article.php3?id article 15000 accessdate 11 January 2006 cite web title Giant Blogging Terms Glossary url http www.quickonlinetips.com archives 2006 06 the giant blogging terms glossary accessdate ...Original research date September 2007 This is a list of blogging terms . Blog ging, like any hobby, has developed something of a specialised vocabulary . The following is an attempt to explain a few of the more common phrases and words, including etymology etymologies when not obvious. TOC Blog related terms Please keep this list of terms alphabetized. Thanks A Atom standard Atom Another popular Web feed feed format developed as an alternative to RSS . Autocast ing Automated form of podcasting that allows bloggers and blog readers to generate audio versions of text blogs from RSS feeds. MP3 blog Audioblog A blog where the posts consist mainly of voice recordings sent by mobile phone, sometimes with some short text message added for metadata purposes. cf. podcasting B Anchor Blawg Blawg A law blog. Bleg An entry in a blog requesting information or contributions. Blog Carnival A blog article that contains links to other articles covering a specific topic. Most blog carnivals are hosted by a rotating list of frequent contributors to the carnival, and serve to both generate new posts by contributors and highlight new bloggers posting matter in that subject area. Blog client weblog client is software to manage post, edit blogs from operating system with no need to launch a web browser ... list . Blogosphere All blogs, or the blogging community. BlogPatrol A free blog counter ref http ... or ban some addresses in comments. D Blogging software Desktop Blogging Client An off line blog management ... porn . Feeds List of blogging terms R RSS Feeds . H Health blog A blog that covers health topics ... used when a blogs feed is added to a feed reader like Bloglines or Google . Some blogging platforms ... Internet related lists Blogging terms Category Neologisms Category Glossaries of computers Blogging ... more details
primary sources date June 2011 main Canadian blogosphere Blogging Tories is the name of a group of Canada Canadian bloggers who come from the centre, centre right, right wing and libertarian sides of the political spectrum. The Blogging Tories are composed of many individual blogs , whose content is aggregated on the main Blogging Tories website. Founded by bloggers Stephen Taylor and Craig Smith, the Blogging Tories have grown to include approximately 300 blogs. They are a part of the larger Canadian political blogosphere, along with Progressive Bloggers , http www.newdemocratsonline.ca New Democrats Online and Liblogs . Extended role The Blogging Tories website has extended well beyond its original role as a collection of Canadian conservative blogs. It currently serves as a central hub for national conservative NGOs including the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and the National Citizens Coalition . Citation needed date December 2008 Blogging Tories founder Stephen Taylor addressed the inaugural meeting of the Manning Centre for Building Democracy on the floor of the Toronto Stock Exchange , speaking about blogs and the importance of the Blogging Tories to conservative politics in Canada. Citation needed date December 2008 The Manning Centre is a new initiative to enable Canadian conservative groups that was started by former Leader of the Opposition Canada Leader of the Opposition , Preston Manning . Gomery A member of the group acquired transcripts of testimony at the Gomery inquiry and leaked it to Ed Morrissey , an American blogger not affected by the publication ban . Blogging Tories members were encouraged to link to Morrissey s website, and by the following Friday Justice Gomery suggested that the genie had been let out of the bottle and lifted the publication ban ... The Blogging Tories membership has included several Members of Parliament Monte Solberg Chuck ... press, is also a member. External links http www.bloggingtories.ca Blogging Tories Website http ... more details
Niche blogging is the act of creating a blog with the intent of using it to market to a particular niche market . While it could be argued that every blog is, in some form, a niche blog, the term as it applies to marketing refers to a particular kind of blog. Neither blogging nor niche marketing is a new concept. However, only in recent years has the concept of a niche blog come into being. Usually, niche blogs will contain advertisements of some sort pay per click or products or both . In some cases, the purpose of the niche blog is to incite the reader into visiting another website which may then attempt to sell the reader a product or service. Niche blogs are sometimes referred to as splogs , but this is a misnomer. Even though the desired end result