An API is a specification of the dialect that computer programs or their components use to exchange data with each other or with the hardware they are running on.
While the octane specification of a particular grade is constant throughout the year, the RVP specification changes with the seasons. (See Refining 101: Winter Gasoline for a more detailed explanation of gasoline blends).
Windows Phone 7 is a known quantity and requires a much lower specification of device to run.
Much advice on offer online suggests souping up the specification of a netbook so it can run Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, rather than the free, open-source Linux system that is offered as standard on many netbooks.
The current power carrying capacity of USB 3.0 connectors is limited today but by the Spring of 2012 a USB IF (USB trade group)a specification will be released that allows up to 100 W of power through a USB 3.0 cable.
Thus every new generation of Windows led to a boost in the sales of the most recent specification of hardware.
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Bluetooth is a low-cost wireless radio transmission specification for creating personal networks of up to eight devices at a distance of 10 to 100 feet.
Windows 8 tablets and Intel-specification Ultrabooks are generating a fair amount of interest and some debate, as my previous post on Windows 8 adoption predictions showed.
What we notice in these different batches is a progression to higher and higher levels of specification, including, in the latest batch, an anodized coating on extremely smooth inner and outer surfaces.
Despite the fact that Draft 1.0 has already been implemented in a plethora of products, including Dell's own 802.11n card for notebooks, reports are pointing to January 2007 before we even see a vote on the second draft of the specification.
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Dolby also announced the availability of a development kit to support the use of Dolby Digital Plus in the UltraViolet CFF specification.
Both companies said they will support a standard industry specification to enable broad-scale acceptance of this new high-speed technology.
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The basis of the 10Mbps specification, labeled 2.0 by the alliance, comes from a proposal from Epigram, a subsidiary of Broadcom, and Lucent Technologies Microelectronics Group.
People do not want to have to keep track of their copying, he said, referring to the current specification that would limit the number of times a file could be copied.
The new specification delivers the fast speed needed to capture a series of high-resolution photos and transfer them quickly to a computer, particularly important to professional photographers whose workflows demand the utmost efficiency.
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"The TWG made significant progress toward our goal of deploying a truly next-generation HomePlug powerline specification to address future market demands, and that is built on the excellent powerline products readily available and in use, " said Rob Ranck, president of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance.
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The draft standard only covers the format of the content, not a copyright protection and distribution specification, said Kawell.
Their cold storage specification is for a bulk load fast archive that handles a series of sequential writes and random reads.
Apple has topped them all, and the other manufacturers are going to have to start offering higher specs in storage or run the risk of being left behind in what is the next step in a specification war.
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Mr Swartz began computer programming as a child, and at 14 co-authored an early version of the RSS specification.
The nano does not yet support Bluetooth 4.0 (or any version of the specification), but the standard has been seen as a key component in helping reduce power consumption for such a product, There are also lower power display technologies -- such as Sharp's Memory in Pixel LCD on the forthcoming Meta Watch -- from which Apple has abstained.
The premise of the game is simple enough - in the role of mayor, you must build and run a city designed entirely to your specification.
The teams are expected to abandon plans to unveil their cars in a joint launch at the end of January because many teams will not have their 2010 specification cars ready in time.
Apple hasn't gone out of its way to say that both of these are certified with the final specification, but it's certainly a possibility.
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In this latest specification, a new Dual-Mode cable adaptor configuration is defined that enables a TMDS clock rate of up to 300MHz.
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If a sign fails to comply with the document's specification then it needs separate approval from the Department for Transport before it can be used as a means of enforcement.
That one accidentally fell short of some technical specification of the Americans with Disabilities Act so the contractor ripped up the second sidewalk and replaced it with a third.
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