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  2. Sort code - Wikipedia

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    Sort codes are the domestic bank codes used to route money transfers between financial institutions in the United Kingdom, and in the Republic of Ireland. They are six-digit hierarchical numerical addresses that specify clearing banks, clearing systems, regions, large financial institutions, groups of financial institutions and ultimately resolve to individual branches.

  3. Transcription (biology) - Wikipedia

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    In bacteria, it was historically thought that the sigma factor is definitely released after promoter clearance occurs. This theory had been known as the obligate release model. However, later data showed that upon and following promoter clearance, the sigma factor is released according to a stochastic model known as the stochastic release model ...

  4. Universal Product Code - Wikipedia

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    A UPC barcode. The Universal Product Code (UPC or UPC code) is a barcode symbology that is used worldwide for tracking trade items in stores.. The chosen symbology has bars (or spaces) of exactly 1, 2, 3, or 4 units wide each; each decimal digit to be encoded consists of two bars and two spaces chosen to have a total width of 7 units, in both an "even" and an "odd" parity form, which enables ...

  5. Open source - Wikipedia

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    Open-source software is software which source code is published and made available to the public, enabling anyone to copy, modify and redistribute the source code without paying royalties or fees. [42] LibreOffice and the GNU Image Manipulation Program are examples of open source software. As they do with proprietary software, users must accept ...

  6. Clearance (civil engineering) - Wikipedia

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    The clearance values may depend on the heights and types of the obstacles. For example, in Flanders, the horizontal clearance next to the paths for poles, lampposts and trees is 0.75 metres (2 ft 6 in), and for walls and fences is 1 metre (3 ft 3 in). The horizontal clearance from the edge of the path to the curb is based on curb heights. For ...

  7. Atelectasis - Wikipedia

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    Atelectasis is the partial collapse or closure of a lung resulting in reduced or absent gas exchange. It is usually unilateral, affecting part or all of one lung. [2] It is a condition where the alveoli are deflated down to little or no volume, as distinct from pulmonary consolidation, in which they are filled with liquid.

  8. Hypercapnia - Wikipedia

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    Hypercapnia (from the Greek hyper = "above" or "too much" and kapnos = "smoke"), also known as hypercarbia and CO 2 retention, is a condition of abnormally elevated carbon dioxide (CO 2) levels in the blood.

  9. Mine clearance organization - Wikipedia

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    A mine clearance organization, or demining organization, is an organization involved in the removal of landmines and unexploded ordnance ... Code of Conduct;