for the niche blogger is to make money, the niche blog itself often contains valuable information. Most pay per click advertising is content sensitive, so it is vital to the niche blogger to have useful content that is related to the chosen niche. Features of niche blogging The popularity of niche blogging among new marketers can be attributed to several factors, including cost, adaptability and generating traffic. Cost The most significant reason for the popularity of niche blogging is the cost. Niche bloggers can quickly and easily create a blog for free. In this way, the marketer can determine the viability of the selected niche before making a large investment of time and money. Adaptability Because people s interests often change over time, it is important for a successful marketer to stay up to date on current trends. By using free services, the niche blogger can quickly adapt to the changing market and create a new blog marketed to that niche. Adaptability also refers to the ability to update the information on the niche ... assisted edit cite news last DeBare first Ilana title Blogging tough way to make money but here s how ... publishing and blogging for business. External links Blog topics Category Blogging ... more details
Mobile blogging moblogging is a method of publishing to a website or blog from a mobile phone or other handheld device. A moblog helps habitual blog gers to post write ups directly from their phones even when on the move. ref cite web last Knudsen first Jonathan coauthors title A Life Pictured Online url http developers.sun.com mobility midp articles blogging date 2003 10 work Technical Articles and Tips publisher Sun Developer Network accessdate 2009 07 27 ref Mobile blogging has been made possible by technological convergence , as bloggers have been able to write, record and upload different media all from a single, mobile device. Mobile blogging is popular among people with camera phone s which allow them to e mail Multimedia Messaging Service MMS or SMS photos and video that then appear as entries on a web site, or to use mobile browsers to publish content directly to any blogging platform with Mobile Posting compatibility. ref cite web last Ward first Mark coauthors date 2004 04 26 title A Life Pictured Online url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi technology 3658977.stm work publisher BBC News accessdate 2009 07 27 ref ref cite web title Hi tech ways to stay in touch url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi technology 7082566.stm date 2007 11 07 work publisher BBC News accessdate 2009 07 27 ref One of the precursors to a moblog was the development of a wearable photographic device by Steve Mann of the University of Toronto. Termed domewear , the intention was for human rights workers to wear the devices to take photographic and video evidence of dangerous situations while avoiding being targeted for using traditional cameras. ref Goggins, Gerad. Cell Phone Culture. Padstow TJ International ... magazine, 8, www.receiver.vodafone.com ref Mobile blogging is particularly helpful to tourist ... wiktionary moblogging Video blogging Mobile 2.0 Assisted GPS Mobile phone tracking Mobile phone Smartphone ... publish stub Blog topics Mobile phones DEFAULTSORT Mobile Blogging Category Blogs Category Internet ... more details
Multiple issues Notability March 2010 original research March 2010 One source March 2010 A typecast blogging a.k.a. typecasting or typecasting blog is a form of blogging by media type and electronic publishing publishing in the format of a blog , but differentiated by the predominant use of and focus on text created with a typewriter and then scanned rather than text entered directly into a computer. Typecasting the action of posting scanned typewritten images to a typecasting blog is still a relatively rare form of a media type blog similar to vblog and photoblog s. Construction There are several reasons to create typecasting blogs. For writers who prefer the use of typewriters to write text manually it remains the best way to post electronic copies of their original text. These texts or portions of texts may include unedited text, handwritten edits, notes or signs of proofreading that allow the reader to see the raw text complete with typos , errors and corrections. Typecasting may appeal to fans of or collectors of typewriters and some typecasters employ the use of several different machines or styles of machines to create their posts. Some typecasters are writers who dislike word processors or who reject computers use as a writing tools even if they use them for revisions. Other typecasters pay tribute to manual forms of writing and like the appeal of typecasting, including writers ...who like the sound of a typewriter bell at the end of a sentence ref Lowry, Cheryl. http www.strikethru.net 2009 01 typecast in which some visual effects.html . As reported by Martin Kaste in An Ode To Clicky Keys on NPR.org, February 2009 ref . Lastly, many people that typecast do so in order ... blogs on blogging services such as Blogger service Blogger that were designed primarily for electronically entered text content, and sketchblogs or image specific blogging services. See also Blog hosting ... and Wikipedia Spam for details NoMoreLinks Category Blogging Category Internet terminology Category ... more details
