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  2. Invidious - Wikipedia

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    Invidious is a free and open-source alternative frontend to YouTube. [2] [3] It is available as a Docker container, [4] or from the GitHub master branch. [5] It is intended to be used as a lightweight and "privacy-respecting" alternative to the official YouTube website. [2] Many privacy preserving redirecting software as well as YouTube clients ...

  3. Vacuum-tube computer - Wikipedia

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    Vacuum-tube computer. A vacuum-tube computer, now termed a first-generation computer, is a computer that uses vacuum tubes for logic circuitry. While the history of mechanical aids to computation goes back centuries, if not millennia, the history of vacuum tube computers is confined to the middle of the 20th century.

  4. Tuberculosis - Wikipedia

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    Tuberculosis ( TB ), also known colloquially as the " white death ", or historically as consumption, [7] is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria. [1] Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. [1] Most infections show no symptoms, in which case it is known as latent tuberculosis. [1] Around 10% of ...

  5. Tuberculin - Wikipedia

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    Tuberculin, also known as purified protein derivative, is a combination of proteins that are used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. [1] This use is referred to as the tuberculin skin test and is recommended only for those at high risk. [2] Reliable administration of the skin test requires large amounts of training, supervision, and practice.

  6. Polymerase chain reaction - Wikipedia

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    A strip of eight PCR tubes, each containing a 100 μL reaction mixture Placing a strip of eight PCR tubes into a thermal cycler. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a method widely used to make millions to billions of copies of a specific DNA sample rapidly, allowing scientists to amplify a very small sample of DNA (or a part of it) sufficiently to enable detailed study.

  7. Nixie tube - Wikipedia

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    A Nixie tube ( English: / ˈnɪk.siː / NIK-see ), or cold cathode display, [1] is an electronic device used for displaying numerals or other information using glow discharge . Inside a broken Nixie tube. The glass tube contains a wire-mesh anode and multiple cathodes, shaped like numerals or other symbols. Applying power to one cathode ...

  8. Simulated child pornography - Wikipedia

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    Types. Types of this form of pornography include: Modified photographs of real children; Fully computer-generated imagery; Adults made to look like children; Drawings or animations that depict sexual acts involving minors but are not intended to look like photographs may be considered in some jurisdictions to be simulated.

  9. Personal computer - Wikipedia

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    A personal computer, often referred to as a PC, is a computer designed for individual use. [1] It is typically used for tasks such as word processing, internet browsing, email, multimedia playback, and gaming. Personal computers are intended to be operated directly by an end user, rather than by a computer expert or technician. Unlike large, costly minicomputers and mainframes, time-sharing by ...