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Chi: Otherwise known as 'life energy,' this is the life force that pulses through your body and keeps you vital. Blocked chi can cause sickness or unhappiness.

Machine Drying: Coffee must be dried, either directly after picking (in the dry method) or after fruit removal (in the wet method). Sun drying is often replaced or supplemented by drying with machines, eith . . . View Full Definition

Macchinetta: , Flip-Drip, Neapolitan Macchinetta. A style of drip method brewer in which the ground coffee is secured in a two-sided strainer at the waist of the pot between two closed compartments. The . . . View Full Definition

Chicago Board Of Trade (CBOT): Searching for bid and offer prices from market makers to find the best deal.

Tide Predicting Machine: A mechanical analog machine especially designed to handle the great quantity of constituent summations required in the harmonic method. William Ferrel's Maxima and Minima Tide Predictor (des . . . View Full Definition

Machine-Learning Filters: Filters run by machines that determine whether to block email based on algorithms that point to whether the message is likely spam.

Criolla Chica: Argentine synonym for the Pais grape grown in Chile. The mutation known as Criolla Grande is used to make a generally mediocre white wine.

Machinist: A person who is skilled in the operation of machine tools. He must be able to plan his own procedures and have a knowledge of heat-treating principles.

Bunching: Describes the act of traders combining round-lot orders for execution at the same time. Bunching can also be used to combine odd-lot orders to save the odd-lot differential for customers. Al . . . View Full Definition

Switching Hub: A high-performance hub, also called a 'switching hub' that can recall what devices are connected to each port and transfer necessary data to the required port. Unlike the conventional hub, w . . . View Full Definition