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(Encyclopedia) efficiency. 1 In business and industry, see industrial management; productivity. 2 In physics, seemachine; work.typewriter
(Encyclopedia) typewriter, instrument for producing by manual operation characters similar to those of printing. Corresponding to each key on the instrument's keyboard is a steel type. Activated…Marly-le-Roi
(Encyclopedia) Marly-le-RoiMarly-le-Roimärlēˈ-lə-rwä [key], town (1990 pop. 16,775), Yvelines dept., N France, on the Seine River near Versailles. Nearby is the hamlet of Marly-la-Machine, where in…Bramah, Joseph
(Encyclopedia) Bramah, JosephBramah, Josephbrămˈə, bräˈ– [key], 1748–1814, English inventor. In 1784 he took out his first patent on a safety lock, and in 1795 he patented his hydraulic press, known…calculator
(Encyclopedia) calculator or calculating machine, device for performing numerical computations; it may be mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic. The electronic computer is also a calculator…ground-effect machine
(Encyclopedia) ground-effect machine: see air-cushion vehicle.heart-lung machine
(Encyclopedia) heart-lung machine, device that maintains the circulation of the blood and the oxygen content of the body when connected with the arteriovenous system; it is also called the pump…automated teller machine
(Encyclopedia) automated teller machine (ATM), device used by bank customers to process account transactions. Typically, a user inserts into the ATM a special plastic card that is encoded with…Vare, William Scott
(Encyclopedia) Vare, William Scott, 1867–1934, American political leader, b. Philadelphia. He engaged in machine politics and became (1898) a member of the select council of Philadelphia. He was…knitting
(Encyclopedia) knitting, construction of a fabric made of interlocking loops of yarn by means of needles. Knitting, allied in origin to weaving and to the netting and knotting of fishnets and snares…Trending
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