can be viewed as reducing or eliminating the prospect of Murphy's Law having effect. Defensive programming techniques come ..
Defensive publication
Defensive publication, or defensive disclosure, is an intellectual property strategy used to prevent another party from obtaining a patent by the early disclosure of an enabling publication. The idea is that this publication enters the public domain and will create prior art. Thus, the defensive pub..
Defensive Specialist
Defensive Specialist (DS) is a player in Arena football whose role is solely on defense. This is opposed to most of the players on the field for an Arena Football team, which have to play both offense and defense, until they are subbed for. ..
Defensive spectrum
In Sabermetrics, the defensive spectrum is the graphical representation of the positions on a baseball field, arranged from top (the easiest defensive positions) to bottom (the hardest). The defensive spectrum looks like this: Designated hitterFirst basemanLeft fielderRight fielderThird basemanCent..
Defensive substitution
A defensive substitution in the game of baseball occurs when a currently non-playing player is placed into the field in place of a starting player, typically due either to injury or the appearance of a pinch hitter. In the American League, a pinch hitter is usually substituted for the position play..
Defensive tackle
Defensive tackle is a position on the field in American and Canadian football. Defensive Tackles, or DT's, are typically the largest and strongest of the defensive players. The defensive tackle typically lines up opposite one of the offensive guards. Depending on a team's individual defensive sche..
Defensive team
The defensive team or defense in American football or Canadian football, is the team that begins a play from scrimmage not in possession of the ball. Unlike the offensive team, there are no formally defined defensive positions. A defensive player may line up anywhere on his side of the line of scr..
Defensive technology in the Honorverse
Weapons technology in the Honorverse is hugely capable, and starships must carry similarly impressive defenses. Starships are immune to attack from above or below due to the impeller wedge. As long as the impellers are powered, a ship can project "sidewalls", weaker versions of the wedge, as shie..
Defensive vomiting
Defensive vomiting is a symptom of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa in which a person who has drastically over-eaten (generally in reaction to previous extreme dieting) vomits as a reaction to an excess of food which the body is not prepared to handle. Defensive vomiting can also refer to a tac..
Defensive wall
The defensive wall of Braşov, Romania Gate and wall in Konstanz, Germany Nuremberg city walls A defensive wall is a fortification used to defend a city from potential aggressors. In ancient to modern times, they were used to enclose settlements. Generally, these are referred to ..
Defensive war
A defensive war is one of the causes that justify war by the criteria of The Just War tradition. In the view of Carl von Clausewitz and others, defense has the advantage over offense with the downside that it is more limited in what can be achieved. An example of defensive war is the battle betwee..
Defensive weapon
A defensive weapon is a personal weapon that is primarily intended for defending the user against an attacker. The most prudent way to avoid injury in an attack is to foresee it and avoid it. Since this is not always possible, defensive weapons must, to be effective, be small and light enough to b..
Defensor
Defensor, the Latin word from which Defender and its equivalents in various languages stem, refers to: Defensor civitatis, a function in the Roman and Byzantine Empire, with later imitationsIn canon law: defensor matrimoniiThe princely title Fidei defensor, Defensor Perpétuo do Império do BrasilTh..
Defensor pacis
The tract Defensor pacis (The Defender of Peace) laid the foundations of modern doctrines of sovereignty. It was written by Marsilius of Padua ("Marsiligio"), an Italian medieval scholar, in collaboration with the philosopher John of Jandun . It appeared in 1324 and provoked a storm of controversy t..
Defensor Sporting Club
The Defensor Sporting Club is a football (soccer) club in Montevideo, Uruguay. Founded on March 15, 1913 as Club Atlético Defensor, the name of the club was changed in 1989 to Defensor Sporting Club after a merger with Sporting Club Uruguay. The team plays in Luis Franzini Stadium. They are a th..
Deferasirox
Deferasirox (marketed as Exjade) is an oral iron chelator. Its main use is to reduce chronic iron overload in patients who are receiving long term blood transfusions for conditions such as beta-thalassemia and other chronic anemias. It is the first oral medication approved for this purpose. It ..
Deference
Deference denotes the extent to which a court respects the authority or validity of a government act or decision during the process of judicial review. If the court exhibits less deference, this may contribute to a finding that the government acted ultra vires, or beyond its power. Influencing fa..
Deferent and epicycle
The basic elements of Ptolemaic astronomy, showing a planet on an epicycle (A) with a deferent (C) and an equant (B). In the Ptolemaic system of astronomy, the epicycle (literally: on the circle in Greek) was a geometric model to explain the variations in speed and direction of the apparent m..
Deferiet, New York
Deferiet is a village in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 309 at the 2000 census. The Village of Deferiet is in the Town of Wilna. Geography The village is adjacent to the Black River. Deferiet is located at [44°2′3″N, 75°40′58″W] (44.034248, -7..
Deferoxamine
Deferoxamine, otherwise known as desferrioxamine or desferal, is a chelating agent used to remove excess iron from the body. It acts by binding free iron in the bloodstream and enhancing its elimination in the urine. By removing excess iron, the agent reduces the damage done to various organs and t..
Deferral
Deferred, in accounting, is any account where the asset or liability is not realized until a future date, e.g. annuities, charges, taxes, income, etc. The deferred item may be carried, dependent on type of deferral, as either an asset or liability. See also: accrual Deferred is also used in the uni..
Deferred compensation
Deferred compensation is an arrangement in which a portion of an employee's income is paid out at a date after which that income is actually earned. Examples of deferred compensation include pensions, retirement plans, and stock options. The primary benefit of most deferred compensation is the defer..
Deferred gratification
Deferred gratification, delayed gratification, or emotional intelligence is the ability of a person to wait for things they want. This trait is critical for life success. Those who lack this trait are said to need instant gratification and suffer from poor impulse control. It has also been said tha..
Deferred income
Deferred income is income for which the cash has been collected by the company, but have yet to be earned. For example, a customer pays their annual software license upfront on the 1 January As the company financial year-end is 31 May, the company would only be able to record five months of the inco..
Deferred maintenance
Deferred maintenance is a practice of allowing machinery or infrastructure to deteriorate by postponing prudent but non-essential repairs to save cost, labor and/or material. The failure to perform needed repair, maintenance, and renewal by normal maintenance management creates deferred maintenance...
