Cast: Type of fossil preservation where the original material of the fossil has decayed and been replaced later by another material, much the way a plaster cast is made in a mold.

 

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Cast: A cast translates one variable type into another and forces calculations to be performed in the cast type. It uses the () operator and looks like this: (type)variable. For instance: int i:, . . . View Full Definition

Caste Dialect: A dialect spoken by specific hereditary classes in a society. Often the use of caste dialect marks the speaker as part of that particular class.

Thought Broadcasting: The delusion that ones thoughts are being broadcast out loud so that they can be perceived by others.

Simulcast: The broadcast of programming over two separate channels or forms of media at the same time. For example, during the transition period (at least through 2006), WCET will often simulcast Chann . . . View Full Definition

Simulcasts: Programs, particularly in the late 1940s and early 1950s, which are simultaneously broadcast on both radio and television. The process was revived in the 1960s and 1970s in order to transmit . . . View Full Definition

Forecasting: Most people choose the forecast year to coincide with either the January-December calendar year or the fiscal year of the business, but this is not a requirement. Depending on the forecast s . . . View Full Definition

Forecast Year: The month and year on which the forecast period begins. See also Forecast Year.

Digital Audio Broadcasting: A broadcast standard which describes the method of transmitting digital audio.

Multicasting: The ability to send more than one program or data service within the allotted channel spectrum. Digital channels can squeeze up to four channels into their spectrum. For example, WCET will s . . . View Full Definition

Forecast Start Date: The period of time for which a business is modeled. Depending on the forecast start month, the first year of the forecast period may not be a complete forecast year. See also Forecast Year.