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(Encyclopedia)free enterprise system: see capitalism. ...transdermal delivery system
(Encyclopedia)transdermal delivery system: see skin patch. ...Global Positioning System
(Encyclopedia)Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. ...Farm Credit System
(Encyclopedia)Farm Credit System: see Farm Credit Administration. ...Space Transportation System
(Encyclopedia)Space Transportation System, official designation for the U.S. space shuttle. ...life support system
(Encyclopedia)life support system: see artificial life support; Life Support for Human Spaceflight under space science. ...pitot static system
(Encyclopedia)pitot static system pētōˈ [key], device for measuring the rate at which a fluid flows. Among the principal applications of the device are an airspeed indicator for aircraft and a distance and speed...Maryland, University System of
(Encyclopedia)Maryland, University System of, state-supported system of higher education in Maryland, est. 1988 as the University of Maryland System, renamed 1997. It includes all but two of the publicly supported ...Draghi, Mario
(Encyclopedia)Draghi, Mario mäˈēō drägˈē [key], 1947–, Italian economist and government and international ...National Forest System
(Encyclopedia)National Forest System, federally owned reserves, c.191 million acres (77.4 million hectares), administered by the Forest Service of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. The system is made up of 155 nationa...Browse by Subject
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