by most, some find Character Blogging hard to take. MicroPersuasion.com s Steve Rubel has given his ... creating a blogging character Creating a Blogging Character DEFAULTSORT Character Blogging Category World Wide Web Category Blogs Category Blogging Category Social information processing ... more details
refimprove date June 2011 While the term blog was not coined until the late 1990s, the history of blogging starts with several digital precursors to it. Before blogging became popular, digital communities ... have likened blogging to the Mass Observation project of the mid 20th century. Citation needed date ... , who began eleven years of personal blogging in 1994 while a student at Swarthmore College , is generally ... of semi automated blogging with live video together with text was referred to as sousveillance , and such journals ... based software is now a typical aspect of blogging . Blogs can be hosted by dedicated blog hosting ... , American Dialect Society Mailing List Apr. 20, 2008 . ref After a slow start, blogging rapidly ... in February 2003 Paul Kedrosky s GrokSoup EXPAND OR DELETE? Blogging combined the personal web page ... Howler , launched in 1998, and Mickey Kaus Kausfiles, launched in 1999 . By 2001, blogging was enough ... of the blogging community and its relationship to larger society increased rapidly. Established schools of journalism began researching blogging and noting the differences between journalism and blogging ... broke the story. Blogging helped to create a political crisis that forced Lott to step down as majority ... spectrum . Blogging was established by politicians and political candidates to express opinions ... Daniel Drezner and J. Bradford DeLong . Blogging was used to draw attention to obscure news sources ... blogging to simultaneously transcribe and editorial ize speeches and events shown on television. For example, I am blogging Rice s testimony means I am posting my reactions to Condoleezza Rice Condoleezza ... called The blogging of the President, which covered a transformation in politics that blogging seemed to presage. The Columbia Journalism Review began regular coverage of blogs and blogging. Anthologies of blog pieces reached print, and blogging personalities began appearing on radio and television ... syndication DEFAULTSORT History Of Blogging Category Blogs Category Blogging Category Internet terminology ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Infobox Book name Blogging Heroes Interviews with 30 of the World s Top Bloggers image Image Blogging Heroes.jpg 200px author Michael A. Banks country United States genre Social Media publisher John Wiley & Sons pub date 2007 media type Print pages 350 pp isbn 978 0 470 19739 4 oclc 154800306 Blogging Heroes is a book by Michael A. Banks composed of interviews with thirty prominent bloggers . Overview The book tries to uncover the methods, strategies, and philosophies that allowed each of these bloggers to set their blogs apart from the millions of other blogs that exist. There are thirty bloggers profiled in the book br Dave Taylor br Grant Robertson writer Grant Robertson , the editor of Download Squad br Chris Anderson writer Chris Anderson , the Editor in Chief of Wired magazine Wired Magazine and the author of The Long Tail br Gina Trapani of Lifehacker br Ina Steiner, the editor of AuctionBytes br Mary Jo Foley, a well known Microsoft watcher br David Rothman of the non profit operation br Frank Warren, founder of PostSecret br Mark Fraunfelder of BoingBoing br Peter Rojas of Engadget br John Neff Autoblog.com Autoblog br Deborah Petersen br Robert Scoble , AKA Scobleizer , formerly of Microsoft br Ken Fisher br Joel Comm , Internet entrepreneur and the editor of JoelComm.com br Garry Conn br Brian Lam br Kristin Darguzas br Chris Grant br Scott McNulty of TUAW br Philipp Lenssen br Brad Hill Director, Weblogs, Inc. at AOL br Steve Rubel br Rebecca Lieb br Deidre Woollard br Mike Masnick br Gary Lee br Richard MacManus br Eric T. of http InternetDuctTape.com Internet Duct Tape br Victor Agreda Sr. Programming Manager, AOL Tech & Foreign br Steve Garfield br References http www.michaelabanks.com Author Michael A. Banks Homepage http www.michaelabanks.com Cover design discussion on the publisher s blog Category 2007 books Category American non fiction books ... more details