Deferred tax
Deferred tax is an accounting term, meaning future tax liability or asset, resulting from temporary differences between book (accounting) value of assets and liabilities, and their tax value. Contents 1 What are deferred taxes?2 What are the situations in which there is a deferred ta..
Deferribacteraceae
The Deferribacteraceae are a family of bacteria, given their own phylum (Deferribacteres). References Huber, H., and Stetter, K.O.. "Family I. Deferribacteraceae fam. nov." In: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd ed., vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacter..
Defert
Defert was a French tennis player. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Defert was defeated in the first round of the singles tournament by Dionysios Kasdaglis of Egypt, placing eighth in a tie with all of the other players defeated in their first matches. He did not compete in the ..
Defex
Defex is a comic book series printed by Aftermath (itself an imprint of Devil's Due Productions). It was first published in October 2004. Its creators are Marv Wolfman (writer), Stefano Caselli (pencils), and Sundar Raj (inks). Six issues of Defex have been printed. Contents 1 Plot2 Dev..
Defiance
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Defiance may refer to: Defiance, Ohio.Defiance, Iowa.Defiance County, Ohio.Defiance, Pennsylvania.Defiance, a book by Savitri Devi.Defiance, a novel by Kenneth Bulmer.Defiance, an expansion campaign for computer game Independence W..
Defiance, Iowa
Defiance is a city in Shelby County, Iowa, along the West Branch of the West Nishnabotna River. The population was 346 at the 2000 census. Geography Defiance is located at [41°49′29″N, 95°20′31″W] (41.824740, -95.342056)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the ..
Defiance, Missouri
Defiance is an unincorporated community in Saint Charles County, Missouri, located on state highway 94. The Katy Trail State Park runs through Defiance, near the Missouri River. It was the final home of frontiersman Daniel Boone. See also Missouri Rhineland ..
Defiance, Ohio
For the band of the same name, see Defiance, Ohio (band). Defiance is a city located in northwestern Ohio, in Defiance County, about 55 miles southwest of Toledo. The population was 16,465 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Defiance County[Geographic references#6GR6]. The city w..
Defiance, Ohio (band)
Defiance, Ohio is an anarchist folk-punk band from Bloomington, Indiana. They are known for their extensive touring and intense, enthusiastic live shows. They are named (tongue in cheek) after the real town Defiance, Ohio. They are unique in that the band features a violin, cello, and double bass,..
Defiance, Pennsylvania
Defiance is a small village in Bedford County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The village is home to approximately 100 residents. Located along Six Mile Run Road (State Route 1036) in Broad Top Township, Pennsylvania, it is home to Defiance Elementary School. There are three employers in Defia..
Defiance (1980 film)
Defiance is a 1980 American film starring Jan-Michael Vincent. ..
Defiance (play)
Defiance is a 2005 play by American playwright John Patrick Shanley. ..
Defiance Campaign
The Defiance Campaign against Unjust Laws was presented by the African National Congress (ANC) at a conference held in Bloemfontein, South Africa in December 1951. 'The ANC decided to implement, a national action the following year, based on non-cooperation with certain laws considered unjust and ..
Defiance College
Defiance College is a independent co-educational 4-year liberal-arts college located on a 150 acre campus in a beautiful residential area of small town Defiance, Ohio, United States. The campus includes eighteen buildings and access to the 200 acre Thoreau Wildlife Sanctuary. The college is a st..
Defiance County, Ohio
Defiance County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 39,500. Its county seat is Defiance6. It was named after an early Army fortification, Fort Defiance, which was named that by Mad Anthony Wayne to signify the settler's "defiance" of the Indians..
Defiant
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Defiant can refer to one of several fictional Star Trek ships: USS Defiant disambiguation page.an episode during the third season of the [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] television series, entitled "Defiant"a British fighter aircraft ..
Defiant (DS9 episode)
"Defiant" is the title of a [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]] episode, from the third season. In this episode, Tom Riker shows up unannounced and uses Kira's interest in him to steal the Defiant. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Once aboard the Defia..
Defiant (G.I. Joe)
The Defiant is a fictional space shuttle complex vehicle and station from the G.I. Joe series, [[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]], line of toys, comics and cartoons. It is also one of the largest playsets in the toyline series. The Defiant is actually composed of three vehicles. One is the Crawler u..
Defiant class starship
The Defiant Development Project's logo The USS Defiant In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the Defiant class of starship is a variety of space-faring vessel used by Starfleet. The Defiant class vessels are among Starfleet's most advanced warships, created in the 2370s in response t..
Defiant Comics
The cover of Warriors of Plasm #1Published by DEFIANTAugust 1993 The DEFIANT Logo Defiant Comics (properly referred to as DEFIANT) was a comic book publishing imprint of Enlightened Entertainment Partners, LP. DEFIANT was established in 1993 by the former Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comic..
Defiant Theatre
Defiant Theatre was a Chicago-based theatre company founded in 1993 by a group of students from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The ecclectic troupe specialized in productions that emphasized inventive stagecraft, perverse and controversial topics, and skillful stage combat. While th..
Defibrator
The defibrator is a thermo mechanical pulping refiner in which the pulp material, such as wood chips, is ground in an environment of steam between a rotating grinding disc (rotor) and a stationary disc (stator) each with radial grooves that provides the grinding surface. Wood chips are fed into the ..
Defibrillation
Typical view of the defibrillator operator. The leader is at the head of the patient, administrating oxygen. Note how the head of the patient is secured between the leader's knees. The defibrilation patches are on. If the AED announces that a shock will be administered, guidelines suggest the oxy..
Defibrillator
A semi-automatic external defibrillator (AED) A defibrillator is a medical device used in the defibrillation of the heart. It consists of a central unit and a set of two electrodes. The central unit provides a source of power and control. The two electrodes are placed directly on or in the pat..
Defibtech
[Defibtech], LLC is a leading innovator in the field of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). The company designs and manufactures the "award-winning," FDA-approved, Lifeline™ and ReviveR™ brands of defibrillators and related accessories. Its products are sold exclusively through a..
Deficient number
In mathematics, a deficient number or defective number is a number n for which σ(n)  2n. The natural numbers were first classified as either deficient, perfect or abundant by Nicomachus in his Introductio Arithmetica (circa 100). See also Abundant numberAlmost perfect numberAmicabl..
