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Downtown Disney (California) Downtown Disney District is an outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment area, themed after a garden walk, located at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. It was constructed during the Disneyland Resort expansion which also included the construction of Disney's California Adventure opening in 2001.
Downtown Disney Area Resorts The Downtown Disney Area Resorts are four resorts around Downtown Disney in Walt Disney World. Two, Disney's Port Orleans Riverside Resort and Disney's Port Orleans French Quarter Resort, are Moderate-Priced and the other two, Disney's Old Key West Resort and Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, are Disney Vacation Club resorts.
Downtown East, Minneapolis Downtown East is an official neighborhood in Minneapolis, part of the larger Central community. Its boundaries are the Mississippi River to the north, Interstate 35W to the east, 5th Street South to the south, and Portland Avenue to the west.
Downtown Eastside The Downtown Eastside (DTES) is the oldest neighbourhood in Vancouver and is noted for high incidences of poverty, drug addiction, and community activism. The neighbourhood has a rich and colourful history and a strong community fabric.
Downtown freeway loop (Kansas City) The downtown freeway loop (also called the "Alphabet" loopOKRoads.com -- Kansas Highway Guides -- Interstate 35) is the unofficial name for a complex layout of freeways in downtown Kansas City, Missouri involving 23 exits, four Interstate Highways, four U.
Downtown Garland Station Downtown Garland Station is a DART light rail station located in Garland, Texas (USA) at Walnut and Fifth Streets. It opened 18 November 2002 and is the northeast terminus of the , serving the downtown Garland area including Garland City Hall, Historic Downtown Garland and Heritage Park.
Downtown Halifax Link The Downtown Halifax Link system is similar to Toronto's PATH or Montreal's RÉSO system, but on a much smaller scale. It consists of a network of climate-controlled pedways (pedestrian tunnels and skywalks) connecting various office buildings, hotels, parkades, and entertainment venues around downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Downtown Honolulu Downtown Honolulu is the current and historic central part of Honolulu—bounded by Nuuanu Stream to the west, Ward Avenue to the east, Vineyard Boulevard to the north, and Honolulu Harbor to the south—situated within the larger Honolulu District. In downtown Honolulu are found both modern and historic buildings and complexes, many of the latter declared National Historic Landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places.
Downtown Houston Downtown Houston is Houston's largest business district. In terms of office square footage, it is the seventh largest in the United States and has the third most concentrated skyline after New York City and Chicago.
Downtown Indianapolis The term Downtown Indianapolis refers to the central business district, or CBD, of Indianapolis, Indiana. The boundaries of Downtown Indianapolis vary; the original mile square of Indianapolis is considered to be the true "downtown", though some may consider downtown's boundaries to include many smaller neighborhoods nearby.
Downtown Jersey City Downtown is an area of Jersey City, New Jersey that includes the Historic Downtown and the Waterfront. Historic Downtown can be further broken down into the neighborhoods of Harsimus Cove, WALDO (Powerhouse Arts District), Van Vorst Park, Grove Street and Hamilton Park.
Downtown Kansas City Downtown Kansas City, Missouri is defined by the Downtown Council and City Hall officials as to include the entire area from the Missouri River, south to 31st Street ; and from I-35 east to Bruce Watkins Drive (U.S.
Downtown Kansas City Redevelopment In recent years, Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA, has been undergoing a massive "boom" in renovations and new construction. Since 2000, the estimated cost of these projects has totaled over $4 billion.
Downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the geographic center of metropolitan Los Angeles, California. The sprawling megacity is so vast that its downtown core is often considered a district like Hollywood, even though it is home to the city and county governments.
Downtown Louisville Downtown Louisville, also known as the central business district, is an area in Louisville, Kentucky. Its boundaries are the Ohio River to the north, Hancock Street to the east, York and Jacob Streets to the south, and 9th Street to the west.
Downtown music Downtown music is a subdivision of American music. The scene the term describes began in 1960, when Yoko Ono — one of the Fluxus artists, at that time still seven years away from meeting John Lennon — opened her SoHo loft to be used as a performance space for a series curated by La Monte Young and Richard Maxfield.
Downtown Memphis, Tennessee Downtown Memphis, Tennessee is located on the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north and Interstate 55 to the south. Downtown Memphis is the home of Beale Street, The Lorraine Motel (now the National Civil Rights Museum) where Martin Luther King, Jr.
Downtown Miami Downtown Miami, is the central business district of Miami-Dade County and Miami, Florida. Points of interest in downtown include the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts, the Bayside Marketplace, and the American Airlines Arena.
Downtown Mountain View station Downtown Mountain View station is an intermodal passenger transportation station that serves the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail system, Caltrain commuter rail line, and numerous bus and shuttle routes.
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! is a Japanese variety show hosted by the popular Japanese owarai duo, Downtown. This TV program began broadcasting in October of 1989, and is widely acknowledged to be one of the most influential comedy shows in Japan.
Downtown New Haven Downtown New Haven is the neighborhood located in the heart of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. It is comprised of the New Haven Green and the immediate surrounding central business district, as well as a significant portion of the Yale University campus.
Downtown New Orleans In New Orleans, Louisiana, "downtown" refers to areas along the Mississippi River down-river (roughly east) from Canal Street, including the French Quarter, Treme, Faubourg Marigny, the Bywater, the 9th Ward, and other neighborhoods.
Downtown Paterson Downtown Paterson is the main commercial district of Paterson, New Jersey and was once a shopping mecca for the northern part of the state. After a devastating fire in 1902, the city rebuilt the downtown with massive Beaux-Arts-style buildings, many of which remain to this day.
Downtown Phoenix Phoenix's downtown area is called Copper Square, although most locals still call it Downtown. Incorporating the themes of Phoenix's early history with culture and local events, Copper Square is the name for the one square mile area surrounding Central Avenue and Jefferson.
Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, sometimes called the Golden Triangle, is located at the precise confluence of the Allegheny River and the Monongahela River. The "triangle" is formed by the two rivers; it is "golden" because it is and long has been the city's commercial center, where major corporations such as PNC Bank, U.
Downtown Plano Station Downtown Plano Station is a DART light rail station located in Plano, Texas at the intersection of 15th Street and Avenue J. It opened on December 9, 2002 and is a station on the Red Line, serving the area around downtown Plano including Plano City Hall.
