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  • Monolithic application

    Monolithic application

    In software engineering, a monolithic application is a single unified software application that is self-contained and independent from other applications, but typically lacks flexibility. There are

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  • Network bridge

    Network bridge

    A network bridge is a computer networking device that creates a single, aggregate network from multiple communication networks or network segments. This function is called network bridging. Bridgin

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  • Impossible object

    Impossible object

    An impossible object (also known as an impossible figure or an undecidable figure) is a type of optical illusion that consists of a two-dimensional figure which is instantly and naturally understoo

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  • Second modernity

    Second modernity

    Second modernity is a phrase coined by the German sociologist Ulrich Beck, and is his word for the period after modernity.Where modernity broke down agricultural society in favour of industrial soc

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  • Monadnock Building

    Monadnock Building

    The Monadnock Building (historically the Monadnock Block; pronounced /m ə ˈ n æ d n ɒ k / mə-NAD -nok) is a 16-story skyscraper located at 53 West Jackson Boulevard in the south Loop area of Chicag

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  • Distributed system

    Distributed system

    Distributed computing is a field of computer science that studies distributed systems, defined as computer systems whose inter-communicating components are located on different networked computers.

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  • Long drink

    Long drink

    A long drink or tall drink is an alcoholic mixed drink with a relatively large volume (>120 ml (4.1 US fl oz), frequently 160–400 ml (5.4–13.5 US fl oz)). The phrase "long drink" is also sometim

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  • Network switch

    Network switch

    This article's lead section may be too technical for most readers to understand.Please help improve it to make it understandable to non-experts, without removing the technical details. (May 2024 )

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  • Psychological egoism

    Psychological egoism

    Psychological egoism is the view that humans are always motivated by self-interest and selfishness, even in what seem to be acts of altruism. It claims that, when people choose to help others, they

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  • Polycarpa aurata

    Polycarpa aurata

    Polycarpa aurata, also known as the ox heart ascidian, the gold-mouth sea squirt or the ink-spot sea squirt, is a species of tunicate in the family Styelidae.Polycarpa aurataPolycarpa aurata showin

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