pp semi indef Cleanup date May 2010 Video blogging , sometimes shortened to vlogging ref cite news url http www.guardian.co.uk world 2009 jul 09 merriam webster dictionary new words location London work The Guardian first Ed last Pilkington title Merriam Webster releases list of new words to be included in dictionary date 2009 07 09 ref pronounced vlogging , as opposed to v logging ref http www.forvo.com ... archive 2006 05 01 8375939 CNNMoney.com ref ref Will video kill the blogging star? http www.signonsandiego.com ... archives 2005 10 has vlogging vi.html BusinessWeek ref is a form of blogging for which the medium ... of blogging On January 2, 2000, Adam Kontras posted a video alongside a blog entry aimed at informing ... Blogging & Video Journaling to Reclaim the YOU in YouTube last Kaminsky first Michael Sean publisher ... Bouten in creating a group on Yahoo Groups devoted to video blogging. ref name yahoogroups ... pioneers Those darn video blogging pioneers http www.businessweek.com the thread blogspotting archives ... Blogging Video Vlogging http www.wired.com entertainment music news 2005 07 68171 Wired News ... their own video blogging sites. In addition, the convergence of mobile phones with digital cameras allows publishing of video content to the Web almost as it is recorded. ref name journalism mobile blogging http www.journalism.co.uk 2 articles 530925.php Mobile blogging for journalists ref Radio station Radio and television stations are now using video blogging as a way to help interact more with listeners and viewers. cn date July 2011 Miscellaneous video blogging events Prose date May 2010 Original ... proper, above. See also Blog History of blogging Lifecasting video stream Photoblog Video podcast ... Blog topics DEFAULTSORT Video Blogging Category Video bloggers Category Film and video technology Category Internet television Category Web syndication Category Blogging Category Internet terminology ... es Videoblog eu Vlog fr Blog vid o ko id Video blogging it Video blog ml nl ... more details
dw article 0,,4973862,00.html title The land of Goder and Ferfer, blogging with a Persian accent ... a weblog. 6 June Persian Blogging festival starts. November Iranian blogger Mojtaba Saminejad arrested ... prosecutor, ordered major ISPs to filter PersianBlog and other blogging service websites. 27 January ... estimate 700,000 Iranian blogs, of which about 10 are active 11 October Blogging courses starts in the holy ... story 0,,1892562,00.html work The Guardian location London title Iran s clerics caught up in blogging ... 08 07 first Fariborz last Shamshiri ref 1 November Hossein Derakhshan , credited with starting the blogging ... . Doostdar, Alireza Dec. 2004 . http www.doostdar.com articles vsob.pdf The Vulgar Spirit of Blogging ... 2008 . http ccce.com.washington.edu projects assets Nafisi Blogging Outside Iran.pdf Blogging Outside ... nr 994 i.html Blogging in Iran The Electronic Manifestation of Persian Thought Category Blogging Category ... more details
NOTOC About the web publishing mechanism the network test tool Ping In blogging , ping is an XML RPC based push technology push mechanism by which a weblog notifies a server computing server that its content has been updated. ref name orig post cite web url http www.xmlrpc.com weblogsCom title Weblogs.Com XML RPC interface last Winer first Dave publisher Weblogs.com accessdate 2008 11 30 ref An XML RPC signal is sent to one or more ping servers, Clarify reason under what circumstances does this occur ? What triggers it ? date December 2011 which can then generate a list of blogs that have new material. The technology was first introduced by Dave Winer to Weblogs.com in October 2001. ref Cite web last Winer first Dave title Getting ready to flip the switch work Weblogs.com accessdate 2010 10 06 date 2001 10 21 url http oldweblogscomblog.scripting.com 2001 10 21 ref Today, most blog authoring tools automatically ping one or more servers each time the blogger creates a new post or updates an old one. Open ping servers, like Moreover Technologies Weblogs.com , let other web services subscribe to a list of blogs that have recently pinged them. Blog search engine s can provide fresh results very quickly by polling computer science polling only the newly updated blogs. Similarly, feed aggregator aggregator s use results from ping servers to tell subscribers which items on their subscription lists have fresh material. In addition to open ping servers, there are also proprietary ping servers that gather information only for their own applications. Most of the major blog search engines operate such ping servers. Unlike open ping servers, proprietary servers with their own subscription applications have no incentive to share their received ping data directly with other servers, which may offer competing services. As these servers do not share their data, bloggers have to ping a large number of individual servers to receive the desired publicity. As a result, bloggers have turned ... more details