Deficit
This article relates to budget deficit. For trade deficit, see balance of payments A budget deficit occurs when an entity (often a government) spends more money than it takes in. The opposite is a budget surplus. The size of a governmental budget deficit is often an important political issue as w..
Deficit hawk
Deficit hawk is an American political slang term for those who place great emphasis on keeping the federal budget under control, and deficits low. John McCain of Arizona and George Voinovich of Ohio are now perhaps the best-known deficit hawks in the United States Senate, as were Sens. Warren Rudma..
Deficit Reduction Act
Deficit Reduction Act may refer to various US legislation, including: Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Deficit Reduction ActOmnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with t..
Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005
The Deficit Reduction Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 2005 is a budget bill. Its status as law is under dispute. Contents 1 Background2 Dispute3 See also4 Sources Background Senate bill S. 1932 passed the Senate and House bill H.R. 4241 passed the House and the Senate bill was ..
Deficit round robin
Deficit round robin (DRR), also deficit weighted round robin (DWRR), is a modified weighted round robin scheduling discipline. DRR was proposed by M. Shreedhar and G. Varghese in 1995. It can handle packets of variable size without knowing their mean size. A maximum packet size number is subtracted ..
Deficit spending
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Deficit spending is the amount by which a government, private company, or individual's spending exceeds income ..
Defied
Defied is a punk rock band from Long Beach/Wilmington, California. They were formed in December 2001 by guitarist, George Romano; bassist, Melvin Trinidad; and drummer, Manuel Mora. Defied soon inducted Brian Zuniga as lead vocalist in February 2002. They soon recorded an independently produced, sel..
DeFilm
DeFilm was a Danish rock band that enjoyed moderate success and popularity within their home country, and parts of Western Europe during the 1980s. The band's name was derived from the remnants of an old Danish theater, whose name (while still intact) was Kommende Film. When the band opted to use t..
Defilter
A Defilter is a slang term for a website which allows unrestricted access for people behind content filtering systems. They work in a similar way to a proxy server, however some data is encrypted to avoid detection. Several free and open source scripts are available to do this, but most of them are ..
Definable
In mathematics, a mathematical object X of some type T is definable, if there exists some predicate P(x) which is expressible using a finite string of mathematical symbols drawn from a finite language, such that P(X) is true and P(Y) is false for all Y of type T such that X ≠ Y. All computable ob..
Definable number
A real number a is first-order definable in the language of set theory, without parameters, if there is a formula φ in the language of set theory, with one free variable, such that a is the unique real number such that φ(a) holds (in the von Neumann universe V). For the purposes of this article, ..
Definable set
In mathematical logic, a definable set is an [n]-ary relation on the domain of a structure whose elements are precisely those elements satisfying some formula in the structure. A set can be defined with or without parameters, which are elements of the domain that can be referenced in the f..
Defined (album)
Defined is an album by popera group Amici Forever released in 2005. Song information Track listing La Fiamma Sacra (The Sacred Flame)Nella FantasiaThe PrayerAranjuez Ma PenseeSo Far AwayNostalgia (La Mia Nostalgia)Core'ngrato (Ungrateful Heart)Land & Freedom (Terra e Liberta)Mon Coeur S'ouvre a T..
Defined and undefined
In mathematics, defined and undefined are used to explain whether or not expressions have meaningful, sensible output. These are also known as "well-behaved" and respectively "ill-behaved". The following algebraic expressions are undefined: [\frac] (see division by zero)[0^0]..
Defined Daily Doses
Defined daily doses (DDDs) are a WHO statistical measure of drug consumption. DDDs are used to standardise the comparative usage of various drugs between themselves or between different healthcare environments. The problem is that different medication can be of different strengths and different po..
Define Insanity
Define Insanity is an American progressive rock project pursued by avant-garde composer Brett Weir and several colleagues, although most of the music is written and performed by Weir. In their short career, Define Insanity has skyrocketed to the height of the San Pedro scene with a record-breakin..
Define Normal
BBC documentary series, first broadcast July 2005. ..
Define the Great Line
Define the Great Line is the fifth album by the Florida-based band Underoath. It was released in the United States on June 20th, 2006. There is a limited edition version of the album, featuring exclusive artwork and a DVD focusing on the making of the album. Contents 1 Track listing2 ..
Defining Length
In genetic algorithms and genetic programming defining length L(H) is the maximum distance between two defining (i.e. non-#) symbols in schema H. In tree GP schemata, L(H) is the number of links in the minimum tree fragment including all the non-= symbols within a schema H. References [Foundat..
Defining vocabulary
A defining vocabulary is a published, stable, and culturally accepted core glossary specifically used by dictionary publishers to standardize their use of simple words to explain complex words, and culture-specific idioms or metaphors. It can also be published as a defining dictionary, but the most..
Definist fallacy
The definist fallacy involves the confusion between two notions by defining one in terms of the other. G. E. Moore, for example, argued that "good" should not be defined in terms of "producing pleasure", because it would always make sense to ask of a pleasureable thing whether or not it was in fact..
Definitely Maybe
Definitely Maybe is the highly acclaimed debut album of English band Oasis, first released in 1994 on Creation Records. Many of the songs had originally appeared on their "Live Demonstration" demo recorded in Liverpool the year before with Chris and Tony Griffiths of The Real People. The main rec..
Definitely Maybe (novel)
Definitely Maybe (Russian: За миллиард лет до конца света, translit:Za milliard let do konza sveta, literal translation: One billion years before the end of the world) is a science-fiction novel written in 1976 by Strugatski brothers. Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warni..
Definitely Not the Opera
Definitely Not the Opera (DNTO) is a magazine-style radio programme focusing on aspects of pop culture. The program is broadcast on CBC Radio One on Saturday afternoons, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. (Eastern time). DNTO was first broadcast in 1994 and has remained one of CBC's top-rated radio programs th..
Definiteness
In grammatical theory, definiteness is a feature of noun phrases, distinguishing between entities which are specific and identifiable in a given context (definite noun phrases) and entities which are not (indefinite noun phrases). There is considerable variation in the expression of definiteness ac..
Definite Article
Definite Article is the title of British comedian Eddie Izzard's 1996 performance released on video and CD. The video/DVD and CD performances were both recorded on different nights at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, England. Both recordings cover topics such as The Italian Job, Pavlov's dog..
