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  • 21Close Coupled —   An energy system in which the fuel production equipment is in close proximity, or connected to, the fuel using equipment …

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  • 22proximity — proximity, propinquity are often used almost interchangeably to denote nearness. Proximity, however, commonly implies simple and often temporary nearness in space; it may be used with reference to either persons or things found in the same… …

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  • 23Close Quarters Battle — (CQB) or close quarters combat (CQC) is a type of fighting in which small units engage the enemy with personal weapons at very short range, potentially to the point of hand to hand combat. In the typical CQB scenario, the attackers try a very… …

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  • 24close quarters — 1753, originally nautical, and reflecting the confusion of CLOSE (Cf. close) (v.) and CLOSE (Cf. close) (adj.); now understood of proximity, but orig. closed space on ship board where last stand could be made against boarders [Weekley]. Cf. also… …

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  • 25Close Range Marketing — Close range marketing, commonly referred to as CRM, is a form of proximity marketing. Close Range Marketing is an emerging technology that creates a new way for businesses to both promote goods and services and involve their customers. It… …

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  • 26Proximity effect (audio) — The proximity effect in audio refers to a change in the frequency response of a directional microphone as the sound source is brought close to the microphone. The result of the change is a disproportionate increase in the bass response of the… …

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  • 27Proximity search (text) — In text processing, a proximity search looks for documents where two or more separately matching term occurrences are within a specified distance, where distance is the number of intermediate words or characters. In addition to proximity, some… …

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  • 28proximity fuze — a design for detonating a charge, as in a projectile, within a predesignated radius of a target. Also called variable time fuze, VT fuze. [1940 45] * * * also called  Vt Fuze, or Influence Fuze,         an explosive ignition device used in bombs …

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  • 29Proximity fuze — A proximity fuze (also called a VT fuze, for variable time ) is a fuze that is designed to detonate an explosive device automatically when the distance to target becomes smaller than a predetermined value or when the target passes through a given …

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  • 30Proximity mapping — In marketing and business strategy, proximity mapping is a technique used by IBM, McKinsey and other corporations to illustrate the relative closeness of market segments or characteristics in a two dimensional space typically a sheet of paper or… …

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