The fundamental difference between a calculator and computer is that a computer can be programmed in a way that allows the program to take different branches according to intermediate results, while calculators are pre-designed with specific functions such as addition, multiplication, and logarithms built in.

This allows tunnels to be built without collapsing, bridges and skyscrapers to be built with sturdy foundations, and buildings to be built that will not settle in clay and mud.

In Firefox and other browsers, this allows true document transclusion, enabling one page to be built from several smaller documents.

In a system built from separates, sometimes a failure on one component still allows partial use of the rest of the system.

Yamaha's Tenori-on controller allows arrangements to be built by " drawing " on its array of lighted buttons.

IPC allows the operating system to be built from a number of small programs called servers, which are used by other programs on the system, invoked via IPC.

Operator overloading is claimed to be useful because it allows the developer to program using notation " closer to the target domain " and allows user-defined types a similar level of syntactic support as types built into the language.

* Netbeans Platform, most commonly known for the Netbeans IDE, which is an application built on the Netbeans Platform, which is a framework that allows making modules, plugins for other NB applications ( usually a group of interacting modules ) and complete applications like the netbeans IDE

Often the center has a chimney of sorts built with sticks and then lined with feedbags or grasses that allows water placed at the center to flow out into the soil and reach the plants ' roots.

They designed and built the radios that communicated the Apollo Moon landings and the high frequency radio network that allows worldwide communication with US military aircraft.

There is also a built in query API to help filter recorded statements, and a state API that allows for a sort of “ scratch space ” for consuming applications.

This generalization of the concept of slope allows very complex constructions to be planned and built that go well beyond static structures that are either horizontals or verticals, but can change in time, move in curves, and change depending on the rate of change of other factors.

The most significant accomplishment was the train station, which was built on an elevated platform over bridges and allows for the separation of traffic and pedestrians.

Many professionals in local authorities and the NHS are employed to halt this decline by ensuring that the built environment allows people to walk and that there are walking opportunities available to them.

Designed and built by Doctor Noonien Soong, Data is a sentient, fully functional android who serves as the second officer and chief operations officer aboard the starships USS Enterprise-D and USS Enterprise-E. His positronic brain allows him impressive computational capabilities.

Forge. mil Community allows for the formation of groups built around communities of interest, organizations, mission areas, or specific technologies as well as groups created around topics of interest to the Information Technology Acquisition Community such as Section 804 Compliance, general CAC / PKI information, Software Development Best Practices to include Agile, and contract strategies for the use of Forge. mil and Agile.

Capitalizing on this coincidence, the town has built a Star Trek-themed tourist station ( the Tourism and Trek Station ), which provides tourist information, displays Star Trek memorabilia, provides unique photo opportunities, and allows visitors to participate in The Vulcan Space Adventure virtual reality game.

The building was built on a special base platform that allows it to reduce shaking from earthquakes.

There is no longer an assumption that axioms are " true " in any sense ; this allows for parallel mathematical theories built on alternate sets of axioms ( see Axiomatic set theory and Non-Euclidean geometry for examples ).

This is what allows nuclear reactors to be built.

The cartridge has a small amount of non-volatile RAM built into it, which allows the player to save game progress to the game cartridge.

This house on the lake built on stilts allows for living directly over the water.

This centralized control allows rapid and coordinated responses to changes in the environment.

For example, the Honor Code allows professors to make the majority of exams as take-home, allowing students to take them on their own schedule and in their preferred environment.

Camouflage is a set of methods of concealment that allows otherwise visible animals, military vehicles, or other objects to remain unnoticed by blending with their environment or by resembling something else.

The specification defines an environment that allows multiple high-level languages to be used on different computer platforms without being rewritten for specific architectures.

One exception is the environmental scanning electron microscope, which allows hydrated samples to be viewed in a low-pressure ( up to ) and / or wet environment.

He advocated for discovery learning where teachers create a problem solving environment that allows the student to question, explore and experiment.

hydrophobic or amphiphilic small molecules ; the amphiphilic nature of some lipids allows them to form structures such as vesicles, liposomes, or membranes in an aqueous environment.

Digital Pathology is an image-based information environment enabled by computer technology that allows for the management of information generated from a digital slide.

Fertile cervical mucus is important in creating an environment that allows sperm to pass through the cervix and into the fallopian tubes where they wait for ovulation.

This also allows small objects to be detected in an environment containing much larger nearby slow moving objects.

GeoMod allows the player to alter the environment so significantly because of the way it designates altered ( or " GeoModded ") areas.

In its most basic form, a shell script can provide a convenient variation of a system command where special environment settings, command options, or post-processing is applied automatically, but in a way that allows the new script to still act as a fully normal Unix command.

Its purpose is to provide a platform-independent programming environment that abstracts away details of the underlying hardware or operating system, and allows a program to execute in the same way on any platform.

Extracts from the eggs of X. laevis frogs are also commonly used for biochemical studies of DNA replication and repair, as these extracts fully support DNA replication and other related processes in a cell-free environment which allows easier manipulation.

The ILE ( Integrated Language Environment ) programming environment allows programs from ILE compatible languages ( C, C ++, COBOL, RPG, Fortran, and CL ), to be bound into the same executable and call procedures written in any of the other ILE languages.

However, if the client is behind a very restrictive firewall or transparent proxy server environment that only allows HTTP connections to the outside through port 80, communication may be impossible, unless the proxy server in question allows the HTTP CONNECT method or SOCKS connections as well.

In comparison to training in an actual aircraft, simulation based training allows for the training of maneuvers or situations that may be impractical ( or even dangerous ) to perform in the aircraft, while keeping the pilot and instructor in a relatively low-risk environment on the ground.

The dielectric function of the nanotube itself is large enough to allow for the spatial extent of the wave function to extend over a few to several nanometers along the tube axis, while poor screening in the vacuum or dielectric environment outside of the nanotube allows for large ( 0. 4 to ) binding energies.

Bacteria living in a biofilm usually have significantly different properties from free-floating bacteria of the same species, as the dense and protected environment of the film allows them to cooperate and interact in various ways.

The use of different species in rotation allows for increased soil organic matter ( SOM ), greater soil structure, and improvement of the chemical and biological soil environment for crops.

is a children's museum founded in 2006 whose sole mission is to surround children and the adults in their lives with a hands-on, interactive, playful and educational environment that invites curiosity, allows exploration, encourages participation and celebrates the childlike wonder in us all.

A user-self service provisioning portal allows DoD users to provision LAMP or Windows servers within its secured computing environment within 24 hours.

Balance disorder-disruption in the labyrinth, the inner ear organ that controls the balance system, which allows individuals to know where their bodies are in the environment.