Definite article reduction
Definite Article Reduction (DAR) is the term used in recent linguistic work to refer to the use of vowel-less forms of the definite article in northern dialects of English English, for example in the Yorkshire dialect and accent, often represented t’ or th’. The mid 20th century Survey of Engli..
Definite bilinear form
In mathematics, a definite bilinear form B is one for which B(v, v) has a fixed sign (positive or negative) when it is not 0. To give a formal definition, let K be one of the fields R (real numbers) or C (complex numbers). Suppose that V is a vector space over K, and B : V × V → K ..
Definite clause grammar
A definite clause grammar (DCG) is a way of expressing grammatical relationships. They are commonly used with the Prolog programming language. See also Phrase structure grammarProlog External links [Definite Clause Grammars][Definite Clause Grammars - Not Just for Parsing Anymore&#..
Definite description
A definite description is a denoting phrase in the form of "the X" where X is a noun-phrase or a singular common noun that picks out a specific individual or object. For example: "the tallest student in the class", "the first monkey in space", "the 42nd President of the United States of America", a..
Definite pitch
In music, a sound or note of definite pitch is one of which it is possible or relatively easy to discern the pitch or frequency of the fundamental, as opposed to sounds of indefinite pitch. Sounds with definite pitch have harmonic frequency spectra or close to harmonic spectra. ..
Definition
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. A definition delimits or describes the meaning of a concept or term by stating the essential properties of the entities or objects denoted by that concept or term. The word or phrase to be defined is the definiendum (plural: definienda) and the phrase de..
Definition-Use Chain
A Definition-Use Chain (DU Chain) consists of a definition, D, of a variable and all the uses, U, reachable from that definition without any other intervening definitions. A definition can have many forms, but is generally taken to mean the assignment of some value to a variable (which is differen..
Definitions of brainwashing and deprogramming
Various definitions of deprogramming and related terms have been proposed. This article attempts to distinguish the various usages and meanings of the terms: brainwashingcoercive persuasiondeprogrammingexit counselingmind control Deprogramming means persuading a cult recruit that he had been a vict..
Definitions of capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system in which the capital is owned either by individuals or corporations. In such a system, the amount and type of development is typically limited by activities which support the accumulation and reinvestment of profits. Capitalism might also be considered the free mark..
Definitions of fascism
Part of the Politics series onFascism Definition Definitions of fascism Varieties and derivatives of fascism Italian fascism Nazism Neo-Fascism Rexism Falangism Ustaše Clerical fascism Austrofascism Crypto-fascism Japanese fascism Greek fascism Brazilian Integralism Fascist political parties..
Definitions of Logic
Most treatises on logic begin with a discursion on the difficulty of defining the subject. Nevertheless, a definition is felt to be necessary. Here is a short summary of Definitions of logic that logicians throughout history have attempted, arranged in approximate chronological order. The tool fo..
Definitions of Palestine and Palestinian
The term Palestine and the related term Palestinian have several overlapping (and occasionally contradictory) definitions. See also: Palestine (disambiguation)Palestinian territories - variously definedPalestinian Authority - government over West Bank and Gaza Contents 1 Palestine1.1 P..
Definition (disambiguation)
A definition delimits or describes the meaning of a concept or term. Definition may also mean: Definition (visual arts), the quality of a graphic or auditory reproductionDogmatic definition, the pronunciation of religious doctrine by a Pope or an ecumenical councilA statement declaring, and possib..
Definition (Jersey album)
Definition is an EP released by Jersey for Fueled by Ramen on May 8, 2001. Track listing "Right To Know" – 2:55"All Rise" – 3:20"Halfway There" – 2:34"Institution" – 3:16"Down Time" – 2:52..
Definition (TV series)
Definition was a Canadian television game show, which aired on CTV from 1974 to 1989. The show was hosted by Bob McLean for its first season and by Jim Perry thereafter. Nick Nicholson and Roger Muir, the masterminds behind The Newlywed Game, created the series. Veteran Toronto weatherman Dave Deva..
Definition (visual arts)
Definition is used to refer to the degree of detail in a graphic image, piece of artwork, or any other object. ..
Definition of human powered circumnavigation
The first human powered circumnavigation of the Earth was completed by Colin Angus May 20th, 2006 after he cycled, trekked and rowed his way around the planet. Definition of a Human Powered Global Circumnavigation A true global circumnavigation is a route that follows a perfect circle around Earth..
Definition of life controversy
Life is notoriously difficult to define. Many organisms such as Animals, Plants, Bacteria, Fungi and Protists have been classified as alive, while other entities which have seemed to fit the criteria do not under closer examination. The discussion may have ethical implications in cases such as the e..
Definition of music
This article discusses the definition of music. Music is an art, entertainment, or other human activity which involves organized and audible sound, though definitions may vary. Defining music is as difficult as defining art or any other subjective phenomenon. It is a problem that has been tackled a..
Definition of philosophy
The definition of philosophy is famously a difficult matter, and indeed many definitions of philosophy begin by stating that it is famously difficult. Nonetheless, a review of standard reference works suggests that there is a broad agreement among the philosophers who write these reference works,..
Definition of planet
[Featured articles   ] The planet Neptune and its moon Triton, taken by Voyager 2 as it entered the outer solar system The definition of planet has proven elusive despite the term being one of the best-known terms in astronomy. The term planet has existed for thou..
Definition of social wellbeing
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Definition of Sound
Definition Of Sound is London, England-based dance music duo consisting of producers Kevin Clark and Don Weekes. They had several songs enter the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including "Moira Jane's Café," which hit #1 in 1992. Although they had no Hot 100 entries, the song "Now Is Tomorrow"..
Definition of terrorism
TerrorismGeneral Definitions Conventions Counterterrorism War on Terrorism Lists Organizations Incidents Types Nationalist Religious State State-sponsored Racist Narcoterrorism Anarchist Political Eco-terrorism Tactics Hijacking Assassination IED (bomb) Car bombing Su..
Definition of the situation
The definition of the situation is a fundamental concept in symbolic interactionism. It is a kind of collective agreement between people on the characteristics of a situation, and from there, how to appropriately react and fit into it. Establishing a definition of the situation requires that the..