Downtown Primary School Elementary Arts Educational Insitution and Logopedical Institute The Downtown Primary School Elementary Arts Educational Insitution and Logopedical Institute (shortly Calvin or Downtown, originally in hungarian Belvárosi Ăltalános Iskola AlapfokĂş MűvĂ©szetoktatási IntĂ©zmĂ©ny Ă©s LogopĂ©diai IntĂ©zet) is a state school in Hungary in Csongrád state, in the city of MakĂł on the Calvin square. The motto of the school: DOCENDO DISCIMUS, what mean We learn by teh way of teaching (in originally hungarian: TanĂtva tanulunk) The anchestor of the school was founded by István Szegedi Kis in 1545.
Downtown Radio Downtown Radio (also DTR or simply Downtown) started broadcasting in 1976, on the same day as Prime Minister Harold Wilson resigned. The station had a mini-coup, breaking the news over an hour before BBC Radio Ulster.
Downtown Recorders Downtown Recorders is a recording studio in . Located in the city's Cyclorama building in the South End, it has been a focal point of the Boston music scene since the studio's inception in 1979 by two local musicians, Mitch Benoff and Ben Kaye.
Downtown Richmond, Virginia Downtown Richmond refers to a business area in Richmond, Virginia. Places include the James Monroe Building, VCU Medical Center, the Omni Hotel, the Downtown Marriott, the Red Cross building, the Downtown YMCA, the Virginia State Capitol building, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, the James Center Plaza, and the Dominion building.
Downtown San Diego Downtown San Diego is the city center of San Diego, California and the central business district of the surrounding metropolitan area. Downtown San Diego is literally the city center as the name "Centre City" implies, as it is located in the heart of San Diego County.
Downtown Seattle Downtown is the central business district of Seattle, Washington. It is fairly compact compared to other city centers on the West Coast because of its geographical situation: hemmed in on the north and east by hills, on the west by Elliott Bay, and on the south by reclaimed land that was once tidal flats.
Downtown Silver Spring Downtown Silver Spring, DTSS in the minds of many Maryland and DC teenagers, is a newly developed downtown area in Silver Spring, MD. Filled with several teen "hotspots," including both the Majestic Theater (Silver Spring} and AFI Theatre, Borders, and a lovely astro-turf, as well as several wonderful restaurants and cafes, this new development is certainly the place to be on Friday nights!
Downtown Singapore Unapologetic about their less than pioneering place in the emo pop scene, Maryland quintet Downtown Singapore closely followed the schematic as laid down by earlier and more successful bands like Jimmy Eat World and the Cave In: local gigs and self-released demos, followed by relentless touring and online community building, a buzz-building debut EP, and finally a full-length album overseen by the hot producer of the moment. After all of this, Downtown Singapore then quietly and without fuss disbanded.
Downtown Stamford, Connecticut Downtown Stamford, Connecticut is an economically thriving section of Stamford, Connecticut with major retail establishments, a shopping mall and the headquarters of major corporations, as well as other retail businesses and offices. In recent years more housing has been built in the neighborhood, and more is planned.
Downtown Tampa Downtown Tampa, is the central business district of Tampa, Florida and the chief financial district of the Tampa Bay Area. Points of interest in downtown include the Tampa Convention Center, The Florida Aquarium, the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, the old U.
Downtown Toronto Downtown Toronto is the heart of the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded by Bloor Street to the north, Lake Ontario to the south, Bayview Avenue - Don Valley Parkway to the east, and Bathurst Street to the west.
Downtown Waco, Texas Downtown Waco is small compared to most other cities, such as Dallas or Houston, however, each day 17,000 people commute to work in downtown. Downtown Waco was built around the Waco Suspension Bridge, which was a crucial crossing of the Brazos River.
Downtown West, Minneapolis Downtown West is an official neighborhood in Minneapolis, part of the larger Central community. It is the heart of downtown Minneapolis (and Minneapolis as a whole), containing the bulk of high-rise office buildings in the city, and is what comes to mind when most Minneapolis people think of "downtown".
Downtown Winnipeg Downtown Winnipeg is centred around Portage Avenue and Main Street, and is bounded by the Assiniboine River on the south, Colony and Balmoral Streets on the west, Notre Dame Avenue, Princess Street, and Logan Avenue on the north, and the Red River on the east. It includes the Exchange District, The Forks, and Winnipeg's China Town.
Downtown Youngstown Downtown Youngstown is the center of the city of Youngstown, Ohio, and is shaping up to become the prime arts and entertainment district in the Youngstown-Warren metropolitan area. It is the location of most government buildings and banks in the area, Youngstown State University, the Butler Institute of American Art, the McDonough Museum of Contemporary Art, the DeYor and Oakland Centres for the Performing Arts, the Chevrolet Centre, Powers Auditorium (the original Warner Bros.
Downtown, Agoura Hills, California Downtown is the commercial heart of Agoura Hills, California a district built mainly in the 1970's to replace the city's old heart in what is now the Historic Quarter. Downtown Agoura Hills is located in the city's geographic heart.
Downward entailing In linguistic semantics, a downward entailing (in short: "DE") expression is one that denotes a monotone decreasing function. A downard entailing expression reverses the relation of semantic strength among expressions.
Downward harmonization Downward harmonization is an econo-political term describing the act of adapting the trade laws of a country with an established economy "downward" to the trade laws of the country with a developing economy. This "harmonizing" may affect labor laws, human rights laws, minimum-wage, industry standarads, quality control, anti-terrorism, etc.
Downward to the Earth Downward to the Earth is a science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg. It is a tale of the quest for transcendence (a frequent Silverberg theme) set on another planet, and includes references to Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad's classic tale of colonialism, including the name of Kurtz.
Downwelling Downwelling is the process of accumulation and sinking of higher density material beneath lower density material, such as cold or saline water beneath warmer or fresher water or cold air beneath warm air. It is the sinking limb of a convection cell.
Downwinders Downwinder is a term used to describe people across the United States who were exposed to radioactive fallout from both atmospheric and underground nuclear weapons testing. It has also been used to describe those exposed to radiation through experimentation and uranium mining.
Downy ball The Downy ball is a spherical plastic tool used to dispense liquid fabric softener in clothes washing machines. Liquid fabric softener has to be added at the correct time to a load of laundry in order to work effectively.
Downy Hawthorn Downy Hawthorn (Crataegus mollis), also known as Red Hawthorn, occurs in eastern North America from southeastern North Dakota east to Nova Scotia and southwest to eastern Texas. This tree inhabits wooded bottomlands, the prairie border, and the midwest savanna understorey.
Dowry A dowry (also known as trousseau) is a gift of money or valuables given by the bride's family to the groom's at the time of their marriage. It has been regarded as contribution of her family to the married household's expenses.
