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What does DTP mean?

DTP means Desk Top Publishing

Formatting pages of a magazine, book, folder, etc. Using the computer is called DTP. If you translate this into Dutch you will find about ' publishing the agency ', which means that everyone could do it. With tools like Adobe InDesign and QuarkXpress It is indeed possible to create beautiful and professional material.

DTP is the abbreviation of diphtheria, tetanus and Polio

Diphtheria is a global occurrence, but most countries have a vaccinatieprogrammma. Also tetanus occurs all over the world. Polio is no longer in the Western countries due to the quality of vaccination programs. All three disorders are prevented by the DTP vaccination (most people born after 1950 have received this vaccination by the Netherlands vaccination. Diphtheria is a bacterium in which the disease image can be very variable. Common symptoms include strep throat, fever and inflamed lymph nodes. Diphtheria can cause paralysis and inflammation of the heart muscle, which can lead to a fatal outcome. The tetanus bacterium spreads through the blood and affects the central nervous system. This can cause severe muscular cramping. Polio (polio) is also called child paralysis and is a virus infection, although the name child paralysis is often used, it also occurs in adults.

What does VNG mean?

VNG means Association of Dutch municipalities

The springs have three goals:

  1. Its members in the fulfilment of the administrative duties
  2. Making agreements with other authorities on working conditions in the public sector
  3. Interests of its members associated with the administrative duties

The Association exists since 1912 and has a number of policy committees advising the Board. Each committee has a maximum of 20 members and is appointed by the General Assembly of the VNG.

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What does ISBN mean?

ISBN means international standard Book number

The ISBN number is a unique number that has each book. It is a world-wide number that makes searching on books in different countries easier. Other information products are also given an ISBN (educational software for example). The number is not an identification of an author, but a certain edition of a particular work. A certain structure has been agreed: the first three is an EAN prefix, the next 2 is for the language area, and then the numbers for the issue and the specific edition come. The last digit is a check digit.

What does taxonomy mean?

Taxonomy means classifying

Taxonomy is the division into groups, classifying certain things. In fact, everything can be classified as taxonomic (plates, animals, places, events, books, etc.). It is a dynamic system, which can be categorized differently using new insights or discoveries. Think, for example, of the bookcase or CD cabinet, which is initially in alphabetical order, and one year later perhaps by genre, or writer (and then often again alphabetically). It is mainly used in computer and biology atmosphere.

What is a library?

Library means collection of books and other documents

When one has a library in daily life, it usually has a public library (there are also national libraries, scientific libraries, music libraries, etc). A public library has different types of digital and physical information carriers (can be thought of like books, CDs, Dias, DVDs, magazines, etc.). This information is accessible to all inhabitants from the stage. The library is freely accessible to all, only if you want to take your books home, a membership will have to be taken.

What is asbestos?

Asbestos is a mineral

Asbestos is a natural product consisting of needle-shaped fibres, which is mainly extracted in South America, Canada and Russia. It has been widely used in the years 70 because it is easy to handle, heat resistant, strong, abrasion resistant and especially inexpensive. Asbestos is in a bad light because it is carcinogenic. As long as the asbestos fibres have been processed in hard plates (facade plates, fire separators, etc.) it cannot hurt, but as soon as they are seen, asbestos fibres are floating in the air and thus end up in the lungs. Read More

What does Failwhale mean?

Failwhale is the Twitter error page

Twitter was regularly offline in the past by a too large amount of users who would like to use the service at the same time. The page you saw then was a whale that was lifted by birds from the water: This is the Failwhale. Meanwhile, many improvements have been made to the platform, but it still occurs that the servers are out (especially during upgrades or major events). The Failwhale has become a household name and is also often used if another site doesn't do it anymore. Failwhale images from Flickr