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Bay: An opening in a computer case (chassis) for the purpose of holding disk drives or other externally mounted devices.

Bayesian Filter: An anti-spam program that evaluates header and content of incoming email messages to determine the probability that it is spam. Bayesian filters assign point values to items that appear freq . . . View Full Definition

Bayonet Network Connector (BNC): In computing, a Bayonet Network Connector is commonly used in the CCTV industry, usually installs on coaxial cable. The benefit of this connector is its ease of installation and its ability . . . View Full Definition

Hudson Bay Low: An area of low pressure over or near the Hudson Bay area of Canada that often introduces cold air to the north central and northeast United States.

Bay Window: Any window space projecting outward from the walls of a building, either square or polygonal in plan.

Bayberry (Myrica ceriferea): Astringent in diarrhea, reduces secretions, used also in colds and chills, relaxes nervous tension which may be cause colic.

Baysian Analysis: A mathematical method to further refine recurrence risk taking into account other known factors.

Drive Bay: An allocated space inside a computer case where an internal device such as a; floppy, CD-ROM or DVD-ROM is mounted.

Haiku: Japanese poem of three unrhyming lines in 5, 7, and 5 syllables. For example, windshield wipers swish and monday fm blues say melancholy grace.

Viking: Technically, in its most exclusive sense, a viking is a pirate, any individual that goes i-viking (plundering') regardless of the buccaneer's ethnicity. Historically, Irishmen, Anglo-Saxons, . . . View Full Definition