Dowry law in India Payment of a dowry, gift — often financial, has a long history in many parts of the world. In India, the payment of a dowry was prohibited in 1961 under Indian civil law and subsequently by Sections 304B and 498a of the Indian Penal Code were enacted to make it easier for the wife to seek redress from potential harassment by the husband's family.
Dowsing Dowsing, sometimes called divining or water witching, is a generic term for practices which proponents claim empower them to find water, metals, gem stones and hidden objects over a piece of land or a map, usually through fluctuations of apparatus including a Y-shaped twig, rods or pendulum. Some claim to need no apparatus at all but to 'feel' reactions.
Dowty Rotol Dowty Rotol is the final incarnation of three major British aviation supply firms, Dowty Equipment, Rotol Airscrews and British Messier, which merged in 1960. The companies are based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and today they operate two closely associated plants, one as Dowty Rotol Propeller, the other as Dowty Messier.
Doxa Doxa (δόξα) is a Greek word meaning common belief or popular opinion, from which are derived the modern terms of orthodoxy and heterodoxy. Used by the Greek rhetoricians as a tool for the formation of argument by using common opinions, the doxa was often manipulated by sophists to persuade the people, leading to Plato's condemnation of Athenian democracy.
Doxazosin Doxazosin mesylate, a quinazoline compound sold by Pfizer under the brand name Cardura®, is an alpha blocker used to treat high blood pressure and benign prostatic hyperplasia. It works by blocking the action of adrenaline on smooth muscle of the bladder and the blood vessel walls.
Doxbridge Doxbridge is an annual inter-collegiate sports tournament held in Dublin and contested between the constituent colleges of the UK's oldest collegiate universities - Oxford, Cambridge and Durham. Scheduled in in mid-March to coincide with the Easter vacation period, Doxbridge provides a unique opportunity for colleges to compete against colleges from other universities.
Doxepin Doxepin is a tricyclic antidepressant, known under many brand-names such as Aponal®, the original preparation by Boehringer-Ingelheim, now part of the Roche group; Adapine®, Sinquan® and Sinequan® (Pfizer Inc.).
Doxography Doxography (Greek: δόξα - "an opinion, a point of view" + ÎłĎάφω - "to write, to describe") is a term used for the works especially of classical historians, which describe the points of view of past philosophers and scientists concerning philosophy, science, etc. The term was coined by Hermann Diels.
Doxology A doxology (from the Greek doxa, glory + logos, word or speaking) is a short hymn of praise to God in various Christian worship services, often added to the end of canticles, psalms, and hymns. The tradition derives from a similar practice in the Jewish synagogue.
Doxycycline Doxycycline (INN) (IPA: ) is a member of the tetracycline antibiotics group and is commonly used to treat a variety of infections. Brand names include Monodox®, Periostat®, Vibramycin®, Vibra-Tabs®, Doryx®, Vibrox®, Adoxa®, Doxyhexal® and Atridox® (topical doxycycline hyclate for gum disease).
Doxygen Doxygen is a documentation generator for C++, C, Java, Objective-C, Python, IDL (Corba and Microsoft flavors) and to some extent PHP, C#, D and ActionScript. It runs on most Unix systems as well as on Windows and Mac OS X.
Doxylamine Doxylamine succinate is one of the many sedating antihistamines used by itself as a short-term sleep aid, in combination with other drugs as a night-time cold and allergy relief drug, and a preparation is prescribed in combination with Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) to prevent morning sickness in pregnant women. It is one of the active ingredients in NyQuil.
Doyald Young Since 1955, Doyald Young has specialized in the design of logotypes, corporate alphabets, and typefaces. He has designed logotypes and trademarks for the industrial design firm of Henry Dreyfuss Associates, California Institute of Technology, University of California at Los Angeles, exhibition catalogs for UCLA’s Clark Memorial Library, The Music Center of Los Angeles County, Mattel Toys, Max Factor, and Vidal Sassoon.
Doyle Alexander Doyle Lafayette Alexander (born September 4, 1950, Cordova, Alabama) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, and Detroit Tigers. He batted and threw right handed.
Doyle Brunson Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson (born August 10, 1933 in Longview, Texas) is an American poker player who has played professionally for over 40 years. He is a former world champion of poker and the author of several poker books.
Doyle Cup The Doyle Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior A Hockey League. The series is played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Rogers Wireless Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League.
Doyle Lawson Doyle Lawson was born on April 20, 1944 in Ford Town, a part of Sullivan County, near Kingsport, TN, to Leonard and Minnie Lawson. Doyle Lawson is best known as an accomplished mandolin player and head of the 5 man group Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver which he formed in April, 1979.
Doyle Owl The Doyle Owl is considered to be an unofficial mascot of Reed College. It is a roughly three-foot high, 300 pound (136 kg), concrete statue of an owl that was originally located atop the Doyle section of the Old Dorm Block.
Doyle Road Covered Bridge Doyle Road Bridge is a covered bridge spanning Mill Creek in Jefferson Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The bridge, one of currently 15 drivable bridges in the county, is a single span Town truss design, with laminated arches added during its renovation in 1987http://www.
Doylestown (SEPTA station) Doylestown is the last station along the Lansdale-Doylestown section of the SEPTA R5 Regional Rail Line. Located at the intersection of Bridge Street and Clinton Avenue, the station has a 185-space parking lot.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania Doylestown is the name of both a borough and the adjacent township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 34 miles (55 km) north of Philadelphia. At the turn of the century in 1900, 3,034 people lived in the borough of Doylestown, and in 1910, 3,304 people lived there.
DoYouDo DoYouDo, Inc. is a Beverly Hills, California company that owns the patent to an anonymous matching service designed to detect mutual attraction between friends or acquaintances based on confidential lists they create of people they are interested in.
Dozen Dozen is another word for the number twelve. The dozen may be one of the earliest primitive groupings, perhaps because there are approximately a dozen cycles of the moon or months in a cycle of the sun or year.
Dozen and Two Avengers In the New Jedi Order novel Vector Prime, Kyp Durron led a fighter squadron which he named the Dozen and Two Avengers. It received this name because there were twelve normal pilots and two Jedi pilots (Kyp and Miko Regalia).
Dozle Zabi In the fictional Mobile Suit Gundam series, Dozle Zabi is the second oldest son of Degwin Sodo Zabi and the Principality of Zeon's Space Attack Force Commander. His job during the war was to move fleets to and from various points in space to help the Zeon secure victory during the One Year War, not unlike the American Fleet Admirals of World War II.
