Persistent hyperplastic primary vitreus (PHPV) is a congenital and hereditary eye disease. The disease is caused by an embryonic developmental disorder that causes the embryonic vitreous body to remain and become hyperplastic. The treatment options are usually operations. What is…
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According to abbreviationfinder, HS stands for hypoglycemic shock. Diabetics can not only suffer from too high blood sugar, but also from too low. If the level is extremely low and unconsciousness occurs for this reason, specialists speak of hypoglycemic shock (colloquially:…
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The German Democratic Republic (GDR or DDR, from the German Deutsche Demokratische Republik), also known as East Germany or East Germany according to abbreviationfinder, was a people’s democracy and socialist republic that existed in Central Europe between 1949 and 1990….
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According to abbreviationfinder, WiMAX stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, and is the mark that certifies that a product conforms to the ‘IEEE 802.16’ wireless access standards. These standards will allow connections at speeds similar to ADSL or cable…
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Windows XP (whose initial code name was Whistler according to abbreviationfinder) is a line of Operating Systems developed by Microsoft that were released on October 25, 2001. The letters “XP” come from the word ‘eXPerience’, ‘eXPerience’ in English. In August 2012,…
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According to abbreviationfinder, CIA stands for Central Intelligence Agency. North American organization dedicated to international espionage. Its legal framework establishes that the intelligence activity of the CIA must be: timely, objective, independent of political considerations, and based on intelligence community…
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According to abbreviationfinder, a CEO, i.e. a Chief Executive Officer (British English: Managing Director, MD*) is at the top of the corporate hierarchy and heads the entire company. He is therefore responsible for strategic decisions and is often also the…
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The DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid according to abbreviationfinder, is a type of nucleic acid, one macromolecule that is part of all cells. It contains the genetic information used in the development and functioning of known living organisms and some viruses, being responsible for their…
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According to abbreviationfinder, Personal Computer is also known as PC. From the English Personal Computer is a microcomputer compatible with the IBM PC and designed to be used by a single person at a time, although some operating systems (such as UNIX, XENIX,…
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GCC. It is a compiler for GNU considered standard for operating systems derived from UNIX, the code open or also proprietary operating systems like Mac OS X. The acronym GCC stands for GNU Compiler Collection. Before this acronym for GNU C…
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