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High Memory Area: In DOS -based systems, the high memory area refers to the first 64K of extended memory.

Extended Memory Specification (XMS): A procedure developed jointly by AST Research, Intel Corporation, Lotus Development, and Microsoft Corporation, for using extended memory and DOS’s high memory area, a 64K block just above 1MB.

Lower High Water (LHW): The lowest of the high waters of any specified tidal day due to the declinational effects of the Moon and Sun.

Major Land Resource Area (MLRA): Major land resource areas are geographically associated land resource units delineated by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and characterized by a particular pattern that combines s . . . View Full Definition

Marine Protected Area: A conservation geographic unit designed to protect crucial communities and to provide reproductive reserves for fisheries that hopefully will disperse over wider areas.

Major Trading Area (MTA): Usually composed of several contiguous basic trading areas. A service area designed by Rand McNally and adopted by the FCC. There are 51 MTAs in the United States.

Long-Term Memory: The final phase of memory in which information storage may last from hours to a lifetime.

Local Calling Area: The geographical area that a customer may call without incurring toll charges.

Intermountain High: An area of high pressure that occurs during the winter between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra-Cascade ranges. It blocks the eastward movement of Pacific cyclones. Also called Plateau Hig . . . View Full Definition

Jewish High Holy Days: The most important festivals of the Jewish religious year are celebrated during the first ten days of the month of Tishri, usually in September or October. The first day is Rosh Hashanah, th . . . View Full Definition