DO-212 DO-212 is a performance standard published by RTCA, Incorporated. It contains Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for aircraft equipment required for the automatic dependent surveillance (ADS) function (ADSF).
DO-219 DO-219 is a communications standard published by RTCA, Incorporated. It contains Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for aircraft equipment required for Air Traffic Control (ATC) Two-Way Data Link Communications (TWDL) services.
DOC (computing) In computing, DOC or doc (an abbreviation of 'document') is a file extension for word processing documents; most commonly for Microsoft Word. Historically, the extension was used for documentation in plain-text format, particularly of programs or computer hardware, on a wide range of operating systems.
DOCSIS Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) is an international standard developed by CableLabs and contributing companies that include: ARRIS, BigBand Networks, Broadcom, Cisco, Conexant, Correlant, Intel, Motorola, Netgear, Terayon, and Texas Instruments. DOCSIS defines the communications and operation support interface requirements for a data over cable system.
DOD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Program DOD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Program, or DIACAP, is the United States Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Program. An interim version of the DIACAP was signed July 6, 2006 and now supersedes DITSCAP DOD Instruction 5200.
DOD-STD-2167A DOD-STD-2167A (Department of Defense Standard 2167A), titled "Defense Systems Software Development", was a United States defense standard, published on February 29, 1988. This document established "uniform requirements for the software development that are applicable throughout the system life cycle.
DOGNY DOGNY – America’s Tribute to Search and Rescue Dogs is a public art initiative commissioned by the American Kennel Club to honor the search and rescue dogs involved in post-September 11th operations and to raise money to support future endeavors.
DOI-CODI The Destacamento de Operações de Informações - Centro de Operações de Defesa Interna (English: Department of Operations of Information - Center for Internal Defense Operations) was the Brazilian intelligence and represion agency during the military period called "Anos de Chumbo". This period started in March 31, 1964 with the "takeover" of the government by militar forces and ended in the 1980's when it was elected again a civil president.
DOM Inspector DOM Inspector (DOMi) is one of the web developer tools included in Mozilla Application Suite and Mozilla Firefox. Its main purpose is to inspect the Document Object Model (DOM) tree of HTML and XML-based documents.
DOM scripting The term DOM Scripting refers to programmatically accessing the Document Object Model (DOM). In common usage, DOM Scripting usually implies the use of JavaScript, but could easily be accomplished by any other programming or scripting language with access to the DOM.
DOMP Days on the Market Property (DOMP) is a measurement in days of how long that a home has been listed for sale to the public in the MLS (Multiple Listing Service). Although much lesser known than the phrase "days on the market" DOMM, DOMP is directly associated with DOMM, which is the acronym that home buyers are most familiar with.
DONUT DONUT (Direct Observation of the NU Tau, E872) was an experiment at Fermilab dedicated to the search for tau neutrino interactions. Even though the detector operated only during a few months in the summer of 1997, it was largely successful.
DOPE DOPE, or Discrete Optimized Protein Energy, is a statistical potential used to assess homology models in protein structure prediction. DOPE is based on an improved reference state that corresponds to noninteracting atoms in a homogeneous sphere with the radius dependent on a sample native structure; it thus accounts for the finite and spherical shape of the native structures.
DORA 1 DORA 1 is a former German submarine base and bunker built during World War II in Trondheim. In German, Trondheim was called Drontheim, and the name DORA is the letter "D" in the German phonetic alphabet.
DOS extender Invented in the 1980s to cope with the memory limitations of MS-DOS and its derivatives, DOS extenders were programs which enabled other software to run under the protected mode environment initially introduced with the Intel 80286 processor, and later expanded on with the Intel 80386.
DOS XL DOS XL was a Disk Operating System (DOS) written by Paul Laughton, Mark Rose, Bill Wilkinson and Mike Peters and produced by Optimized Systems Software (OSS) for Atari 8-bit microcomputers. It was designed to be compatible with Atari DOS which came shipped with Atari's disk-drives.
DOS/4GW DOS/4GW is the most widely used 32-bit DOS extender, designed to allow DOS programs to eliminate the inherent DOS 640KB memory limit by addressing all the extended memory on Intel 80386 and above machines in MS-DOS, PC-DOS, DR-DOS, the DOS boxes of OS/2, Windows, Windows NT and Windows 95 and other DOS clones, and even DOS emulators like DOSBox. It was developed by Tenberry Software as a subset of DOS/4G and was distributed with the Watcom C compiler.
DOS/BATCH 11 DOS/BATCH 11, also known simply as DOS-11, was released in 1970 and was the first operating system to run on the Digital PDP-11 minicomputer. DOS/BATCH 11 was not known to be easy to use even in its day and became much less used in 1973 with the release of the RT-11 operating system.
DOSAAF DOSAAF was the name of a paramilitary society of the Soviet Union, Voluntary Society of Assistance to the Army, the Air Force and the Navy. It is a transliteration of the Russian abbreviation ДОСĐĐФ, Добровольное ОбщеŃтво СодейŃтвия Đрмии, Đвиации и ФлотŃ.
DOSBox DOSBox is an x86 emulator which creates a DOS-like environment intended for running MS-DOS-based IBM PC compatible programs, especially computer games, which may not run properly on newer PCs and may not run at all on non-IBM PC compatibles (e.g.
DOT Foods DOT Foods purchases and warehouses 57,000 products from 550 food industry manufacturers. Dot consolidates those products and delivers in less-than-truckload (LTL) quantities to distributors in all 50 states on a weekly basis.
DOT pictograms The DOT pictograms are a set of fifty pictograms used to convey information useful to travelers without using words. Such images are useful in airports, train stations, hotels, and other public places for foreign tourists, as well as being easier to identify than strings of text.
DOVO Solingen DOVO Solingen, or DOVO Steelware, or DOVO, is an independent German company based in Solingen that manufactures high-quality hair and thinning scissors, open razors and wet shavers, shaving equipment, household and professional scissors, skin and nail scissors, cuticle and nail nippers, and manicure sets. Shaving equipment and razors are produced by Merkur Solingen, a subsidiary of DOVO.
DPCCH DPCCH, Dedicated Physical Control CHannel, is a term from UMTS. This is the physical channel from layer 2 on which the signalling is transmitted on the uplink by the UE (user equipment) to the Node-B (the base transceiver station).
DPK Public Relations DPK Public Relations, based in Texas, is a public relations firm specializing in marketing communications and issues management. DPK Public Relations was founded in Houston, Texas in 2003 by Dan Keeney, APR, a four-time winner of the profession's highest honor -- the Silver Anvil from the Public Relations Society of America.