Definitive
Definitive is used to describe several things: As an adjective, [[wikt:definitive|definitive]] describes something which is considered an authoritative, final or conclusive example or version of its type. In philately, a definitive is a common issue postage stamp that is part of a complete series,..
Definitive (TV series)
redirect [[Template:Context]]The Definitive is a show on MTV2. Episode list: Episode 2: Animation* Tupac - "Do For Love"* Pearl Jam - "Do the Evolution"* Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Californication" Episode 43: Drag* Aerosmith - "Dude (Looks like a Lady)"* The Donnas - "Take It Off"* Eminem - "Withou..
Definitive Collection
Definitive Collection is a compilation album from Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released in Holland (Epic 480552 9) and Austria (Sony 480552 9) on November 7, 1995. Contents 1 History2 Track listing2.0.1 Disc 12.0.2 Disc 2 History Three years after the appearanc..
Definitive INXS/The Best of INXS
The Best of INXS is a greatest hits compilation released by Australian rock band INXS in June 4 2002 (see 2002 in music). The compilation was a minor chart success in the United Kingdom peaking at number 15. In the United States the album reached number 144 and has sold 373,000 copies sinc its rel..
Definitive Jux
Definitive Juxtaposition (also known as Def Jux) is an independent hip hop record label based in New York City, United States. Contents 1 Artists2 Releases3 Music sample4 See also5 External link Artists Members of the Definitive Juxtaposition roster are affectionately..
Definitive stamp
A definitive postage stamp is a regular issue stamp that is part of a definitive issue or definitive series consisting of a range of denominations sufficient to cover all postal rates usefully. (An "issue" generally means a set that is put on sale all at the same time, while a "series" is spread out..
Definitor
A DEFINITOR is, in Latin, he who defines. In the church, however, this is a title (not an ordination) with different specific uses : Secular Definitors In a deanery (part of a diocese, grouping several neighbouring parishes): *either the second (and unique) highest office, immediately below the De..
Defi mini-putt
Défi Mini-Putt was a weekly show in the early 1990s on the Quebec cable sports network, Réseau des sports (RDS). It was the first professional miniature golf tournament to be regularly broadcast in Quebec. Although the format of the show varied over the years, the typical set-up for the 30-min..
DefJay
DefJay is an internet radio station located in Miami, Florida. External links [DefJay] ..
Deflagration
thumb Deflagration is a process of subsonic combustion that usually propagates through thermal conductivity (hot burning material heats the next layer of cold material and ignites it). Deflagration is different from detonation which is supersonic and propagates through shock compression. Appl..
DEFLATE
DEFLATE is a lossless data compression algorithm that uses a combination of the LZ77 algorithm and Huffman coding. It was originally defined by Phil Katz for version 2 of his PKZIP archiving tool, and was later specified in RFC 1951. DEFLATE is widely thought to be free of any subsisting patents,..
Deflated Chime, Foals Slightly Flower Sibylline Responses
Deflated Chime, Foals Slightly Flower Sibylline Responses is a limited edition tour only EP by Elephant Six indie rock band Of Montreal. The EP contains two previously released songs and two new songs. Tracklisting Wraith Pinned to the Mist (and Other Games)Disconnect the DotsPsychotic FeelingN..
Deflationary spiral
A Deflationary Spiral is where psychological deflation becomes entrenched and deflation becomes the norm for an economy. Deflation occurs, and an expectation and belief takes hold that deflation will continue. This leads to further deflation. The best example is undoubtedly the deflation of the ..
Deflationary theory of truth
The deflationary theory of truth is a family of theories which all have in common the claim that assertions that predicate truth of a statement do not provide any substantive information or insight into the nature of truth. Deflationary theories need to be carefully distinguished from so-called pr..
Deflation (disambiguation)
Deflation is a decrease in the money supply, or a decrease in the general price level. Deflation may also refer to: DEFLATE (algorithm), original to PKZIPEolian erosion, also called deflation This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same tit..
Deflation (economics)
"Deflation" redirects here. For , see . Deflation is an increase in the market value of money which is equivalent to a decrease in the general price level, over a period of time. Deflation is the opposite of inflation. The terms is also used to refer to a decrease in the size of the money supply.�..
Deflection
Deflection happens when an object hits a plane surface Contents 1 Physics1.1 See also2 Construction3 Automotive Physics In physics deflection is the event where an object collides and bounces against a plane surface. In such collisions involving a sphere and a plane, ..
Deflection routing
Deflection routing, also known as hot potato routing, is a routing strategy for networks based on packet switching which can reduce the need of buffering packets. Every packet has preferred outputs along which it wants to leave the router, and when possible a packet is sent along one of these outpu..
Deflector shield
A deflector shield is a fictional technology commonly found in science fiction. Typically, deflector shields (often referred to as simply "shields") are some form of energy field designed to deflect kinetic or electromagnetic energy. The field is projected along the surface of, or into the space ar..
Deflector shield (Halo)
In the video game [[Halo: Combat Evolved]], deflector shields are worn by certain [[Halo: Combat Evolved|Covenant]] personnel, placed as stationary defences (much like a physical shield), and equipped by the SPARTAN-IIs as a core component of their MJOLNIR powered armor. The shields may be literall..
Deflector shield (Stargate)
Deflector shields are seen many times throughout the Stargate universe, most notably the variety used by the Goa'uld Contents 1 Goa'uld/Tok'ra shielding1.1 Personal defense shields1.2 Ship shields2 Asgard shielding3 Ancient shielding4 References Goa'uld/Tok'ra shiel..
Defleshing
During the middle ages, Defleshing was a mortuary procedure mainly used to transport human remains over long distances. Defleshing was only used by nobility. It involved removing skin, muscles, and organs from a body, leaving only the bones. In this procedure, the head, arms, and legs are detache..
Deflexion
Deflexion is a Chess-like board game using lasers. Players alternate turns moving Egyptian-themed pieces around the playing field after which they fire their low powered laser diode with the goal of illuminating their opponent's pieces to eliminate them from the game. Pieces have small mirrors attac..
Deflocculant
A deflocculant is a thinning agent used to reduce viscosity or prevent flocculation; incorrectly called a "dispersant." Most deflocculants are low-molecular weight anionic polymers that neutralize positive charges on clay edges. Examples include polyphosphates, lignosulfonates, quebracho and various..
