The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 486
... central processing facility , with communication maintained by telephone lines or by microwave . In this way several widely sepa- rated locations , such as the branch offices of a firm , can share and utilize a central computer ...
... central processing facility , with communication maintained by telephone lines or by microwave . In this way several widely sepa- rated locations , such as the branch offices of a firm , can share and utilize a central computer ...
Page 532
... central government . Many solutions have been attempted . At one extreme is the empire or unitary government , which seeks to eliminate all direct relations between its com- ponent groups , to concentrate political authority in the ...
... central government . Many solutions have been attempted . At one extreme is the empire or unitary government , which seeks to eliminate all direct relations between its com- ponent groups , to concentrate political authority in the ...
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... central atom or ion to which are at- tached molecules or ions whose number exceeds the number corresponding to the oxidation num- ber ( or valence ) of the central atom . The cen- tral atom , or center of coordination , is usually a ...
... central atom or ion to which are at- tached molecules or ions whose number exceeds the number corresponding to the oxidation num- ber ( or valence ) of the central atom . The cen- tral atom , or center of coordination , is usually a ...
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