Downtown Disney Area Resorts The Downtown Disney Area Resorts are four resorts around Downtown Disney in Walt Disney World. Two, Disney's Port Orleans Riverside Resort and Disney's Port Orleans French Quarter Resort, are Moderate-Priced and the other two, Disney's Old Key West Resort and Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa, are Disney Vacation Club resorts.
Downtown East, Minneapolis Downtown East is an official neighborhood in Minneapolis, part of the larger Central community. Its boundaries are the Mississippi River to the north, Interstate 35W to the east, 5th Street South to the south, and Portland Avenue to the west.
Downtown Eastside The Downtown Eastside (DTES) is the oldest neighbourhood in Vancouver and is noted for high incidences of poverty, drug addiction, and community activism. The neighbourhood has a rich and colourful history and a strong community fabric.
Downtown freeway loop (Kansas City) The downtown freeway loop (also called the "Alphabet" loopOKRoads.com -- Kansas Highway Guides -- Interstate 35) is the unofficial name for a complex layout of freeways in downtown Kansas City, Missouri involving 23 exits, four Interstate Highways, four U.
Downtown Garland Station Downtown Garland Station is a DART light rail station located in Garland, Texas (USA) at Walnut and Fifth Streets. It opened 18 November 2002 and is the northeast terminus of the , serving the downtown Garland area including Garland City Hall, Historic Downtown Garland and Heritage Park.
Downtown Halifax Link The Downtown Halifax Link system is similar to Toronto's PATH or Montreal's RÉSO system, but on a much smaller scale. It consists of a network of climate-controlled pedways (pedestrian tunnels and skywalks) connecting various office buildings, hotels, parkades, and entertainment venues around downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Downtown Honolulu Downtown Honolulu is the current and historic central part of Honolulu—bounded by Nuuanu Stream to the west, Ward Avenue to the east, Vineyard Boulevard to the north, and Honolulu Harbor to the south—situated within the larger Honolulu District. In downtown Honolulu are found both modern and historic buildings and complexes, many of the latter declared National Historic Landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places.
Downtown Houston Downtown Houston is Houston's largest business district. In terms of office square footage, it is the seventh largest in the United States and has the third most concentrated skyline after New York City and Chicago.
Downtown Indianapolis The term Downtown Indianapolis refers to the central business district, or CBD, of Indianapolis, Indiana. The boundaries of Downtown Indianapolis vary; the original mile square of Indianapolis is considered to be the true "downtown", though some may consider downtown's boundaries to include many smaller neighborhoods nearby.
Downtown Jersey City Downtown is an area of Jersey City, New Jersey that includes the Historic Downtown and the Waterfront. Historic Downtown can be further broken down into the neighborhoods of Harsimus Cove, WALDO (Powerhouse Arts District), Van Vorst Park, Grove Street and Hamilton Park.
Downtown Kansas City Downtown Kansas City, Missouri is defined by the Downtown Council and City Hall officials as to include the entire area from the Missouri River, south to 31st Street ; and from I-35 east to Bruce Watkins Drive (U.S.
Downtown Kansas City Redevelopment In recent years, Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, USA, has been undergoing a massive "boom" in renovations and new construction. Since 2000, the estimated cost of these projects has totaled over $4 billion.
Downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the geographic center of metropolitan Los Angeles, California. The sprawling megacity is so vast that its downtown core is often considered a district like Hollywood, even though it is home to the city and county governments.
Downtown Louisville Downtown Louisville, also known as the central business district, is an area in Louisville, Kentucky. Its boundaries are the Ohio River to the north, Hancock Street to the east, York and Jacob Streets to the south, and 9th Street to the west.
Downtown music Downtown music is a subdivision of American music. The scene the term describes began in 1960, when Yoko Ono — one of the Fluxus artists, at that time still seven years away from meeting John Lennon — opened her SoHo loft to be used as a performance space for a series curated by La Monte Young and Richard Maxfield.
Downtown Memphis, Tennessee Downtown Memphis, Tennessee is located on the Mississippi River between Interstate 40 to the north and Interstate 55 to the south. Downtown Memphis is the home of Beale Street, The Lorraine Motel (now the National Civil Rights Museum) where Martin Luther King, Jr.
Downtown Miami Downtown Miami, is the central business district of Miami-Dade County and Miami, Florida. Points of interest in downtown include the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts, the Bayside Marketplace, and the American Airlines Arena.
Downtown Mountain View station Downtown Mountain View station is an intermodal passenger transportation station that serves the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail system, Caltrain commuter rail line, and numerous bus and shuttle routes.
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! is a Japanese variety show hosted by the popular Japanese owarai duo, Downtown. This TV program began broadcasting in October of 1989, and is widely acknowledged to be one of the most influential comedy shows in Japan.
Downtown New Haven Downtown New Haven is the neighborhood located in the heart of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. It is comprised of the New Haven Green and the immediate surrounding central business district, as well as a significant portion of the Yale University campus.
Downtown New Orleans In New Orleans, Louisiana, "downtown" refers to areas along the Mississippi River down-river (roughly east) from Canal Street, including the French Quarter, Treme, Faubourg Marigny, the Bywater, the 9th Ward, and other neighborhoods.
Downtown Paterson Downtown Paterson is the main commercial district of Paterson, New Jersey and was once a shopping mecca for the northern part of the state. After a devastating fire in 1902, the city rebuilt the downtown with massive Beaux-Arts-style buildings, many of which remain to this day.
Downtown Phoenix Phoenix's downtown area is called Copper Square, although most locals still call it Downtown. Incorporating the themes of Phoenix's early history with culture and local events, Copper Square is the name for the one square mile area surrounding Central Avenue and Jefferson.
Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, sometimes called the Golden Triangle, is located at the precise confluence of the Allegheny River and the Monongahela River. The "triangle" is formed by the two rivers; it is "golden" because it is and long has been the city's commercial center, where major corporations such as PNC Bank, U.
Downtown Plano Station Downtown Plano Station is a DART light rail station located in Plano, Texas at the intersection of 15th Street and Avenue J. It opened on December 9, 2002 and is a station on the Red Line, serving the area around downtown Plano including Plano City Hall.
Downtown Primary School Elementary Arts Educational Insitution and Logopedical Institute The Downtown Primary School Elementary Arts Educational Insitution and Logopedical Institute (shortly Calvin or Downtown, originally in hungarian Belvárosi Ăltalános Iskola AlapfokĂş MűvĂ©szetoktatási IntĂ©zmĂ©ny Ă©s LogopĂ©diai IntĂ©zet) is a state school in Hungary in Csongrád state, in the city of MakĂł on the Calvin square. The motto of the school: DOCENDO DISCIMUS, what mean We learn by teh way of teaching (in originally hungarian: TanĂtva tanulunk) The anchestor of the school was founded by István Szegedi Kis in 1545.
