make for »
????, translator unknown, author Galileo Galilei, Two Chief World Systems.
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midi system »
hi-fi
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never change a running system »
Don't change something that is working
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noarch »
Short for "no architecture". It is a term used mainly in package management systems to mark packages which are architecture independent. Such packages usually contain graphics, documentation or similar data that can be used on any architecture.
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old money »
The imperial system of measurement, as opposed to the metric system.
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old money »
The monetary system used in the United Kingdom before decimalisation and consisting of pounds, shillings, and pence.
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reinvent the wheel »
To redo work unnecessarily when it has already been done satisfactorily; to rethink an already working system, technique, etc. in a pointless attempt to improve it.
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ring out »
To make a phone call from an internal phone system to a general telephone network number.
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run through »
To pervade, of a quality that is characteristic of a group, organisation, or system.
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send to Coventry »
To ostracize, or systematically ignore someone.
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socialized medicine »
A politically charged term used to contrast such systems with free market alternatives and emphasize the perceived link to socialism.
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socialized medicine »
An umbrella term for any system of government-run health care.
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teething troubles »
Small problems such as are to be expected with some any new and untried system or product.
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the man »
The oppressive powers that be, including the government and corporations; the system, as coordinated outside of one’s control..
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thin end of the wedge »
Something that if allowed or accepted to a small degree would lead to systematic encroachment.
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