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  • haptic interface — (interface, hardware)   A touch interface to a computer that provides feedback, such as a data glove.
  • harvey firestone — Harvey Samuel, 1868–1938, U.S. industrialist and rubber manufacturer.
  • have no time for — not tolerate
  • headhunting firm — a recruiting agency
  • heat of reaction — the heat evolved or absorbed when one mole of a product is formed at constant pressure
  • hopfield network — (artificial intelligence)   (Or "Hopfield model") A kind of neural network investigated by John Hopfield in the early 1980s. The Hopfield network has no special input or output neurons (see McCulloch-Pitts), but all are both input and output, and all are connected to all others in both directions (with equal weights in the two directions). Input is applied simultaneously to all neurons which then output to each other and the process continues until a stable state is reached, which represents the network output.
  • hydroformylation — the addition of a hydrogen atom and the formyl group to a double bond of a hydrocarbon by reaction with a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst.
  • hyper-conformity — action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes, practices, etc.
  • if it wasn't for — If you talk about what would happen if it wasn't for someone or something, you mean that they are the only thing that is preventing it from happening.
  • imperfect fungus — a fungus for which only the asexual reproductive stage is known, as any fungus of the Fungi imperfecti.
  • imperfectiveness — (grammar) The state or quality of being imperfective.
  • in finite series — a sequence of numbers in which an infinite number of terms are added successively in a given pattern; the sequence of partial sums of a given sequence.
  • in the course of — If something happens in the course of a particular period of time, it happens during that period of time.
  • in the nature of — essentially the same as; by way of
  • in the region of — You say in the region of to indicate that an amount that you are stating is approximate.
  • in the throes of — If you are in the throes of doing or experiencing something, especially something difficult, you are busy doing it or are deeply involved in it.
  • infant mortality — death during infancy
  • infinite product — a sequence of numbers in which an infinite number of terms are multiplied together.
  • infinite regress — causal or logical relationship of terms in a series without the possibility of a term initiating the series.
  • inflationary gap — the excess of total spending in an economy over the value, at current prices, of the output it can produce
  • information desk — helpdesk, information point
  • information pack — a set of leaflets giving information about something
  • informed consent — a patient's consent to a medical or surgical procedure or to participation in a clinical study after being properly advised of the relevant medical facts and the risks involved.
  • infostreet, inc. — (company)   An Internet consulting and development company dedicated to assisting companies in establishing an Internet presence. InfoStreet develope Internet strategies, design and create web pages, and host and maintain websites. InfoStreet, has been recognized by PC/Computing as the "Best of the Top Home Page Services" (August 1996) and has been featured in Netguide magazine and the Wiley and Son's Electronic Marketing book.
  • intake of breath — When someone takes an intake of breath, they breathe in quickly and noisily, usually because they are shocked at something.
  • interfacial area — The interfacial area is the total area of contact between two liquids in a liquid-liquid operation.
  • interference fit — a match between the size and shape of two parts, such that force is required for assembly as one part is slightly larger than the other
  • interstratifying — Present participle of interstratify.
  • intestinal flora — microorganisms that normally inhabit the lumen of the intestinal tract
  • intrinsic factor — a glycoprotein, secreted by the gastric mucosa, that is involved in the intestinal absorption of vitamin B 12 .
  • inverse function — the function that replaces another function when the dependent and independent variables of the first function are interchanged for an appropriate set of values of the dependent variable. In y = sin x and x = arc sin y, the inverse function of sine is arc sine.
  • inverse graffiti — a form of street art in which a dirty wall or pavement has a template placed against it and is scrubbed until the surface is clean. This reveals an image or message which gradually fades with time.
  • isle of portland — a rugged limestone peninsula in SW England, in Dorset, connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus and by Chesil Bank: the lighthouse of Portland Bill lies at the S tip; famous for the quarrying of Portland stone, a fine building material. Pop (town): 12 000 (latest est)
  • junior flyweight — a boxer weighing up to 108 pounds (48.6 kg), between minimumweight and flyweight.
  • knights of labor — a secret workingmen's organization formed in 1869 to defend the interests of labor.
  • kondratieff wave — a long business cycle of economic expansion and contraction, postulated to last about 60 years.
  • larger than life — If you say that someone or something is larger than life, you mean that they appear or behave in a way that seems more exaggerated or important than usual.
  • larger-than-life — exceedingly imposing, impressive, or memorable, especially in appearance or forcefulness: a larger-than-life leader.
  • left parenthesis — (character)   "(". ASCII character 40. Common names: left paren; left parenthesis; left; open; paren (")" = thesis); open paren; open parenthesis; left parenthesis; left banana. Rare: so (")" = already); lparen; ITU-T: opening parenthesis; open round bracket, left round bracket, INTERCAL: wax (")" = wane); parenthisey (")" = unparenthisey); left ear. Paired with right parenthesis (")").
  • letter of intent — a letter indicating that the writer has the serious intention of doing something, such as signing a contract in the circumstances specified. It does not constitute either a promise or a contract
  • life-threatening — endangering life: a life-threatening illness.
  • lighting fixture — a lighting fixture is part of a light that is attached to the wall or ceiling where you put the light bulb or other lighting element, and which cannot be easily removed
  • maintenance-free — requiring little or no maintenance: a maintenance-free swimming pool.
  • managerial staff — staff in positions of management
  • margin of safety — therapeutic index.
  • matthew flinders — Matthew, 1774–1814, English navigator and explorer: surveyed coast of Australia.
  • mexican fruitfly — a brightly colored fly, Anastrepha ludens, whose larvae are a serious pest chiefly of citrus fruits and mangoes in Mexico, Central America, and southern Texas.
  • minerva software — A company producing software for the Acorn Archimedes.
  • misconfiguration — An incorrect or inappropriate configuration.
  • montgomery clift — Montgomery, 1920–66, U.S. actor.
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