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  2. International maritime signal flags - Wikipedia

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    International maritime signal flags. International maritime signal flags are various flags used to communicate with ships. The principal system of flags and associated codes is the International Code of Signals. [1] Various navies have flag systems with additional flags and codes, and other flags are used in special uses, or have historical ...

  3. List of abbreviations used in medical prescriptions - Wikipedia

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    o can be mistaken as an a which could read "a.d.", meaning right ear, confusion with "omni die" o.m. omni mane: every morning omn. bih. omni bihora: every 2 hours omn. hor. omni hora: every hour o.n. omni nocte: every night OPD once per day o.s. oculus sinister: left eye o can be mistaken as an a which could read "a.s.", meaning left ear o.u ...

  4. Astrological symbols - Wikipedia

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    The midheaven (also known as the "medium coeli") is the point where the ecliptic crosses the local meridian; it is used in the construction of a horoscope/natal chart Vertex: Vx or : Vx or 🜊 U+1F70A: The vertex and anti-vertex are the points where the prime vertical intersects the ecliptic.

  5. List of HTTP status codes - Wikipedia

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    An expansion of the 400 Bad Request response code, used when a client certificate is required but not provided. 497 HTTP Request Sent to HTTPS Port. An expansion of the 400 Bad Request response code, used when the client has made a HTTP request to a port listening for HTTPS requests. 499 Client Closed Request.

  6. Code (semiotics) - Wikipedia

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    Semiotics. In the broadest sense, a code is an arrangement of physical matter, including the electromagnetic spectrum, that stores the potential (when activated) to convey meaning (or a pre-specified result). [1] For instance, the pattern of vibration we call 'sound' when activated within the mind, triggers an image; say the word "cat".

  7. United States military occupation code - Wikipedia

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    A United States military occupation code, or a military occupational specialty code ( MOS code ), is a nine-character code used in the United States Army and United States Marine Corps to identify a specific job. In the United States Air Force, a system of Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC) is used. In the United States Navy, a system of naval ...

  8. Tax code (PAYE) - Wikipedia

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    Where no allowances exist, code BR is used to tax at basic rate (20%), code D0 is used to tax at higher rate (40%) and code D1 is used to tax at the additional rate (45%). If no tax is to be collected, code NT is used. If tax has to be collected on an income above PAYE earnings, a K code is used. This works as equivalent to a negative tax ...

  9. Ranks and insignia of NATO - Wikipedia

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    The main difference is in the commissioned officer ranks, where the US system recognises two ranks at OF-1 level (O-1 and O-2), meaning that all O-x numbers after O-1 are one point higher on the US scale than they are on the NATO scale (e.g. a major is OF-3 on the NATO scale and O-4 on the US scale).