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For other uses, see Eros. EROS (The Extremely Reliable Operating System) is an operating system developed by the University of Pennsylvania and the Johns Hopkins University. It is mostly used as a research project. As of 2005, real world usage is unknown, and development has stopped. Interesting features include automatic data and process persistence, real-time support, POSIX compatibility, and capability-based security. EROS built upon its predecessor, named KeyKOS. The prim ...

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Crash - Literal meaning. A vehicular crash is a collision with something. See also Accidents and incidents in aviation, road safety, car accident and disaster. A crash is also a common term for a computer fault that brings down a software program or operating system. It can also refer to the mechanical failure of a hard disk drive termed a head crash, or the failure of a network connection. A stock market crash. A type of cymbal that is commonly found i ... Including:

• Crash - Literal meaning
• Crash - Popular culture
• Crash - Other

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BLISS is a system programming language developed at Carnegie Mellon University by W. A. Wulf, D. B. Russell, and A. N. Habermann around 1970. It was perhaps the best known systems programming language right up until C made its debut a few years later. Since then, C took off and BLISS faded into obscurity. (When C was in its infancy, a few projects within Bell Labs were debating the merits of BLISS vs. C.) BLISS is a typeless block-structured language based on expressions rather than statements, and includes constructs for exception handling, coroutines, and m ... Including:

• BLISS - Versions
• BLISS - Downloads

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Guardian may refer to: A legal guardian, a person responsible for a ward. Guardian, one of the four temperaments according to the Keirsey Temperament Sorter. The Guardian, a British newspaper founded in 1821 as the Manchester Guardian, which took its current title in 1959. The Guardian, a short-lived British publication of 1713, founded by Richard Steele and featuring contributions by his collaborator Joseph Addison. The Guardian, a weekly Anglican new

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Idris may mean: Idris (prophet), a prophet of Islam Idris I of Libya Idris (or Idries) Shah, a Sufi author Idris Shah of Perak, a sultan of Perak Idris (operating system) a Unix-like operating system for the Atari ST Idris, a Welsh male forename Idris, a giant in Welsh mythology Idris (dragon), a character in the animated television series 'Ivor The Engine' Other related archivesAtari ST, Idris (dragon), Idris

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RC, rc or R/C can mean: In transportation the IATA code for Atlantic Airways Rosslyn Connecting Railroad (AAR reporting mark RC) In electronics in hardware: radio control typically as in remote control vehicles remote control typically as in home entertainment devices in software: the rc shell is the default command interpreter in the Plan 9 operating system a f

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The word mount (from the Latin mons, 'mountain' or hill) has many meanings: A mount is a Riding animal, i.e. a (usually domesticated) animal intending for riding— mainly horse and other equines, camel, elephant or garuda, for example. The related verb to mount means to sit astride such an animal. To mount is to climb or to stand atop something. In this sense, it can also refer euphemistically to coitus, especially between animals. A mount is a point where additional equipmen

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Leopards (Panthera pardus) are one of the four 'big cats' of the genus Panthera. They range in size from one to almost two metres long, and weigh between 30 and 70 kg. The leopard is a sexually dimorphic species, with females being typically around two-thirds the size of males. Most leopards are light tan or fawn with black spots, but their coat color is highly variable. The spots tend to be smaller on the h ... Including:

• Leopard - Subspecies
• Leopard - Color Morphs
• Leopard - King Leopard
• Leopard - Hunting techniques
• Leopard - Distinguishing features
• Leopard - Distribution and conservation
• Leopard - Namesakes

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