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Modes: See 'Qualities.'

Priority Modes: Aperture and shutter speed priority modes are a shortcut to easy exposure adjustment. To set exposure manually, you would need to adjust aperture and shutter speed settings separately. With . . . View Full Definition

Plasmodesmata: Junctions in plants that penetrate cell walls and plasma membranes, allowing direct communication between the cytoplasm of adjacent cells (sing.: plasmodesma).

Viral Marketing: Self propagating marketing techniques. Common modes of transmission are email, blogging, and word of mouth marketing channels. Many social news sites and social bookmarking sites also lead t . . . View Full Definition

Financial Ratio: A risk structure that spreads investor's risks across low-, medium-, and high-risk vehicles. The bulk of the assets are in safe, low-risk investments that provide a predictable return (base . . . View Full Definition

Fair Traded Coffee: Coffee that has been purchased from farmers (usually peasant farmers) at a 'fair' price as defined by international agencies. The extra paid these farmers under fair trade arrangements is ex . . . View Full Definition

Taijiquan (Taaigikkyun): Ji: the ultimate The key to the term's meaning is the derivation of the central character Ji (Gik,) shown at right. It's contemporary dictionary translation is 'ultimate' or 'extremity.' Ini . . . View Full Definition

Investment Club: If you're part of an investment club, you and the other members jointly choose the investments the club makes and decide on the amount each of you will contribute to the club's account. Amon . . . View Full Definition

Siegfriedrebe: Has synonym names of Siegfried and F.S 4-201-3. Is derived from an Oberlin 595 S.P x Riesling complex cross. Credited as a Husfeld release from the Geilweilerhof, Siebeldlingen, Germany. Not . . . View Full Definition

Casual: The term 'casual game' is used to describe a category of video game designed for a mass audience. They are typically quite simple games without complex plots or control schemes. This has in . . . View Full Definition