Defloration
Defloration is the act of removing a woman's virginity, especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse. Defloration may refer to the sexual act of anal defloration. See also Droit de seigneur ..
Deflowered
Deflowered is the second album by queercore band Pansy Division. Track listing "Reciprocate" — 2:52"Groovy Underwear" — 3:38"Anonymous" — 2:55"Fluffy City" — 3:22"James Bondage" — 2:51"Negative Queen" — 3:21"Denny" — 2:38"Rachbottomoff" — 4:02"Beercan Boy" — 2:13"Kissed" — 2:2..
Defocus aberration
In optics, defocus is the one aberration familiar to nearly everyone who has ever needed eyeglasses or used a camera, videocamera, microscope, telescope, or binoculars, as it simply means out of focus. Optically, defocus refers to a translation along the optical axis away from the plane or surface ..
Defoe
Defoe can refer to: Daniel Defoe, an authorJermain Defoe, a footballerDefoe Shipbuilding Company, a former shipyard in Bay City, Michigan, which ceased operations on 31 December 1975.This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an r..
Defoe Shipbuilding Company
Harry J. Defoe organized the Defoe Boat and Motor Works in 1905 on the Saginaw River in Bay City, Michigan. At that time, the firm built "knock-down" boats and gasoline powered boats for business and pleasure. In 1917, the company got its first Navy contract for five Spent Torpedo Chasers. This o..
Defogger
A defogger is a device for clearing condensation from a window, which can also be useful for melting frost, ice, and snow that has collected on the window surface. They commonly exist in automobiles, in two basic varieties. Heating vents can be used to blow warm air over the window surface. Anoth..
Defoid languages
The Defoid languages constitute a branch of the Benue-Congo language family, and the name of the language family derives from the fact that nearly all of the ethnic groups who speak member languages refer to the city of Ilé Ifè as their place of origin - Defoid = èdè ('language')+ ifè (Ife) +..
Defoliant
A defoliant is any chemical sprayed or dusted on plants to cause its leaves to fall off. A classic example of a highly toxic defoliant used for tactical purposes is Agent Orange, which was used widely by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1970. Defoliants differ from herbicides ..
DeFord Bailey
DeFord Bailey (December 14, 1899 – July 2, 1982) was an early country music star and the first African American performer on the Grand Ole Opry. Bailey played several instruments but is best known for his harmonica tunes. He was one of the few notable African-American stars in country music. ..
Deforestation
Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non-forested. Historically, this meant conversion to grassland or to its artificial counterpart, grainfields; however, the Industrial Revolution added urbanization and technological uses. Generally this removal or destruction of significant areas ..
DeForest Kelley
Jackson DeForest Kelley (January 20, 1920 – June 11, 1999) was an actor best known for his starring role as Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy of the USS Enterprise in the television series [[Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek]] and six of its subsequent movies. Contents 1 Childhood2 Fi..
DeForest Richards
DeForest Richards (1846-08-06–1903-04-28) was an American banker, farmer, and politician. He was the fifth Governor of the state of Wyoming, and the first to die while still in office. Born in Charlestown, New Hampshire, Richards became involved in the post-Civil War Reconstruction after co..
DeForest Soaries
DeForest Soaries Reverend DeForest Blake "Buster" Soaries, Jr. (born August 20, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African American Baptist minister, politician, author and public advocate, from Franklin Park, New Jersey. He is formerly the chairman of the federal Election Assistance Commission,..
Deformable body
This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject.Please help recruit one, or improve this page yourself}} if you can. See [discussion page] for details. A deformable body is a body that deforms, meaning it changes its shape or volume while being acted upon by..
Deformable mirror
Deformable mirror (DM) represent the most convenient tool for wavefront control and correction of optical aberrations. Deformable mirrors are used in combination with wavefront sensors and real-time control system in adaptive optics. The shape of the DM can be controlled with a speed that is appro..
Deformation
In engineering mechanics, deformation is a change in shape due to an applied force. This can be a result of tensile (pulling) forces, compressive (pushing) forces, shear, bending or torsion (twisting). In the figure it can be seen that the compressive loading (indicated by the arrow) has caused ..
Deformation retract
In topology, a retraction, as the name suggests, "retracts" an entire space into a subspace. A deformation retraction is a map which captures the idea of continuously shrinking a space into a subspace. Formal definitions Let X be a topological space and A a subspace of X. Then a continuous map ..
Deformation theory
In mathematics, deformation theory is the study of infinitesimal conditions associated with varying a solution P of a problem to slightly different solutions Pε, where ε is a small number, or vector of small quantities. The infinitesimal conditions are therefore the result of applyin..
Deformed workers' state
In Trotskyist political theory, deformed workers' states are states where the bourgeoisie has been overthrown through social revolution, the industrial means of production have been largely nationalized bringing benefits to the working class, but where the working class has never held political powe..
Deformity
A deformity is a major difference in the shape of the body or a body part compared to the average shape for the area in question. Deformity may arise from numerous causes, for instance: A genetic mutationComplications at birthA growth or hormone disorderReconstructive surgery following a severe inj..
Defrag
This article is about Microsoft's Utility. For the process of defragmentation, see Defragmentation. Microsoft Windows XP Disk Defragmenter Defrag or Disk Defragmenter is a program included with most versions of the MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows operating systems starting from MS-DOS 6.0 (199..
DeFRaG
The current DeFRaG menu screen DeFRaG is a free mod for id Software's Quake III. Unlike most other first person shooters, the player's main objective is not to kill opponents but rather to perform trickjumps and speedruns. Depending on the individual player, the style with which these are acc..
Defragmentation
In the context of administering computer systems, defragmentation (or defragging) is a process that eliminates fragmentation in file systems. It does this by physically reorganizing the contents of the disk in order to store the pieces of each file close together and in order (contiguously). It also..
Defreine
The factual accuracy of this article is [Accuracy disputedisputed]. Please see the relevant discussion on the [..
Defrocking
To defrock or laicize a priest is to deprive him of the right to exercise the functions of the priestly office. Various religions with priests have different procedures for doing this. Roman Catholicism In Roman Catholicism, a laicized priest is forbidden to exercise his priestly functions, but a..
Defrost
Defrosting is a procedure, performed periodically on refrigerators and freezers to maintain their operating effiency. Over time water vapour in the air condenses on the cooling elements within the cabinet. The resulting ice inhibits heat transfer out of the cabinet increasing running costs. Further..