for Wikipedia s glossary Help Glossary seealso List of glossaries NOTOC A glossary , also known as an idioticon , vocabulary , or clavis , is an alphabetical list of Term language terms in a particular domain of knowledge with the definition s for those terms. Traditionally, a glossary appears at the end of a book and includes terms within that book that are either newly introduced, uncommon, or specialized. A bilingual glossary is a list of terms in one language defined in a second language or glossed by synonym s or at least near synonyms in another language. In a general sense, a glossary contains explanations of concept s relevant to a certain field of study or action. In this sense, the term is related to the notion of ontology . Automatic methods have been also provided that transform a glossary into an ontology ref R. Navigli, P. Velardi. http www.dsi.uniroma1.it navigli pubs Navigli Velardi IOS 2008.pdf From Glossaries to Ontologies Extracting Semantic Structure from Textual Definitions ..., Greece, March 30 April 3rd, 2009, pp. 594 602. ref Core glossary A core glossary is a simple glossary or defining dictionary that enables definition of other concepts, especially for newcomers ... science, a core glossary is a prerequisite to a core ontology . An example of this is seen ... engine Google search engine Google provided a service to only search web pages belonging to a glossary therefore providing access to a kind of compound glossary of glossary entries found on the web ... System for Fully Automatic Glossary Construction . In Proc. of American Medical Informatics Association ... also Terminology extraction References reflist External links Wiktionary glossary http www.maxprograms.com ... glossml glossml.pdf Glossary Markup Language GlossML , an open XML vocabulary specially designed ... www.maxprograms.com products anchovy.html Anchovy Anchovy is a free multilingual cross platform glossary editor and term extraction tool based on the open Glossary Markup Language GlossML format. Lexicography ... more details
Infobox Website name Vox favicon logo Image Vox logo.svg screenshot Image Vox screenshot.png 260px caption url http www.vox.com www.vox.com commercial Yes type Blog ging service registration owner Six Apart author launch date October 26, 2006 current status Closed September 30, 2010 revenue Vox was an Internet blog ging service run by Six Apart , which ran from October 26, 2006 to September 30, 2010. ref http www.vox.com Official Vox website ref ref http gizbuzz.co.uk 2006 vox a review of the next big blogging tool Review of Vox , at GizBuzz ref Before launching, it had the codename Project Comet . The service claimed to be more streamlined and easier to use than other blogging tools available. Its design had features often associated with the Web 2.0 trend. The service was more focused on social networking features than other blogging platforms. Such features included the ability to set permissions on who is able to view each post and a friends list on the sidebar . Vox was written in Perl , using the Catalyst software Catalyst framework. On September 2, 2010, Six Apart announced Vox would be closed permanently by the end of the month, providing export tools to their TypePad blogging platform and to Flickr . New content could be posted to the service until September 15, 2010, and it closed permanently on September 30, 2010. Releases Before the launch of Vox, beta releases of the service were named after The Daily Show correspondents release 15 was named Jon Stewart Stewart , while releases 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, and 9 were named Stephen Colbert Colbert , Rob Corddry Corddry , Samantha Bee Bee , Steve Carell Carell , Beth Littleford Littleford , and Mo Rocca Rocca , respectively. In a release implemented on November 10, 2006, minor bug computing bugs were fixed. The release also gave beta tester s of Vox, those who had joined before the initial release, a special theme computing theme as well as a banner in their User profile profile designating them beta testers. Feat ... more details
