:: A knowledge base ( abbreviated KB, kb or Δ ) is a special kind of database for knowledge management, providing the means for the computerized collection, organization, and retrieval of knowledge.

The illusions or tricks of the eye used in the film, television, theatre, videogame, or simulator industries to simulate the imagined events in a story or virtual world are traditionally called special effects ( often abbreviated as SFX, SPFX, or simply FX ).

A 1966 television version, shown as a color special on the ABC television network, made use of a modernized, abbreviated script that accommodated much more of the score than the film version had, yet the entire production ran only ninety minutes with commercials.

Cinemax, sometimes abbreviated as simply " Max ", is a collection of premium television networks that broadcasts primarily feature films, along with softcore erotica, original action series, documentaries and special behind-the-scenes features.

The Special Air Service Regiment, officially abbreviated SASR but commonly known as the SAS, is a special forces unit of the Australian Army.

A knowledge base ( abbreviated KB or kb ) is a special kind of database for knowledge management.

The new Code of Laws concerning Public Security (" Testo Unico delle Leggi di Pubblica Sicurezza " often abbreviated as TULPS ) enacted in 1926 and revised in 1931, mentioned specifically a " Department of Political Police " as a special division of the force with the aim to control and prevent political dissent.

2-1-1 is a special abbreviated telephone number reserved in Canada and the United States as an easy-to-remember three-digit telephone number meant to provide quick information and referrals to health and human service organizations.

A special ' Centre of Praxeology ' ( Zaklad Prakseologiczny ) was created under the organizational guidance of the Polish Academy of Sciences, with its own periodical ( from 1962 ), called at first Materiały Prakseologiczne ( Praxeological Papers ), and then abbreviated to Prakseologia.

Around the 15th century, titla in most schools came to be restricted to a special semiotic meaning, used exclusively to refer to sacred concepts, while the same words were otherwise spelled out without titla, and so, for example, while " God " in the sense of the one true God is abbreviated as above, " god " referring to " false " gods is spelled out ; likewise, while the word for " angel " is generally abbreviated, “ angels ” is spelled out “ performed by evil angels ” in Psalm 77.

A quick light, abbreviated " Q ", is a special case of a flashing light with a large frequency ( more than 30 or 50 per minute ).

They, and their pilots, were housed in special Quick Reaction Alert hangars ( abbreviated " QRA "), at the end of runways.

The National Gendarmerie Intervention Group, commonly abbreviated GIGN (), is a special operations unit of the French Armed Forces.

In mathematics, directed-complete partial orders and ω-complete partial orders ( abbreviated to dcpo, ωcpo or sometimes just cpo ) are special classes of partially ordered sets, characterized by particular completeness properties.

An N11 code or N11 number ( said as n11 ) is a special abbreviated dialing telephone number within the North American Numbering Plan, which allows access to special services.

In 1989, Mazda offered a special four-wheel steering ( commonly abbreviated 4WS ) option on MX-6 GTs destined for the U. S. This system consisted of an electronically controlled rear steering rack that turned the rear wheels opposite to the fronts at low speeds to improve cornering, and turned the rear wheels with the fronts at high speeds to improve highway lane change maneuvering.

101 Squadron Lancasters were later equipped with a top secret radio jamming system codenamed " Airborne Cigar " ( ABC ) operated by an eighth crew member who could understand German, some with German or Jewish backgrounds known as " special operators " commonly abbreviated to " spec ops " or " SO ".

Sonderkraftfahrzeug ( abbreviated Sd. Kfz., German for " special purpose vehicle " or " special ordnance vehicle ") was the ordnance inventory designation used by Nazi Germany during World War II for military vehicles ; for example Sd. Kfz.

The Guard Hussars ( Danish: Gardehusarregimentet ), abbreviated GHR, is a special cavalry unit, the primary task of which is to place mounted escorts and commando forces at the service of the regent, and to train the guard hussars for various functions in the mobilisation force.

The Annales Pontificum, " Annals of the Priests ," were annually exhibited in public on a white table, on which the memorable events of the year, with special mention of the prodigies, were set down in abbreviated manner.

Vertical service codes may also be considered as abbreviated dialing, though these prefix the special touch-tone characters * and # ( or often 11 for pulse dialing ) instead of using only numerals.

A Torah reading and Haftorah reading, and a special prayer in the Amidah, are added at both Shacharit and Mincha services.

A Torah reading and Haftorah reading, and a special prayer in the Amidah, are added at both Shacharit and Mincha services.

Prayers during Sukkot include the reading of the Torah every day, reciting the Mussaf ( additional ) service after morning prayers, reciting Hallel, and adding special additions to the Amidah and Grace after Meals.

