allow for dialing back to Earth from other locations (without altering the dialing system), it was later stated that the DHD ("Dial-Home Device") normally...
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Definition or HD DVD, a discontinued high-density optical disc format Dial-Home Device, technology from the science-fiction TV series Stargate SG-1 used to...
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Antikythera mechanism (redirect from Olympiad Dial)
date of the Saros dial was shortly after the astronomical new moon of 28 April 205 BC. The Exeligmos dial is the secondary lower dial on the rear of the...
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computer, and to encode signals from the latter two devices to send to another modem at the ISP. Dial-up internet reached its peak popularity during the...
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rotary dial is a component of a telephone or a telephone switchboard that implements a signaling technology in telecommunications known as pulse dialing. It...
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SG-1, Amanda Tapping ad-libbed that the Air Force had to "MacGyver" a Dial Home Device for the Stargate, and a split-second shot following this shows Anderson...
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similar device. DIAL Server: a device implementing the server side of the DIAL protocol, usually a 1st screen device. DIAL Client: a device that can...
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most common device to produce such pulse trains is the rotary dial of the telephone, lending the technology another name, rotary dialing. The pulse repetition...
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is a 2023 American action adventure film directed by James Mangold, who co-wrote it with David Koepp and the writing...
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Modem (redirect from Dial-up modem)
between devices was normally manual, using an attached telephone handset. By the 1970s, higher speeds of 1,200 and 2,400 bit/s for asynchronous dial connections...
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Telephone number (redirect from Mobile dialable number)
or to a wireless electronic telephony device, such as a radio telephone or a mobile telephone, or to other devices for data transmission via the public...
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Prague astronomical clock (section Astronomical dial)
when the work was installed in 2018. The astronomical dial is a form of mechanical astrolabe, a device used in medieval astronomy. Alternatively, one may...
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RADIUS (redirect from Remote Authentication Dial In User Service)
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) is a networking protocol that provides centralized authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA)...
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Telephone numbering plan (redirect from Dial plans)
sometimes do not need to include area prefixes when dialing within the same area, but devices that dial telephone numbers automatically may include the full...
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Clock (redirect from Timekeeping device)
A clock or chronometer is a device that measures and displays time. The clock is one of the oldest human inventions, meeting the need to measure intervals...
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Avenger 2.0 (section Home media)
Stargate Command remains unaffected as they do not use a traditional Dial-Home Device with the Earth Stargate, but instead use their own contraption. Stargate...
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List of Microsoft Surface accessories (redirect from Surface Dial)
Microsoft announced a new type of computing device called the Surface Dial. The promoted Surface Dial's purpose is to be used to control functions that...
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Dial H for Hero is a comic book feature published by DC Comics about a magical dial that enables an ordinary person to become a superhero for a short...
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Calipers (redirect from Dial caliper)
Many types of calipers permit reading out a measurement on a ruled scale, a dial, or an electronic digital display. A common association is to calipers using...
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Blue box (redirect from Spiro (device))
A blue box is an electronic device that produces tones used to generate the in-band signaling tones formerly used within the North American long-distance...
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Networking hardware (redirect from Computer networking device)
devices used for establishing networks or dial-up connections include: Network interface controller (NIC): a device connecting a computer to a computer network...
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The Ambassadors (Holbein) (section The dials)
plumb line on the left of the device, and two scales for adjusting the device for a particular latitude. However, the dial itself is lying in front, apparently...
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A solar dial is a type of time switch used primarily for controlling lighting. The benefit of a solar dial over a conventional 'on-off' time switch is...
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compatible with pulse dialing telephones. Due to the wide availability of traditional telephone services, new types of communications devices, such as modems...
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Phoneword (redirect from Vanity dialling)
smartphones to dial using the numeric phone number. However, devices which have virtual keyboards, including iOS and Android devices, will translate...
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set. The "Mobile Dialer" or "Mobile VoIP Dialer" uses SIP signaling and can be mapped to a Softswitch or an IP device to work a device for voice communication...
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invasions, a plot device in thriller films that Home Alone lampoons List of films featuring fictional films List of Christmas films Home Alone (video game)...
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which a normal landline modem could be plugged, this only provided slow dial-up connections, usually 2.4 kilobit per second (kbit/s) or less. The next...
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Android (operating system) (redirect from Android (mobile device platform))
other open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Android has historically been developed...
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MSN Dial-up is an Internet service provider operated by Microsoft in the United States and formerly also in several other countries. Originally named The...
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