C NASA Abbreviation

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Celsius

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A manufacturing philosophy that puts related processes together to make a finished component in a continuous flow, as opposed to a series of batch operations. Or Pertaining to a thermometric scale at which water boils at 100 degrees and freezes at 0 degrees in standard atmospheric pressure. or Degrees celsius is an international thermometric scale on which the interval between the triple point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 99.99 degrees with 0.01 representing the triple point and 100the boiling point.

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Center

A pointed hand tool made of hardened steel and shaped somewhat like a pencil. Or An enduring functional organization, with a supporting staff, designed to perform a joint function within a joint force commander's headquarters. Or To align characters around a point located in the middle of a line, page, or other defined area; in effect, to place text an equal distance from each margin or border.

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Caution

A period in racing in which track conditions are too hazardous for racing due to an accident or debris on the racing surface. The cars remain in their racing positions behind the pace car until it is determined that it is safe to resume the race. Or A signal which alerts the operator to an impending dangerous condition requiring attention, but not necessarily immediate action (from MIL-STD-1472D); an annunciator that is more critical than an advisory but less critical than a warning;

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Centigrade

Celsius, historically known as centigrade, is a scale and unit of measurement for temperature. It is named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who developed a similar temperature scale. The degree Celsius (°C) can refer to a specific temperature on the Celsius scale as well as a unit to indicate a temperature interval, a difference between two temperatures or an uncertainty.

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Channel

Narrow arm of sea between two land areas. Deepest part of a body of water, and through which main current flows. Longitudinal hollow or cavity. Flat projection from side of a ship to give spread to rigging (usually called 'chains'). Standard rolled steel section in form of three sides of a rectangle

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Command

An instruction that causes a program or computer to perform a function A command may be given by means of a special keystroke, or the command may be chosen from a menu.

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Constant

Factor that is invariable in a variable quantity or value A 'Tidal Constant'

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Control

A device for regulation of a system or component in normal operation, manual or automatic. If automatic, the implication is that it is responsive to changes of pressure, temperature or other property whose magnitude is to be regulated.or In WebSphere MQ and VisualAge RPG, the result of selecting a part from the parts palette and placing it on the design window. An example of a control is an entry field.

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Condition

The term "condition" has a number of biomedical meanings including the following:An unhealthy state, such as in "this is a progressive condition."A state of fitness, such as "getting into condition."Something that is essential to the occurrence of something else; essentially a "precondition."As a verb: to cause a change in something so that a response that was previously associated with a certain stimulus becomes associated with another stimulus; to condition a person, as in behavioral conditioning.

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Circumference

The distance around the perimeter of a circle.

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