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A gang of robbers who prey upon the public collectively, instead of belated travelers and isolated individuals, working through politics, is called a ring. The term is sometimes employed loosely to designate a clique of politicians, working in harmony by legitimate means for legitimate objects, but it always has in it a taint of corruption.
Ãâó: www.people.virginia.edu/~rmf8a/gaskell/poldict.htm
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Two or more stations in which data is passed sequentially between active stations, each in turn examining or copying the information, before finally returning it to the source.
Ãâó: www.aefos.com/html/glossary/r.htm
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The remnants left by a partial veil after it has ruptured, remaining on the stalk.
Ãâó: www.main.nc.us/naturenotebook/fungi/fungalterms.ht...
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carbon atoms joining together in a closed loop.
Ãâó: cuip.uchicago.edu/wit/2000/teams/webscience/glossa...
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As in Tip and Ring. One of the two wires needed to set up a telephone connection. See Tip.
Ãâó: www.levitonvoicedata.com/learning/glossary.asp
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