A special prayer (" Al ha-Nissim "—" For the Miracles ") is inserted into the Amidah during evening, morning and afternoon prayers, as well as is included in the Birkat Hamazon (" Grace after Meals.

The Shabbat Ma ' ariv ( evening ), Shacharit ( morning ), Mussaf ( additional ), and Mincha ( afternoon ) Amidah prayers all have special forms in which the middle 13 benedictions are replaced by one, known as Kedushat haYom (" sanctity of the day "), so that each Shabbat Amidah is composed of seven benedictions.

On public fast days, special prayers for mercy are added to the Amidah.

Following the establishment of the State of Israel and the reunification of Jerusalem, some Orthodox authorities proposed changes to the special Nachem (" Console ...") prayer commemorating the destruction of Jerusalem added to the Amidah on Tisha B ' av in light of these events.

The morning service, like that of other Jewish holidays, includes a special holiday Amidah, the saying of Hallel, and a holiday Mussaf service.

In the Conservative Sim Shalom and the Israeli Masorti Va ' ani Tefilati siddurim there is a special addition into the framework of the Shomeya Tefillah (" Hear our prayer ") or Birkat HaTzadikim ( Prayer for the Righteous ), Nachem, said in each Amidah of Yom HaShoah.

A Torah reading, a special prayer in the Amidah ( Aneinu ), and ( in many communities ) the Avinu Malkeinu prayer are added at both Shacharis and Mincha services ( unless the fast falls on Friday, when Tachanun and Avinu Malkeinu are not said at Mincha ).

In the special Mussaf Amidah prayer said on Shabbat and Jewish holidays, the Hebrew phrase na ' ase ve ' nakriv ( we will present and sacrifice ) is modified to read to asu ve ' hikrivu ( they presented and sacrificed ), implying that sacrifices are a thing of the past.

In addition to the authentication and acknowledgment procedures which precede and follow the sending of the go messages, again in special codes, each message also contains an `` internal authenticator '', another specific signal to convince the recipient that he is getting the real thing.

`` Now that Bruno Walter is virtually in retirement and my dear friend Dimitri Mitropoulos is no longer with us, I am probably the only one -- with the possible exception of Leonard Bernstein -- who has this special affinity for and champions the works of Bruckner and Mahler ''.

The answers derived by these means may determine not only the temporal organization of the dance but also its spatial design, special slips designating the location on the stage where the movement is to be performed.

The strongest appeal of the Copernican formulation consisted in just this: ideally, the justification for dealing with special problems in particular ways is completely set out in the basic ' rules ' of the theory.

The final section of this pamphlet is of special interest in a consideration of Steele's relations with Swift.

But there is one in particular which, it seems to me, deserves special attention.

There is a second feature of the influences of literature, good literature, on emotional life which may have some special value for our time.

The volume is a piece of passionate special pleading, written with the heat -- and often with the wisdom, it must be said -- of a Liberal damning the shortsightedness of politicians from 1782 to 1832.

The concept of labor as a special class is outmoded, and in the task confronting America as bastion of the free world, labor must learn to put the national interest first if it is itself to survive.

Gen. Taylor, the President's special military adviser, is a level-headed officer who is not likely to succumb to propaganda or pressure.

But why is it the special responsibility of the CTA to help these people??

According to the official interpretation of the Charter, a member cannot be penalized by not having the right to vote in the General Assembly for nonpayment of financial obligations to the `` special '' United Nations' budgets, and of course cannot be expelled from the Organization ( which you suggested in your editorial ), due to the fact that there is no provision in the Charter for expulsion.

A special grandstand, protected by awnings from the midsummer sun of Illinois, should be erected for occupancy by honored guests, who should include the ambassadors of all those new African nations as yet not quite convinced that the United States is thoroughly civilized.

It is not within the scope of this report to elaborate in any great detail upon special districts in Rhode Island.

If it is decided to make a small shift which may be required from military aid or special assistance funds, in order to carry out the purposes of the Mutual Security Act through this new peaceful program, this will be a hopeful sign to the world.

Our plan is to keep abreast of these advances, and select for development those fields which seem most promising for our special capabilities.

A salad with greens and tomato is a popular and wonderfully healthful addition to a meal, but add an avocado and you have something really special.

In any case, there is no special milling or rabbeting required for the panels.

The diagonalizable operator is the special case of this in which Af for each i.

In the notation of the proof of Theorem 12, let us take a look at the special case in which the minimal polynomial for T is a product of first-degree polynomials, i.e., the case in which each Af is of the form Af.

The registration card of a person leaving his home territory for a short period is put into a special file for absent persons.