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Configuration: An aspect involving three or more planets.

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP): This is a process of dynamically allocating IP addresses so that they can be reused. This provides a way of managing IP addresses for all PC's connected to cable modems in a network.

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI): A standard developed by Intel, Toshiba, and Microsoft that implements advanced power managment functions through the operating system. Also known as APM (advanced power management).

Electron Configuration: The distribution of electrons according to the energy sublevels (subshells) in uncharged atoms. The noble gas shown in square brackets (e.g. [He]), marks that all the subshells associated wi . . . View Full Definition

Free-Air Configuration: This description usually indicates a speaker that, in the opinion of the manufacturer, is suitable for mounting in only a minimal enclosure, such as a baffle board that separates the back wa . . . View Full Definition

Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP): Current measuring instrument employing the transmission of high frequency acoustic signals in the water. The current is determined by a Doppler shift in the backscatter echo from plankton, s . . . View Full Definition

Microstructure: A term use to describe the structure of metals. Visual examination of etched metal surfaces and fractures reveal some configurations in etched patterns that relate to structure, but magnific . . . View Full Definition

Syzygy: The points in the moon's orbit about the earth at which the moon is new or full.

Neap Tide: A tide of decreased range, which occurs about every two weeks when the moon is at one quarter or three-quarters full.

Valence Electron: Electrons that can be actively involved in chemical change; usually electrons in the shell with the highest value of n. For example, sodium's ground state electron configuration is 1s2 2s2 2 . . . View Full Definition