balance the books »
To put or keep any closed or conservative system or its analysis in balance.
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belt and suspenders »
Redundant systems, affording mutual backup in the event of one failing.
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brain surgery »
Surgery on any part of the nervous system, especially the brain; neurosurgery.
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bridge »
A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2.
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bring in »
To introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation.
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bush telegraph »
A system used by undeveloped societies in remote regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds, word-of-mouth relay, or smoke signals.
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common ground »
A characteristic or interest shared by multiple people or systems.
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end of the line »
The termination point of a railway or similar transportation system.
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fail over »
To automatically switch processing from a failed component in a critical system to its live spare or backup component.
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first among equals »
In the British and other parliamentary systems, a term used to describe the relationship of the prime minister to the other members of the cabinet.
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gold standard »
A monetary system where the value of circulating money is linked to the value of gold.
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installed base »
The number of units of a system or product that are currently in use.
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jungle telegraph »
A gossip network; an informal communication system within a group or organization.
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jungle telegraph »
A system used by primitive cultures in remote tropical regions for communication over long distances, such as drum sounds or a relay of runners.
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log out »
To exit an account in a computer system so that it doesn't recognize you until you log in again.
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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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