Downtown Radio Downtown Radio (also DTR or simply Downtown) started broadcasting in 1976, on the same day as Prime Minister Harold Wilson resigned. The station had a mini-coup, breaking the news over an hour before BBC Radio Ulster.
Downtown Recorders Downtown Recorders is a recording studio in . Located in the city's Cyclorama building in the South End, it has been a focal point of the Boston music scene since the studio's inception in 1979 by two local musicians, Mitch Benoff and Ben Kaye.
Downtown Richmond, Virginia Downtown Richmond refers to a business area in Richmond, Virginia. Places include the James Monroe Building, VCU Medical Center, the Omni Hotel, the Downtown Marriott, the Red Cross building, the Downtown YMCA, the Virginia State Capitol building, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, the James Center Plaza, and the Dominion building.
Downtown San Diego Downtown San Diego is the city center of San Diego, California and the central business district of the surrounding metropolitan area. Downtown San Diego is literally the city center as the name "Centre City" implies, as it is located in the heart of San Diego County.
Downtown Seattle Downtown is the central business district of Seattle, Washington. It is fairly compact compared to other city centers on the West Coast because of its geographical situation: hemmed in on the north and east by hills, on the west by Elliott Bay, and on the south by reclaimed land that was once tidal flats.
Downtown Silver Spring Downtown Silver Spring, DTSS in the minds of many Maryland and DC teenagers, is a newly developed downtown area in Silver Spring, MD. Filled with several teen "hotspots," including both the Majestic Theater (Silver Spring} and AFI Theatre, Borders, and a lovely astro-turf, as well as several wonderful restaurants and cafes, this new development is certainly the place to be on Friday nights!
Downtown Singapore Unapologetic about their less than pioneering place in the emo pop scene, Maryland quintet Downtown Singapore closely followed the schematic as laid down by earlier and more successful bands like Jimmy Eat World and the Cave In: local gigs and self-released demos, followed by relentless touring and online community building, a buzz-building debut EP, and finally a full-length album overseen by the hot producer of the moment. After all of this, Downtown Singapore then quietly and without fuss disbanded.
Downtown Stamford, Connecticut Downtown Stamford, Connecticut is an economically thriving section of Stamford, Connecticut with major retail establishments, a shopping mall and the headquarters of major corporations, as well as other retail businesses and offices. In recent years more housing has been built in the neighborhood, and more is planned.
Downtown Tampa Downtown Tampa, is the central business district of Tampa, Florida and the chief financial district of the Tampa Bay Area. Points of interest in downtown include the Tampa Convention Center, The Florida Aquarium, the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, the old U.
Downtown Toronto Downtown Toronto is the heart of the City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is bounded by Bloor Street to the north, Lake Ontario to the south, Bayview Avenue - Don Valley Parkway to the east, and Bathurst Street to the west.
Downtown Waco, Texas Downtown Waco is small compared to most other cities, such as Dallas or Houston, however, each day 17,000 people commute to work in downtown. Downtown Waco was built around the Waco Suspension Bridge, which was a crucial crossing of the Brazos River.
Downtown West, Minneapolis Downtown West is an official neighborhood in Minneapolis, part of the larger Central community. It is the heart of downtown Minneapolis (and Minneapolis as a whole), containing the bulk of high-rise office buildings in the city, and is what comes to mind when most Minneapolis people think of "downtown".
Downtown Winnipeg Downtown Winnipeg is centred around Portage Avenue and Main Street, and is bounded by the Assiniboine River on the south, Colony and Balmoral Streets on the west, Notre Dame Avenue, Princess Street, and Logan Avenue on the north, and the Red River on the east. It includes the Exchange District, The Forks, and Winnipeg's China Town.
Downtown Youngstown Downtown Youngstown is the center of the city of Youngstown, Ohio, and is shaping up to become the prime arts and entertainment district in the Youngstown-Warren metropolitan area. It is the location of most government buildings and banks in the area, Youngstown State University, the Butler Institute of American Art, the McDonough Museum of Contemporary Art, the DeYor and Oakland Centres for the Performing Arts, the Chevrolet Centre, Powers Auditorium (the original Warner Bros.
Downtown, Agoura Hills, California Downtown is the commercial heart of Agoura Hills, California a district built mainly in the 1970's to replace the city's old heart in what is now the Historic Quarter. Downtown Agoura Hills is located in the city's geographic heart.
Downward entailing In linguistic semantics, a downward entailing (in short: "DE") expression is one that denotes a monotone decreasing function. A downard entailing expression reverses the relation of semantic strength among expressions.
Downward harmonization Downward harmonization is an econo-political term describing the act of adapting the trade laws of a country with an established economy "downward" to the trade laws of the country with a developing economy. This "harmonizing" may affect labor laws, human rights laws, minimum-wage, industry standarads, quality control, anti-terrorism, etc.
Downward to the Earth Downward to the Earth is a science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg. It is a tale of the quest for transcendence (a frequent Silverberg theme) set on another planet, and includes references to Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad's classic tale of colonialism, including the name of Kurtz.
Downwelling Downwelling is the process of accumulation and sinking of higher density material beneath lower density material, such as cold or saline water beneath warmer or fresher water or cold air beneath warm air. It is the sinking limb of a convection cell.
Downwinders Downwinder is a term used to describe people across the United States who were exposed to radioactive fallout from both atmospheric and underground nuclear weapons testing. It has also been used to describe those exposed to radiation through experimentation and uranium mining.
Downy ball The Downy ball is a spherical plastic tool used to dispense liquid fabric softener in clothes washing machines. Liquid fabric softener has to be added at the correct time to a load of laundry in order to work effectively.
Downy Hawthorn Downy Hawthorn (Crataegus mollis), also known as Red Hawthorn, occurs in eastern North America from southeastern North Dakota east to Nova Scotia and southwest to eastern Texas. This tree inhabits wooded bottomlands, the prairie border, and the midwest savanna understorey.
Dowry A dowry (also known as trousseau) is a gift of money or valuables given by the bride's family to the groom's at the time of their marriage. It has been regarded as contribution of her family to the married household's expenses.
Dowry law in India Payment of a dowry, gift — often financial, has a long history in many parts of the world. In India, the payment of a dowry was prohibited in 1961 under Indian civil law and subsequently by Sections 304B and 498a of the Indian Penal Code were enacted to make it easier for the wife to seek redress from potential harassment by the husband's family.