This is an alphabetical list of selected unofficial and specialized terms, phrases, and other jargon used in baseball , and their definitions, including illustrative examples for many entries. blockquote See Glossary of English language idioms derived from baseball for common idioms that originated in baseball. blockquote blockquote See baseball statistics for more formal definitions of some of the statistical concepts in this glossary. blockquote CompactTOC8 nobreak yes seealso yes refs yes Glossary of baseball 0&ndash 9 Glossary of baseball A Glossary of baseball B Glossary of baseball C Glossary of baseball D Glossary of baseball E Glossary of baseball F Glossary of baseball G Glossary of baseball H Glossary of baseball I Glossary of baseball J Glossary of baseball K Glossary of baseball L Glossary of baseball M Glossary of baseball N Glossary of baseball O Glossary of baseball P Glossary of baseball Q Glossary of baseball R Glossary of baseball S Glossary of baseball T Glossary of baseball U Glossary of baseball V Glossary of baseball W Glossary of baseball Y Glossary of baseball Z See also Baseball statistics http en.wiktionary.org wiki Category Baseball Baseball Category in the Wiktionary References General references Paul Dickson , The Dickson Baseball Dictionary , 3rd edition. New York W.W. Norton & Co, 2009. ISBN 9780393066814 Specific references Reflist 2 Glossary of baseball index Baseball DEFAULTSORT Glossary of baseball Category Baseball lists Category Baseball terminology Category Baseball culture Category Technical terminology Baseball, Glossary Of Category Glossaries of sports Baseball, Glossary Of es Anexo Glosario de b isbol fr Lexique du vocabulaire du baseball sv Lista ver basebolluttryck ... more details
Multiple issues wikify March 2012 orphan March 2012 rewrite May 2009 The Theosophical Glossary by Helena Blavatsky was first published in 1892. Some other important theosophical glossaries are the Encyclopedic Theosophical Glossary by Gottfried de Purucker and the Collation of Theosophical Glossaries . List of some other theosophical glossaries EG Encyclopedic Theosophical Glossary 1999 G. de Purucker, ed. FY Five Years of Theosophy 1885 H. P. Blavatsky, ed. GH Gods and Heroes of the Bhagavad Gita 1939 Geoffrey A. Barborka IN An Invitation to the Secret Doctrine 1988 Grace F. Knoche, ed. IU Isis Unveiled 1877 H. P. Blavatsky KT Key to Theosophy 1889 H. P. Blavatsky MO The Masks of Odin 1985 Elsa Brita Titchenell OG Occult Glossary 1933, 1996 G. de Purucker PV Esotericism of the Popol Vuh Raphael Girard glossary by Blair A. Moffett SD INDEX Index to The Secret Doctrine 1997 John P. Van Mater SF Search and Find 1978 Elsie Benjamin SK Sanskrit Keys the Wisdom Religion 1940 Judith Tyberg SKf Sanskrit terms from Fundamentals of the Esoteric Philosophy, by G. de Purucker, 1932. SKo Sanskrit terms from The Ocean of Theosophy, by William Q. Judge, 1893. SKs Sanskrit terms from The Secret Doctrine, by H. P. Blavatsky, 1888. SKv Sanskrit terms from The Voice of the Silence, by H. P. Blavatsky, 1889. SP Sanskrit Pronunciation 1992 Bruce Cameron Hall TG Theosophical Glossary 1892 H. P. Blavatsky VS Voice of the Silence 1889 H. P. Blavatsky WG The Working Glossary 1892 W. Q. Judge WGa Terms from The Working Glossary Appendix WW Word Wisdom in the Esoteric Tradition 1980 G. de Purucker External links http theosophicalglossary.net The Theosophical Glossary by H.P. Blavatsky First published 1892. http www.theosociety.org pasadena etgloss etg hp.htm Encyclopedic Theosophical Glossary http www.theosophy nw.org theosnw ctg ctg hp.htm Collation of Theosophical Glossaries Theosophy Category Published glossaries Category 1892 books Category Theosophy reli stub pt Gloss rio Teos fico ru ... more details
noinclude TOC right Main Glossary of baseball noinclude T tabasco A pitch that has a little extra on it to make ... with the ball, he is out on Glossary of baseball A appeal play appeal . tailgate A cather s butt ..., he takes the pitch. He may do this following the instruction of a coach who has given him a Glossary ... when the Glossary of baseball C count count is 3 0. Poor hitters are often given the take sign, while better hitters much less often. take something off the pitch To throw an Glossary of baseball O ... October 24, 2002 . ref take the bat out of his hands To issue an Glossary of baseball I intentional ... the defensive players go to their positions at the beginning of an inning the defense takes the Glossary of baseball F field field . The pitcher goes to the Glossary of baseball M mound pitcher s mound or Glossary of baseball T take the hill takes the hill . take the hill When a pitcher moves to his defensive position on the Glossary of baseball M mound mound he is said to take the hill. take ..., and sometimes coaches and managers. Also a Glossary of baseball P pow wow pow wow . tee off ... unintentional signals to the hitters about what kind of pitch is about to be delivered. See Glossary ... single. See Glossary of baseball B blooper blooper . The term is said to have originated when Ollie .... Having a three up, three down inning is the goal of any pitcher. See also Glossary of baseball S side retired side retired , Glossary of baseball 0 9 1 2 3 inning 1 2 3 inning . through the wickets ... look and feel inept, and the official scorekeeper will typically record the play as an Glossary of baseball ... to a batter s line drive being described as a Glossary of baseball R rope rope or frozen rope. throw ... who could Glossary of baseball M miss bats miss bats all day. Martinez was a pitcher, someone who changed speeds and had four good pitches that he could Glossary of baseball L locate locate and could ... When a pitcher s Glossary of baseball F fastball fastball is so good it seems as though the baseball ... more details
