Instead, it presumably refers to the practice of setting law books and citing legal precedents in blackletter type, a tradition that survived long after the switch to roman and italic text for other printed works.

* Rotary system, a type of pre-electronic telephone switch

The mechanism actuating the transition between these two states ( open or closed ) can be either a " toggle " ( flip switch for continuous " on " or " off ") or " momentary " ( push-for " on " or push-for " off ") type.

In a push-button type switch, in which the contacts remain in one state unless actuated, the contacts can either be normally open ( abbreviated " n. o.

These terms give rise to abbreviations for the types of switch which are used in the electronics industry such as " single-pole, single-throw " ( SPST ) ( the simplest type, " on or off ") or " single-pole, double-throw " ( SPDT ), connecting either of two terminals to the common terminal.

The transistor is acting as a switch, and this type of operation is common in digital circuits where only " on " and " off " values are relevant.

* The Beijing Gazette makes an official switch in its production process of newspapers, from woodblock printing to movable type printing ; private newspapers in Ming Dynasty China were first mentioned in 1582.

In analog circuit design, a multiplexer is a special type of analog switch that connects one signal selected from several inputs to a single output.

While the exact meaning of the term layer-4 switch is vendor-dependent, it almost always starts with a capability for network address translation, but then adds some type of load distribution based on TCP sessions.

The alternative type of duplexer is a transmit-receive switch ( TR switch ) that alternates between connecting the antenna to the transmitter and to the receiver.

primary-4ess Lucent 4ESS switch type for the U. S.

primary-5ess Lucent 5ESS switch type for the U. S.

primary-dms100 Northern Telecom DMS-100 switch type for the U. S.

primary-dpnss DPNSS switch type for Europe

primary-net5 NET5 switch type for UK, Europe, Asia and Australia

primary-qsig QSIG switch type

primary-ts014 TS014 switch type for Australia ( obsolete )

* Slip, a type of rail switch

The ultimate goal of most levels is not to merely reach the end but to complete the type ( s ) of objective ( s ) specified: extermination of all or specific creatures, exploration of a level or locating an area in the level, retrieving one or more item, hitting a certain " repair " switch, or preventing half of the civilians from being killed ( a mission only present in two levels in the first game ).

For routers with a toggle type on / off switch it is important to check to verify the switch is in the off position, prior to plugging it in.

The switchgear on this stock was of the older solenoid type that required a large switch compartment behind one of the driving cabs.

One reason they gave for the switch was that they found it less stressful during competition, because it was difficult to anticipate which moves their type B programs would play, and why.

A modern main battle tank incorporates advances in automotive, artillery, and armour technology to combine the best characteristics of the historic medium and heavy tanks into a single, all around type.

* Active Body Control, a type of automobile suspension technology

In addition, as technology progresses, the availability and number of a particular slot type may be limited in terms of what is currently offered by motherboard manufacturers.

Computation is any type of calculation or use of computing technology in information processing.

Recognizing that this type of service is an important factor in attracting and retaining customers, organizations are increasingly turning to technology to help them improve their clients ’ experience while aiming to increase efficiency and minimize costs.

Mobile broadband user have seen their percentage grow from 14 % in 2007 all the way to 39 % in 2010, and will continue to grow as more and more users are opting for this type of technology in a country where Home Broadband speeds are more expensive and slower.

Conjecture on the type of evidence likely to be found often focuses on the types of activities that humans have performed, or likely would perform given more advanced technology.

* Gene therapy plays a major role in the sci-fi series Stargate Atlantis, as a certain type of alien technology can only be used if one has a certain gene which can be given to the members of the team through gene therapy involving a mouse retrovirus.

While Coster appears to have experimented with moulds and castable metal type, there is no evidence that he had actually printed anything with this technology.

The content type multipart / x-mixed-replace was developed as part of a technology to emulate server push and streaming over HTTP.

A common technology of this type is Texas Instruments ' DLP.

The ATM technology survived as a low-level layer in most Digital Subscriber Line ( DSL ) technologies, and as a payload type in some wireless technologies such as WiMAX.

Access control readers may also be classified by the type of identification technology.

This type of technology is not secure for the reason that its procedures do not support error handling or data recovery.

Any type of communications or information technology wiring will be considered premises wiring, including telephone, computer / data, intercom, closed-circuit television, etc.

One of the issues with using this type of technology was that the users listening on an idled channel can sometimes hear the conversation that has been switched onto it.

The term turnkey is also often used in the technology industry, most commonly to describe pre-built computer " packages " in which everything needed to perform a certain type of task ( e. g. audio editing ) is put together by the supplier and sold as a bundle.

* Users ' group, a type of club focused on the use of a particular technology, usually ( but not always ) computer-related.

It remains one of the most widely-used ( and copied ) text typefaces, has been adapted to virtually every type of technology, and is one of the ten most used serif typefaces.

Zapf designed types for various stages of printing technology, including hot metal composition, phototypesetting ( also called " cold type "), and finally digital typography for use in desktop publishing.

After Saddam Hussein's regime was removed from power, the Iraq campaign moved into a different type of asymmetric warfare where the coalition's use of superior conventional warfare training, tactics and technology were of much less use against continued opposition from the various partisan groups operating inside Iraq.

Symbols, for many cultures that use magic, are seen as a type of technology.

Michael Brown discusses the use of nantag stones among the Aguaruna as being similar to this type of " technology.

In addition, miniaturized computer technology and improved batteries allowed the development of a new type of machine — the autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner.