Power outage — A power outage (also known as power cut , power failure , power loss , or blackout ) is the loss of the electricity supply to an area.The reasons for a power failure can for instance be a defect in a power station, damage to a power line or other … Wikipedia
Uninterruptible power supply — A small free standing UPS … Wikipedia
Training to failure — In weight training, training to failure is to repeat an exercise movement (such as the bench press) to the point of momentary muscular failure. Contrary to widespread belief, this is not the point at which the individual thinks they cannot… … Wikipedia
Turbine engine failure — This article is an adaptation of a publication of the United States National Transportation Safety Board which can be found [http://www.ntsb.gov/aviation/jet engine problems.pdf here] . As a work of the United States Federal Government, the… … Wikipedia
MPF — • Mars Pathfinder • MasPar Fortran • Materials Processing Facility • Message Parameter File • Mission Plan File • Momentary Power Failure • Multiple Primary Feed • Multipurpose Fotometer • Multispectral Photographic Facility • Mercury Polar Fly… … Acronyms
MPF — [1] Mars Pathfinder [2] MasPar Fortran [3] Materials Processing Facility [4] Message Parameter File [5] Mission Plan File [6] Momentary Power Failure [7] Multiple Primary Feed [8] Multipurpose Fotometer [9] Multispectral Photographic Facility… … Acronyms von A bis Z
Northeast Blackout of 2003 — The Northeast Blackout of 2003 was a massive widespread power outage that occurred throughout parts of the Northeastern and Midwestern United States, and Ontario, Canada on Thursday, August 14, 2003, at approximately 4:15 pm EDT (20:15 UTC), with … Wikipedia
Strength training — This article is about the basic principles to train muscular strength. For strength training using free weights or weight machines, see weight training. The lat. pulldown, which strengthens the arms and back Strength training is the use of… … Wikipedia
Transfer switch — Transfer switches allow switching from a primary power source to a secondary or tertiary power source and are employed in some electrical power distribution systems. Most often transfer switches can be seen where emergency power generators are… … Wikipedia
Voice over Internet Protocol — (VoIP, IPAEng|vɔɪp) is a protocol optimized for the transmission of voice through the Internet or other packet switched networks. VoIP is often used abstractly to refer to the actual transmission of voice (rather than the protocol implementing… … Wikipedia
Voice over IP — Digital voice redirects here. For the commercial service, see Comcast Digital Voice. Voice over Internet Protocol (Voice over IP, VoIP) is a family of technologies, methodologies, communication protocols, and transmission techniques for the… … Wikipedia