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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

What does MMORPG mean?

MMORPG means massively multiplayer online role-playing game

MMORPGs are large-scale role-playing games that many players can participate in, the communication between the different players goes through a computer network. The idea is that the character you created must complete a command, as soon as that command is ready, the new command will be ready again. With each new assignment the character gets more possibilities (more money, more forces, spells, etc.). In an MMORPG, the interaction between the different players is important, often they have to solve a problem together, or beat another team (a team is often called a guild or clan). The most famous MMORPG game is World Of Warcraft (WoW), and to play this you need a subscription (just like most MMORPGs). Sometimes you can play the game for free, but you can buy extra items or weapons words at a charge. In 2005, around 500 million dollars were converted to MMORPGs worldwide.

What does WoW mean?

WoW means World Of Warcraft

Wow is a MMORPG game (one player makes its own character and runs around in a virtual world). In the world of WoW running computerized characters and human players around, and this world is always online (except at times when the servers are in maintenance). The game has been released in 2003 by Blizzard Entertainment and has won many prizes. After all these years, the number of online players is still huge and is currently around 15 million users. These pay an amount every month to be able to play (continue). Online There are many parodies of the famous game. For more information about the game, go to the website.