Fault-tolerant system — This article contains specific implementations of fault tolerant systems. For general theory, see fault tolerant design. Fault tolerance or graceful degradation is the property that enables a system (often computer based) to continue operating… … Wikipedia
LaSIGE — (Large Scale Informatic Systems Laboratory, Portuguese Laboratório de Sistemas Informáticos de Grande Escala) is a research unit of the Computer Science department of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, located at the Faculty s… … Wikipedia
Failure transparency — In a distributed system, failure transparency refers to the extent to which errors and subsequent recoveries of hosts and services within the system are invisible to users and applications.huh For example, if a server fails, but users are… … Wikipedia
education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… … Universalium
Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… … Universalium
India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… … Universalium
IMMUNITÉ ET SYSTÈME IMMUNITAIRE — Le système immunitaire assume l’une des grandes fonctions physiologiques des Vertébrés: l’aptitude à la reconnaissance d’un nombre prodigieux de structures moléculaires distinctes, les antigènes. Un antigène est classiquement réputé « étranger »… … Encyclopédie Universelle
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
RIGHTS, HUMAN — The following article deals with the subject of human rights, their essence and the contents of various fundamental rights as reflected in the sources of Jewish Law. The interpretation of Israel s Basic Laws concerning human rights in accordance… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SOCIÉTÉS ANIMALES — L’expression «société animale» s’applique tout d’abord à l’organisation sociale qui règne au sein de la ruche, de la fourmilière ou de la termitière, ou bien dans une troupe de singes, un groupement de phoques ou de manchots. La structure de ces… … Encyclopédie Universelle
