Wi-Fi

IEEE 802.11™, the standard also known as Wi-Fi®, celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2015. Learn more about the amazing journey of Wi-Fi and the role IEEE has played in advancing technological innovation:http://bit.ly/29t1cq2 IEEE Standards Association

25 Years of IEEE 802.11 - IEEE Transmitter

Rising 25 Years of IEEE 802.11 IEEE 802.11™, the standard also known as Wi-Fi®, had a big year in 2015 — it celebrated its 25th anniversary. The wireless standard has come a long way since it first originated at an IEEE working group meeting in September 1990. Early Wi-Fi supported data rates were j...

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Wi-Fi 

Pronunciation: /ˈwʌɪfʌɪ/ 

NOUN

trademark

A facility allowing computers, smartphones, or other devices to connect to the Internet or communicate with one another wirelessly within a particular area.

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Origin

1990s: from wireless + an apparently arbitrary second element, after hi-fi; sometimes incorrectly interpreted as a shortening of Wireless Fidelity.

the ozone hole over Antarctica

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The ozone hole over Antarctica is beginning to heal!

The world's decision to fix the ozone hole is paying off 30 years later

The ozone hole over the Antarctic has begun to heal, according to a new…

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cloud, lock-in

Study proposes multi-cloud scheme could help businesses reduce storage costs by 20% and avoid cloud vendor lock-in issues. 


2013 誰能繼承喬布斯的“鎖入派”衣砵
喬布斯堪稱“鎖入派”（Lock in)大師，一旦落入他的羅網，不論消費者還是合作方，恐怕都難以輕易逃脫。系統思維，這是一份很難被人繼承的喬布斯遺產。

Right-to-die campaigners lose battle
The family of late locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson and paralysed road accident victim Paul Lamb lose their right-to-die Appeal Court...




(usually the cloud) Computing A network of remote servers hosted on the Internet and used to store, manage, and process data in place of local servers or personal computers:there’s a rich, complex, shared data store in the cloud[AS MODIFIER]: once you are logged in to your cloud storage space, you can upload files to it and share them with others



vendor lock in
1. Enclose, surround, as in The ship was completely locked in ice. [c. 1400s]
2. Also, lock into. Fix firmly in position, commit to something. This phrase often occurs as be locked in or into, as in She felt she was locked in a binding agreement, or Many of the stockholders are locked into their present positions. [Mid-1900s]

lock-in 

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NOUN

1An arrangement according to which a person or company is obliged to deal only with a specific company.

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1.1A period during which a person or company is bound by the terms of a contract:[AS MODIFIER]: a lock-in period

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2British A period during which customers are locked into a bar or pub after closing time to continue drinking privately.

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3A protest demonstration in which a group locks itself within an office or factory.

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speed bump, microprudential regulation

“The problem with [focusing on microprudential rules] is it ignores systemic risk.” -- The Wharton School's Franklin Allen

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IEX is hoping to make Wall Street fairer with a "speed bump" to slow down high-frequency traders

American regulators approve a controversial new stock exchange

Speed bumps in the night

ECON.ST

The term microprudential regulation or microprudential supervision refers to firm-level oversight or financial regulation by regulators of financial institutions, "ensuring the balance sheets of individual institutions are robust to shocks".

Microprudential regulation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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speed bump

(also speed hump)

NOUN  1975

A ridge set at intervals in a road surface to control the speed of vehicles.

drive time, drive-in

drive-in 

Pronunciation: /ˈdrʌɪvɪn/ 

ADJECTIVE

Denoting a facility such as a cinema or restaurant that one can visit without leaving one’s car:a drive-in cinema

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NOUN

A drive-in facility:he bit into a huge burger at the drive-in

drive time 

Pronunciation:

NOUN  1975

(Especially in broadcasting) the parts of the day when many people commute by car:[AS MODIFIER]: drive-time radio

stressor, stressed-out, stress test

Fed Stress Tests Clear 31 of 33 Big U.S. Banks to Boost Returns to InvestorsA1 The largest U.S. banks got permission from regulators to return profits to investors, but the U.S. banking units of Deutsche Bank and Banco Santander were held back again as the Federal Reserve released the final results of its 2016 “stress tests.”

Summer camp with an open bar: retreats for stressed-out adults are big business

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Adult camps are a booming business in the US as stressed adults head for the hills to ...

Classroom Contagion: Stressed-Out Students More Common In Classes Where Teachers Are Burned Out

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Girls Can't Even Take the SAT Without Getting Stressed Out About Gender Stereotypes

stressed out  1983

Harvard Business Review

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A quarter of all employees view their jobs as the number one stressor in their lives. Here's how to overcome the stress and stay motivated.

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5 Ways to Boost Your Resilience at Work

Based on the latest research.

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stress test

NOUN

1A test of cardiovascular capacity made by monitoring the heart rate during a period ofincreasingly strenuous exercise:the stress test suggested that he had coronary artery diseaseyou may need to have a stress test to check out your heart

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1.1A test designed to assess how well a system functions when subjected to greater than normal amounts of stress or pressure:the biggest banks are getting a financial stress test to see if they can withstand a deeprecession

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VERB

(stress-test)[WITH OBJECT]

Subject to a stress test:industry regulators unveiled plans to stress-test the nation’s largest banks

stressor

NOUN

sense 3 of the verb.

3[WITH OBJECT] Cause mental or emotional strain or tension in:I avoid many of the things that used to stress me before(as adjective stressed) she should see a doctor if she is feeling particularly stressed out