Defrutum
Defrutum is a reduction of must used by cooks and others in ancient Rome. It was made by boiling down grape juice or must in large kettles until it had been reduced by at least half. The sweetest defrutum was further boiled down into an even stronger concentrate called sapa. The main culinary use o..
Defter
Defter was a cadastral tax census carried out by the Ottoman Empire. The defters collected information about villages, dwellings, household heads (adult males and widows), and ethnicities. ..
Deftinge
Deftinge is a small village which makes up part of the municipality of Lierde in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The village's coat of arms is of unknown origin. The arms were granted on February 24, 1819 and confirmed on July 21, 1843. External links [Page on Deftinge] from the o..
Deftones
Deftones is a multi-platinum-selling, Grammy award-winning Alternative Metal band from Sacramento, California. Personnel are Chino Moreno (vocals, guitar), Stephen Carpenter (guitar), Abe Cunningham (drums), Chi Cheng (bass) and turntablist/keyboardist/sampler player Frank Delgado. (Incidentally, ..
Deftones (album)
Deftones is the Deftones' self-titled fourth album. It was released in 2003 through Maverick Records. This was originally to be titled "Lovers" as stated in earlier interviews. The actual song "Lovers" does however exist on the UK single for "Hexagram" as a B-side. Contents 1 Track listin..
Defunct af2 teams
The following is a list of arena football minor-league teams that, at one time, played in the af2. Baton Rouge Blaze (2001)Iowa Barnstormers (2001) - not to be confused with the Iowa Barnstormers (now New York Dragons) of the AFLLafayette Roughnecks (2001)Lincoln Lightning (2001)Roanoke Steam (2000..
Defunct Arena Football League teams
The following is a list of football teams that, at one time, played in the Arena Football League. Albany Firebirds (1990-2000; later, the Indiana Firebirds from 2001-2004)Charlotte Rage (1992-1996)Carolina Cobras (2000-2004)Chicago Politicians (1986 "playtest game" only)Chicago Bruisers (1987-89)Ci..
Defunct NFL teams
The following is a list and brief history of football teams that at one time played in the National Football League. Note that the purpose of the list is for NFL teams that no longer exist; this list does not include teams that relocated. However, in some cases, it is hard to tell if a team changed ..
DeFunis v. Odegaard
DeFunis v. Odegaard, 416 U.S. 312 (1974)[#endnote_citation], was a United States Supreme Court case that was determined to be moot, and therefore could not go forward. A student who had been denied admission to the University of Washington School of Law, and had then been provisionally adm..
Defuzzification
Defuzzification is the process of producing a quantifiable result in fuzzy logic. Typically, a fuzzy system will have a number of rules that transform a number of variables into a "fuzzy" result, that is, the result is described in terms of membership in fuzzy sets. For example, rules designed to de..
Defy-ID
Defy-ID is a network of groups and people in the United Kingdom opposed to the introduction of the proposed National Identity Register and national identity card scheme. See also NO2IDPressure groups in the United KingdomUK topics External links http://www.defy-id.org.uk ..
Defy You
Defy You is a popular song by punk/alternative band, The Offspring. It was recorded (along with its own music video) after the release of their CD Conspiracy of One so that it would be in the movie, Orange County. Besides the Orange County soundtrack, the song was also released on the single entit..
Def American
Def American was a record label which was founded by record producer Rick Rubin after he left Def Jam in 1988. The name of the label changed to American Recordings in 1993. Def American was distributed by WEA. See also List of record labels ..
Def by Temptation
Def by Temptation is a horror film directed by James Bond III and stars Kadeem Hardison, Samuel L. Jackson, and Bill Nunn. It was released in March of 1990. ..
Def Comedy Jam
Def Comedy Jam was an HBO television series produced by hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons. The series ran from 1992 to 1997 and helped to launch the careers of several African-American stand-up comedians. Some comedians who have appeared on Def Comedy Jam: David ChappelleChris RockCedric the En..
DEF CON
For the term DEFCON as used in the military sense, see Defense Condition. For the computer game, see Defcon (computer game) DEF CON is the world's largest annual hacker convention, held every year in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first DEF CON took place in June 1993. DEF CON is renowned for the "arcane..
Def Con Dos
Def Con Dos or DCD (Spanish for Def Con Two) is a rap metal band from Madrid, Spain. Greatly influenced by hip hop bands Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, and Run D.M.C., and rock band Siniestro Total, they started rapping over hip hop bases created by producer Julián Hernández (musician and singer of ..
Def FX
Def FX (1990-1997) were an Australian industrial-dance-rock group, formed in Sydney. The core of the group was keyboardist and vocalist Sean Lowry (also a visual artist) and vocalist Fiona Horne (A famous Wiccan and environmentalist). Top 50 ARIA hit "Psychoactive Summer" is exemplary of Def FX's m..
DEF II
DEF II was a programming strand on BBC2, which aired at 6pm on Mondays and Wednesdays from May 9, 1988 to May 23, 1994, to serve the teenage market. It was produced by Janet Street-Porter, and followed on from her influential youth-tv show Network 7, on Channel 4. In fact, many of the presenters and..
Def Jam: Fight for NY
Def Jam: Fight for NY is the sequel of Def Jam Vendetta, a hip hop-influenced 3D fighting game released for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube. The game features several rappers, including Method Man, Snoop Dogg, and Busta Rhymes, as well as the voices and likeness of other actors and celebriti..
Def Jam 3: Back to the Streets
Def Jam 3: Back to the Streets (working title) is the third of EA Games hip hop fighting game series, due out for next-gen consoles. The latest installment will look and sound like a cutting edge video while offering the "intensity and drama" of a big budget film. The video games is developed b..
Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover
Def Jam: Fight for NY: The Takeover is a fighting game for the PlayStation Portable. The game is a port of [[Def Jam: Fight for NY]]. In addition to all of the features in the original game, The Takeover will include new blazin' moves and four new venues. The Takeover will start shipping starting on..
Def Jam Recordings
Def Jam Recordings Parent company Universal Music Group Founded 1984 Founder(s) Russell SimmonsRick Rubin Distributing label The Island Def Jam Music Group (U.S.) Genre(s) Hip hop, R&B, Grime (Minority) Country United States Web site http://www.defjam.com/ Def Jam Recordin..
