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predictive maintenance

A high-tech version of, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. It improves reliability and cost-effectiveness.
Predictive maintenance allows things to be repaired when they become at risk of breaking down, while avoiding repairing things that are not at risk.
by Downstrike December 14, 2004
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Jehovas Witness

For the correct spelling and grammar, see Jehovah's Witnesses.
by Downstrike June 4, 2004
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ritual

1. A religious custom. (See customs.)

2. An action repeated on a schedule.

3. A repetitive action motivated by a compulsion.
1. Judaism requires adherents to wash their hands as a ritual.

2. Employees are scheduled to wash their hands before returning to work.

3. Psychological compulsion may cause ritual hand-washing.
by Downstrike May 26, 2004
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flagship

1. Slang noun adjective: describing the most prominent or highly touted product or service among those offered by a company. Derived from the naval term meaning:

2. The ship in a fleet that carries the Admiral, or ranking military commander.
sWindles is the flagship of MyCrudSoft's fleet of DCS infections.

Vista is the latest version of their flagship product.

The flagship of the United States is Air Force One, because the C-in-C doesn't usually travel by sea.
by Downstrike August 31, 2005
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Asia

1. A place that's so big that no matter how you define it, some other part of it is going to prove you wrong.

2. A band of the genre that composes classical music to a rock beat.

3. The first name of a cute 8-year-old girl in my neighborhood who would bust your jaws if she saw what some of you wrote about her name here.
I doubt that Asia has ever heard Asia. I know she's never been there.
by Downstrike May 26, 2004
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radidio

CB slanguage for a CB radio; derived from radio+diddle.
Rubber Duck, you got your radidio on?
by Downstrike May 30, 2004
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Valspeak

Anachronistic dialect of slang from the late 70s.
Turkinerd, bagyerface, and gag me with a spoon are high-profile examples of Valspeak.
by Downstrike May 26, 2004
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