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  • database machine — (hardware)   A computer or special hardware that stores and retrieves data from a database. It is specially designed for database access and is coupled to the main (front-end) computer(s) by a high-speed channel. This contrasts with a database server, which is a computer in a local area network that holds a database. The database machine is tightly coupled to the main CPU, whereas the database server is loosely coupled via the network.
  • debating chamber — a room where a legislative assembly holds debates
  • dehumidification — Dehumidification is the removal of vapor from a gas-vapor mixture.
  • devonshire cream — clotted cream.
  • diacetylmorphine — heroin.
  • dialysis machine — device: kidney treatment
  • dimethylcarbinol — isopropyl alcohol.
  • disfranchisement — to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
  • dredging machine — dredge1 (def 1).
  • electromechanics — the engineering aspects of devices that are controlled by either static or magnetic electric charges
  • encephalomalacia — (medicine) A localized softening of the brain substance, due to hemorrhage or inflammation.
  • enriched uranium — uranium in which the proportion of the fissile isotope U-235 has been increased to make it more fissile
  • escape mechanism — way of avoiding reality
  • examine-in-chief — to examine (one's own witness) in attempting to adduce a case
  • exhibition match — a sports match which is not part of a competition but instead serves the function of demonstrating the skills of the players
  • firewall machine — (networking, security)   A dedicated gateway server with special security precautions on it, used to service external connections (typically from the public Internet). The firewall machine protects servers and networks hidden behind it from crackers. The typical firewall is an inexpensive microprocessor-based Unix machine with no critical data, with public network ports on it, but just one carefully watched connection back to the rest of the cluster. The special precautions may include threat monitoring, call-back, and even a complete iron box keyable to particular incoming IDs or activity patterns. The type of network and security environment of a firewall machine is often called a De-Militarised Zone (DMZ). It may contain other servers such as e-mail servers or proxy gateways - machines that need to be publicly accessible but also need some access to internal systems. Also known as a (Venus) flytrap after the insect-eating plant.
  • franking machine — a machine that franks letters
  • french community — a cultural and economic association of France, its overseas departments and territories, and former French territories that chose to maintain association after becoming independent republics: formed 1958.
  • french ice cream — a type of ice cream in which an egg and cream mixture is cooked to a light custard before being frozen.
  • galenic pharmacy — the art or practice of preparing and dispensing galenicals.
  • haemodynamically — from a hemodynamic point of view
  • hamming distance — (data)   The minimum number of bits that must be changed in order to convert one bit string into another. Named after the mathematician Richard Hamming.
  • heinrich himmler — Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1900–45, German Nazi leader and chief of the secret police.
  • hematocrystallin — (biology, archaic) hemoglobin.
  • hemolytic anemia — an anemic condition characterized by the destruction of red blood cells: seen in some drug reactions and in certain infectious and hereditary disorders.
  • high-compression — of a modern type of internal-combustion engine designed so that the fuel mixture is compressed into a smaller cylinder space, resulting in more pressure on the pistons and more power
  • high-maintenance — needing frequent maintenance or repair: My bike is high-maintenance; this is its third front wheel this month.
  • high-performance — A high-performance car or other product goes very fast or does a lot.
  • hispano-american — Spanish.
  • huffman encoding — Huffman coding
  • hydraulic cement — cement that can solidify under water.
  • hyper-conformity — action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc.
  • hyper-excitement — an excited state or condition.
  • hyperinsulinemic — Suffering from or characterized by hyperinsulinemia, an excessively high level of insulin in the blood.
  • hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hypnagogic image — an image experienced by a person just before falling asleep, which often resembles a hallucination
  • immethodicalness — Lack of method; the quality of being immethodical.
  • immunochemically — In an immunochemical way.
  • incentive scheme — an arrangement under which additional payments are made to employees as a means of increasing production
  • incomprehensible — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
  • incomprehensibly — impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
  • infernal machine — a concealed or disguised explosive device intended to destroy life or property.
  • insurance scheme — a scheme that provides insurance
  • interhemispheric — of, relating to, or between hemispheres, as of the earth: interhemispheric cooperation.
  • knitting machine — machine that knits yarn into fabric
  • league champions — the team that has come top of the league
  • limited monarchy — a monarchy that is limited by laws and a constitution.
  • limited-monarchy — a limited train, bus, etc.
  • lord chamberlain — (in Britain) the chief official of the royal household
  • lymphangiectasia — (medicine) dilation of the lymphatic vessels.
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