Def Jam Recordings artists
This is a list of current and former artists for Def Jam Recordings or one of its associated labels. A caret (*) denotes an artist who no longer records for the label. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Amil* (Roc-A-Fella)AshantiAztek (Roc-La-Familia) B Bean..
Def Jam Vendetta
Def Jam Vendetta is a video game. It was released for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube. Contents 1 Gameplay2 Reaction3 Story4 Box Art Gameplay The game features a largely unmodified "Aki engine" with some minor button mashing elements added, no create a wrestler mode, and sig..
Def Jef
Def Jef (born Jeffrey Forster) is an American alternative hip hop artist and rapper of the late 1980s and early 1990s. His debut album was 1989's Just a Poet With a Soul, which won critical acclaim for sociopolitical lyrics and original beats. He was unable to live up to the expectations for his s..
Def Leppard
Def Leppard are an English hard rock band from Sheffield who formed in 1977 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. Thanks to their classic albums, 1983's Pyromania and 1987's Hysteria, Def Leppard became one of the top selling rock bands of the 1980s. Contents 1 Music2 Histor..
Def Leppard discography
Complete discography for the British hard rock band Def Leppard. (Includes mainly North American and UK releases for singles and albums, along with chart positions and sales certifications) Contents 1 Albums2 Singles3 Full-Length Video/DVD Releases4 Unofficial or related..
Def Leppard EP
The Def Leppard EP, also known as the Getcha Rocks Off EP, is an EP that was released by the band Def Leppard. Track List Ride Into The SunGetcha Rocks OffOverture Line up Joe Elliott: Lead VocalsPete Willis: GuitarSteve Clark: GuitarRick Savage: BassFrank Noon: Drums ..
Def Poetry
Def Poetry, also known as Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry or Def Poetry Jam, is an HBO television series produced by hip-hop music entrepreneur Russell Simmons. The series presents performances by poets who are established in the world of slam poetry, as well as up-and-coming ones. Well-known a..
Def Squad
Def Squad is a rap crew consisting of Erick Sermon, Redman & Keith Murray. Jamal Phillips is considered an honorary member of the Def Squad. Albums El Nino(1998, Def Jam)Def Squad presents Erick Onasis(2000, Dreamworks) ..
Def Tech
Def Tech are a Japanese band. Def Tech has enjoyed amazing success for being signed with an independent label and had the 3rd best selling album in 2005. Def Tech performed at Live8 in Tokyo in July 2005. Def Tech is the one of the most popular bands in Japan. Members Shen - originally from Hawaii..
Def Wish Cast
Def Wish Cast are a Sydney hip hop group who released their first and only LP, Knights of the Underground Table in 1992. Though they only released one album, they remain legendary in the Sydney and Australian hip hop scene as pioneers, they achieved notable success in Europe. Def Wish Cast compri..
De facto
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. See De Facto (band) for the American band. De facto is a Latin expression that means "in fact" or "in practice". It is commonly used in contrast to de jure (which means "by law") when referring to matters of law, governance, or tech..
De Facto (band)
See De facto for the Latin expression. De Facto were a dub reggae side project of Cedric Bixler Zavala, and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of At The Drive-In, keyboardist Isaiah Ikey Owens, and soundman Jeremy Michael Ward. The original band consisted of Omar, Cedric, and Jeremy playing local shows around ..
De facto corporation and corporation by estoppel
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De facto currencies
A de facto currency is a unit of money that is not legal tender in a country but is treated as such by most of the populace. The United States dollar and the Euro are the most common de facto currencies. USD Countries The following have the USD a their de facto currency. Lebanon. ..
De facto Federal Interventor of Córdoba
The De facto Federal Interventor of Córdoba was the person appointed to manage the province of Córdoba by one of the many military governments in Argentina following federal intervention. On some occasions the Federal Interventor was named Governor of Córdoba. These are the military appointed in..
De facto head of state
A de facto head of state is an office-holder who fulfils some, many or all of the functions of a head of state. However legally they are not a head of state but simply act like a head of state in the absence of the state's legal and official, or de jure, head of state. Michaëlle Jean, Governor G..
De facto independence
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. De facto is a Latin expression that means "in fact" or "in practice". It is commonly used in contrast to de jure (which means "by law") when referring to matters of law, governance, or technique (such as standards), that are found i..
De facto recognition
In international law, de facto recognition of a country is unofficial recognition. It is derived from actions and contacts between two states on a political level. These can include: Diplomatic activities by representatives of the states involved in connection with tasks between states, relations..
De Finetti
de Finetti usually refers to the Italian probabilist and statistician Bruno de Finetti, noted for the "operational subjective" conception of probability. His works include: de Finetti's theorem, which explains why exchangeable observations are conditionally independent given some (usually) unobserv..
De Finetti's theorem
In probability theory, de Finetti's theorem explains why exchangeable observations are conditionally independent given some (usually) unobservable quantity to which an epistemic probability distribution would then be assigned. It is named in honor of Bruno de Finetti. One of the differences betwee..
De Finetti diagram
A de Finetti diagram. A de Finetti diagram, named after the Italian statistician Bruno de Finetti (1906 — 1985), can be used to graph the genotype frequencies of populations, where there are two alleles and the population is diploid. It is based on an equilateral triangle, and the theor..
De Forest
Lee De Forest - American inventor with over 300 patents to his credit.De Forest, Wisconsin - village in Dane County, Wisconsin, along the Yahara River. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you ..
De Forest, Wisconsin
De Forest is a village in Dane County, Wisconsin, along the Yahara River. The population was 7,368 at the 2000 census. Geography De Forest is located at [43°14′45″N, 89°20′45″W] (43.245751, -89.345869)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census..
De Forest (crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..
De Franchis theorem
In mathematics, the De Francis theorem is one of a number of closely-related statements applying to compact Riemann surfaces, or, more generally, algebraic curves, X and Y, in the case of genus g > 1. The simplest is that the automorphism group of X is finite (see though Hurwitz's automorphisms theo..
De Funiak Springs, Florida
De Funiak Springs is a city in Walton County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,089 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 5,141.[link] Contents 1 Geography2 History3 Demographics4 External links Geography De..

 

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