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  • 11Direct numerical control — (DNC), also known as distributed numerical control (also DNC), is a common manufacturing term for networking CNC machine tools. On some CNC machine controllers, the available memory is too small to contain the machining program (for example… …

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  • 12direct object — direct′ ob′ject n. gram. a word or group of words representing the person or thing upon which the action of a verb is performed or toward which it is directed, as the pronoun it in I saw it[/ex] • Etymology: 1900–05 …

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  • 13direct — directable, adj. directness, n. /di rekt , duy /, v.t. 1. to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time. 2. to regulate the course of; control: History is directed by a… …

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  • 14direct — di•rect [[t]dɪˈrɛkt, daɪ [/t]] v. t. 1) to manage or guide by advice, instruction, etc 2) to regulate the course of; control 3) to administer; manage; supervise: She directs the affairs of the estate[/ex] 4) to give authoritative instructions to; …

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  • 15direct — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 aim ADVERB ▪ mainly, mostly, primarily, principally ▪ Tax cuts have been directed primarily at the better off. ▪ His anger was mostly directed towards/toward Peter …

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  • 16DIRECT — For other uses, see Direct (disambiguation). For the rockets proposed as part of the DIRECT architecture, see Jupiter (rocket family). DIRECT is a proposed alternative heavy lift launch vehicle architecture supporting NASA s Vision for Space… …

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  • 17direct — di|rect1 [ dı rekt, daı rekt ] adjective *** ▸ 1 not involving others ▸ 2 going straight to place ▸ 3 clear and honest ▸ 4 exact ▸ 5 with full force ▸ 6 related through parents 1. ) usually before noun involving only the two people or things… …

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  • 18Direct democracy — Part of the Politics series Democracy History · Vari …

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  • 19Direct Air Support Center — For the IEEE Standards Association DASC, see Design Automation Standards Committee. Overhead shot of a DASC setup The Direct Air Support Center (DASC) is the principal United States Marine Corps aviation command and control system and the air… …

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  • 20Direct-broadcast satellite — For the Japanese communication satellites, see Broadcasting Satellite (Japanese). Direct broadcast satellite (DBS) is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception. A designation broader than DBS would be… …

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