The operating system still finds it but this process of getting some of your files bits from here, some from here, some from here, induces a potential slow down.

操作系统根据文件块的地址,仍旧能够找到这一整个文件，这也导致了潜在速度变慢。

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They will also point to a potential slow down in PC and tablet purchases later in 2011.

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Other products, however, continued their slow decent towards potential obsolescence.

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And let us complete an international agreement that has the potential to slow, stop, and eventually reverse the growth of greenhouse gases.

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