Dowsing Dowsing, sometimes called divining or water witching, is a generic term for practices which proponents claim empower them to find water, metals, gem stones and hidden objects over a piece of land or a map, usually through fluctuations of apparatus including a Y-shaped twig, rods or pendulum. Some claim to need no apparatus at all but to 'feel' reactions.
Dowty Rotol Dowty Rotol is the final incarnation of three major British aviation supply firms, Dowty Equipment, Rotol Airscrews and British Messier, which merged in 1960. The companies are based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire and today they operate two closely associated plants, one as Dowty Rotol Propeller, the other as Dowty Messier.
Doxa Doxa (δόξα) is a Greek word meaning common belief or popular opinion, from which are derived the modern terms of orthodoxy and heterodoxy. Used by the Greek rhetoricians as a tool for the formation of argument by using common opinions, the doxa was often manipulated by sophists to persuade the people, leading to Plato's condemnation of Athenian democracy.
Doxazosin Doxazosin mesylate, a quinazoline compound sold by Pfizer under the brand name Cardura®, is an alpha blocker used to treat high blood pressure and benign prostatic hyperplasia. It works by blocking the action of adrenaline on smooth muscle of the bladder and the blood vessel walls.
Doxbridge Doxbridge is an annual inter-collegiate sports tournament held in Dublin and contested between the constituent colleges of the UK's oldest collegiate universities - Oxford, Cambridge and Durham. Scheduled in in mid-March to coincide with the Easter vacation period, Doxbridge provides a unique opportunity for colleges to compete against colleges from other universities.
Doxepin Doxepin is a tricyclic antidepressant, known under many brand-names such as Aponal®, the original preparation by Boehringer-Ingelheim, now part of the Roche group; Adapine®, Sinquan® and Sinequan® (Pfizer Inc.).
Doxography Doxography (Greek: δόξα - "an opinion, a point of view" + ÎłĎάφω - "to write, to describe") is a term used for the works especially of classical historians, which describe the points of view of past philosophers and scientists concerning philosophy, science, etc. The term was coined by Hermann Diels.
Doxology A doxology (from the Greek doxa, glory + logos, word or speaking) is a short hymn of praise to God in various Christian worship services, often added to the end of canticles, psalms, and hymns. The tradition derives from a similar practice in the Jewish synagogue.
Doxycycline Doxycycline (INN) (IPA: ) is a member of the tetracycline antibiotics group and is commonly used to treat a variety of infections. Brand names include Monodox®, Periostat®, Vibramycin®, Vibra-Tabs®, Doryx®, Vibrox®, Adoxa®, Doxyhexal® and Atridox® (topical doxycycline hyclate for gum disease).
Doxygen Doxygen is a documentation generator for C++, C, Java, Objective-C, Python, IDL (Corba and Microsoft flavors) and to some extent PHP, C#, D and ActionScript. It runs on most Unix systems as well as on Windows and Mac OS X.
Doxylamine Doxylamine succinate is one of the many sedating antihistamines used by itself as a short-term sleep aid, in combination with other drugs as a night-time cold and allergy relief drug, and a preparation is prescribed in combination with Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) to prevent morning sickness in pregnant women. It is one of the active ingredients in NyQuil.
Doyald Young Since 1955, Doyald Young has specialized in the design of logotypes, corporate alphabets, and typefaces. He has designed logotypes and trademarks for the industrial design firm of Henry Dreyfuss Associates, California Institute of Technology, University of California at Los Angeles, exhibition catalogs for UCLA’s Clark Memorial Library, The Music Center of Los Angeles County, Mattel Toys, Max Factor, and Vidal Sassoon.
Doyle Alexander Doyle Lafayette Alexander (born September 4, 1950, Cordova, Alabama) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Toronto Blue Jays, and Detroit Tigers. He batted and threw right handed.
Doyle Brunson Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson (born August 10, 1933 in Longview, Texas) is an American poker player who has played professionally for over 40 years. He is a former world champion of poker and the author of several poker books.
Doyle Cup The Doyle Cup is a championship ice hockey trophy, won through a best-of-7 series, conducted by the Canadian Junior A Hockey League. The series is played between the Fred Page Cup champions of the British Columbia Hockey League and the Rogers Wireless Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League.
Doyle Lawson Doyle Lawson was born on April 20, 1944 in Ford Town, a part of Sullivan County, near Kingsport, TN, to Leonard and Minnie Lawson. Doyle Lawson is best known as an accomplished mandolin player and head of the 5 man group Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver which he formed in April, 1979.
Doyle Owl The Doyle Owl is considered to be an unofficial mascot of Reed College. It is a roughly three-foot high, 300 pound (136 kg), concrete statue of an owl that was originally located atop the Doyle section of the Old Dorm Block.
Doyle Road Covered Bridge Doyle Road Bridge is a covered bridge spanning Mill Creek in Jefferson Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The bridge, one of currently 15 drivable bridges in the county, is a single span Town truss design, with laminated arches added during its renovation in 1987http://www.
Doylestown (SEPTA station) Doylestown is the last station along the Lansdale-Doylestown section of the SEPTA R5 Regional Rail Line. Located at the intersection of Bridge Street and Clinton Avenue, the station has a 185-space parking lot.
Doylestown, Pennsylvania Doylestown is the name of both a borough and the adjacent township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 34 miles (55 km) north of Philadelphia. At the turn of the century in 1900, 3,034 people lived in the borough of Doylestown, and in 1910, 3,304 people lived there.
DoYouDo DoYouDo, Inc. is a Beverly Hills, California company that owns the patent to an anonymous matching service designed to detect mutual attraction between friends or acquaintances based on confidential lists they create of people they are interested in.
Dozen Dozen is another word for the number twelve. The dozen may be one of the earliest primitive groupings, perhaps because there are approximately a dozen cycles of the moon or months in a cycle of the sun or year.
Dozen and Two Avengers In the New Jedi Order novel Vector Prime, Kyp Durron led a fighter squadron which he named the Dozen and Two Avengers. It received this name because there were twelve normal pilots and two Jedi pilots (Kyp and Miko Regalia).
Dozle Zabi In the fictional Mobile Suit Gundam series, Dozle Zabi is the second oldest son of Degwin Sodo Zabi and the Principality of Zeon's Space Attack Force Commander. His job during the war was to move fleets to and from various points in space to help the Zeon secure victory during the One Year War, not unlike the American Fleet Admirals of World War II.
