Do you speak Geek? November 25, 2003 _____________________________
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In wireless communications, this connects the antenna to the receiver, transmitter, or transceiver. http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid40_gci214151,00.html?track=NL-37 2. Sounds like an endearment for the star of the traditional Thanksgiving meal: this is a false, or phantom, signal that appears in a superheterodyne wireless receiver. http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci331566,00.html?track=NL-37 3. Loaded with food it's sometimes called a groaning board: this is a data structure used to organize information. http://searchdatabase.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid13_gci804740,00.html?track=NL-37 4. Sounds a bit like a savory turkey side-dish. In IT, this is the addition of a small number of binary digits to a transmission unit in order to fill it up to a standard size or to help synchronize signaling rates between points in a network. http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid7_gci214383,00.html?track=NL-37 5. This is a derogatory term for someone who tends to spend a great deal of leisure time in front of the computer, perhaps coming to resemble a beloved tuber of the holiday table. http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci342275,00.html?track=NL-37 6. Grind 'em up to serve with dessert! This is an object-oriented programming interface from Sun Microsystems that lets you build re-useable applications or program building blocks called components that can be deployed in a network on any major operating system platform. http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci212416,00.html?track=NL-37 7. Would this be the result of husking maize for Thanksgiving dinner? This Unix command execution program developed at Bell Labs is a comprehensive combined version of other major UNIX shells. http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci214636,00.html?track=NL-37 8. Does an overstuffed turkey leave this on the way to the stove? In IT, this is a navigation tool on a Web site that allows a user to see where the current page is in relation to the Web site's hierarchy. http://searchwebservices.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci799408,00.html?track=NL-37 9. Do you use cinnamon in yours? In IT, this is a numerical constant that represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter on a flat plane surface. http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci283995,00.html?track=NL-37 10. If you do this, you might not have to loosen your belt buckle after dinner. In IT, this is a computer system, especially in the entertainment industry, that combines disparate hardware and software-controlled lighting, sound, and visual effects into a single, synchronized system. http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/0,,sid9_gci214345,00.html?track=NL-37 How many could you guess without peeking? We'd like to know! 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