DO-212 DO-212 is a performance standard published by RTCA, Incorporated. It contains Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for aircraft equipment required for the automatic dependent surveillance (ADS) function (ADSF).
DO-219 DO-219 is a communications standard published by RTCA, Incorporated. It contains Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) for aircraft equipment required for Air Traffic Control (ATC) Two-Way Data Link Communications (TWDL) services.
DOC (computing) In computing, DOC or doc (an abbreviation of 'document') is a file extension for word processing documents; most commonly for Microsoft Word. Historically, the extension was used for documentation in plain-text format, particularly of programs or computer hardware, on a wide range of operating systems.
DOCSIS Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) is an international standard developed by CableLabs and contributing companies that include: ARRIS, BigBand Networks, Broadcom, Cisco, Conexant, Correlant, Intel, Motorola, Netgear, Terayon, and Texas Instruments. DOCSIS defines the communications and operation support interface requirements for a data over cable system.
DOD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Program DOD Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Program, or DIACAP, is the United States Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Program. An interim version of the DIACAP was signed July 6, 2006 and now supersedes DITSCAP DOD Instruction 5200.
DOD-STD-2167A DOD-STD-2167A (Department of Defense Standard 2167A), titled "Defense Systems Software Development", was a United States defense standard, published on February 29, 1988. This document established "uniform requirements for the software development that are applicable throughout the system life cycle.
DOGNY DOGNY – America’s Tribute to Search and Rescue Dogs is a public art initiative commissioned by the American Kennel Club to honor the search and rescue dogs involved in post-September 11th operations and to raise money to support future endeavors.
DOI-CODI The Destacamento de Operações de Informações - Centro de Operações de Defesa Interna (English: Department of Operations of Information - Center for Internal Defense Operations) was the Brazilian intelligence and represion agency during the military period called "Anos de Chumbo". This period started in March 31, 1964 with the "takeover" of the government by militar forces and ended in the 1980's when it was elected again a civil president.
DOM Inspector DOM Inspector (DOMi) is one of the web developer tools included in Mozilla Application Suite and Mozilla Firefox. Its main purpose is to inspect the Document Object Model (DOM) tree of HTML and XML-based documents.
DOM scripting The term DOM Scripting refers to programmatically accessing the Document Object Model (DOM). In common usage, DOM Scripting usually implies the use of JavaScript, but could easily be accomplished by any other programming or scripting language with access to the DOM.
DOMP Days on the Market Property (DOMP) is a measurement in days of how long that a home has been listed for sale to the public in the MLS (Multiple Listing Service). Although much lesser known than the phrase "days on the market" DOMM, DOMP is directly associated with DOMM, which is the acronym that home buyers are most familiar with.
DONUT DONUT (Direct Observation of the NU Tau, E872) was an experiment at Fermilab dedicated to the search for tau neutrino interactions. Even though the detector operated only during a few months in the summer of 1997, it was largely successful.
DOPE DOPE, or Discrete Optimized Protein Energy, is a statistical potential used to assess homology models in protein structure prediction. DOPE is based on an improved reference state that corresponds to noninteracting atoms in a homogeneous sphere with the radius dependent on a sample native structure; it thus accounts for the finite and spherical shape of the native structures.
DORA 1 DORA 1 is a former German submarine base and bunker built during World War II in Trondheim. In German, Trondheim was called Drontheim, and the name DORA is the letter "D" in the German phonetic alphabet.
DOS extender Invented in the 1980s to cope with the memory limitations of MS-DOS and its derivatives, DOS extenders were programs which enabled other software to run under the protected mode environment initially introduced with the Intel 80286 processor, and later expanded on with the Intel 80386.
DOS XL DOS XL was a Disk Operating System (DOS) written by Paul Laughton, Mark Rose, Bill Wilkinson and Mike Peters and produced by Optimized Systems Software (OSS) for Atari 8-bit microcomputers. It was designed to be compatible with Atari DOS which came shipped with Atari's disk-drives.
DOS/4GW DOS/4GW is the most widely used 32-bit DOS extender, designed to allow DOS programs to eliminate the inherent DOS 640KB memory limit by addressing all the extended memory on Intel 80386 and above machines in MS-DOS, PC-DOS, DR-DOS, the DOS boxes of OS/2, Windows, Windows NT and Windows 95 and other DOS clones, and even DOS emulators like DOSBox. It was developed by Tenberry Software as a subset of DOS/4G and was distributed with the Watcom C compiler.
DOS/BATCH 11 DOS/BATCH 11, also known simply as DOS-11, was released in 1970 and was the first operating system to run on the Digital PDP-11 minicomputer. DOS/BATCH 11 was not known to be easy to use even in its day and became much less used in 1973 with the release of the RT-11 operating system.
DOSAAF DOSAAF was the name of a paramilitary society of the Soviet Union, Voluntary Society of Assistance to the Army, the Air Force and the Navy. It is a transliteration of the Russian abbreviation ДОСĐĐФ, Добровольное ОбщеŃтво СодейŃтвия Đрмии, Đвиации и ФлотŃ.
DOSBox DOSBox is an x86 emulator which creates a DOS-like environment intended for running MS-DOS-based IBM PC compatible programs, especially computer games, which may not run properly on newer PCs and may not run at all on non-IBM PC compatibles (e.g.
DOT Foods DOT Foods purchases and warehouses 57,000 products from 550 food industry manufacturers. Dot consolidates those products and delivers in less-than-truckload (LTL) quantities to distributors in all 50 states on a weekly basis.
DOT pictograms The DOT pictograms are a set of fifty pictograms used to convey information useful to travelers without using words. Such images are useful in airports, train stations, hotels, and other public places for foreign tourists, as well as being easier to identify than strings of text.
DOVO Solingen DOVO Solingen, or DOVO Steelware, or DOVO, is an independent German company based in Solingen that manufactures high-quality hair and thinning scissors, open razors and wet shavers, shaving equipment, household and professional scissors, skin and nail scissors, cuticle and nail nippers, and manicure sets. Shaving equipment and razors are produced by Merkur Solingen, a subsidiary of DOVO.
DPCCH DPCCH, Dedicated Physical Control CHannel, is a term from UMTS. This is the physical channel from layer 2 on which the signalling is transmitted on the uplink by the UE (user equipment) to the Node-B (the base transceiver station).
DPK Public Relations DPK Public Relations, based in Texas, is a public relations firm specializing in marketing communications and issues management. DPK Public Relations was founded in Houston, Texas in 2003 by Dan Keeney, APR, a four-time winner of the profession's highest honor -- the Silver Anvil from the Public Relations Society of America.
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