noinclude TOCright Main Glossary of baseball noinclude S sabermetrics main Sabermetrics Sabermetrics ... , an enthusiastic proponent and its most notable figure. sack Synonymous with Glossary of baseball ... or play at second base. See Glossary of baseball D double play double play . sacrifice bunt main ... for the batter to lay down a successful Glossary of baseball B bunt bunt before breaking for home. Contrast this with the Glossary of baseball S suicide squeeze suicide squeeze . salad An easily handled ... that eludes the infielders and leads to a Glossary of baseball B base hit base hit . A Glossary of baseball B bleeder bleeder . screaming line drive Also a screamer . A Glossary of baseball L line ... also Glossary of baseball N nailed nailed and Glossary of baseball S shuts the door shuts the door .... seed Term used to describe any hit that is hit so hard it barely has an arc on it. See Glossary ... an unusual lateral bounce to elude an infielder. Sometimes called a seeing eye single . See Glossary ... , so called because it is the older of the two major leagues, founded in 1876. As opposed to the Glossary ... the season. When this occurs during the season, another player is usually Glossary of baseball ... removed from the Glossary of baseball D disabled list disabled list . sent to the showers When a pitcher ... as a Glossary of baseball D designated hitter designated hitter or even as a Glossary of baseball ... of both teams. Teams hope to gain from having a Glossary of baseball H home field advantage home ... up three Glossary of baseball G gopher pitch gopherballs in one year to his fellow pitchers. ref ... To get runners on base ahead of the power hitters in the lineup. setup pitcher A Glossary of baseball ... is giving up numerous hits, especially Glossary of baseball Extra base hit extra base hits , is said .... Also Glossary of baseball S shade shade . In the case of some batters, especially with left handed ... in that circumstance. shine ball One way for a pitcher to Glossary of baseball D doctoring the ball ... more details
noinclude TOCright Main Glossary of baseball noinclude A AA or A.A. Double A AA is the second highest level of minor league baseball below AAA , and includes the Eastern League U.S. baseball Eastern League , the Southern League baseball Southern League , and the Texas League . AA is also the abbreviation for the American Association, which has been the name of numerous professional baseball leagues ..., the winners of which advance to the ALCS. aboard Glossary of baseball O On base percentage .28OBP.29 ... ahead safely to another base, often the conscious strategy of a team that plays Glossary of baseball ... outcome to his Glossary of baseball P plate appearance plate appearance if he advances a runner into Glossary of baseball S scoring position scoring position or from second to third, thereby increasing ... and thereby Glossary of baseball S sacrifice bunt sacrifice themselves in order to advance a runner ... also Glossary of baseball C count l1 count aim the ball Sometimes when a pitcher tries a bit too .... See also Glossary of baseball P pill pill . To batters who are in a slump, a pitched ... 2005 . ref assist baseball assist Main assist baseball The Glossary of baseball O official scorer ..., if a ball strikes a player s leg and bounces off him to another Glossary of baseball F field fielder , who Glossary of baseball T tag tags the baserunner, the first player is credited with an assist ... would have occurred, had not another fielder committed an Glossary of baseball E error error . at em ... or Glossary of baseball L letter high letter high or chest high. ate him up Slang expression ... Glossary of baseball E eat the ball eat the ball . attack the strike zone Slang for pitching aggressively ... and challenge the hitters . automatic strike When a batter Glossary of baseball T take a pitch takes a pitch , typically when the Glossary of baseball C count count is 3 0, the pitcher may Glossary of baseball ... and the batter, which is known as inside . noinclude References Reflist 2 Glossary of baseball index ... more details
Refimprove date August 2011 This Glossary of surfing includes some of the extensive vocabulary used to describe various aspects of the sport of surfing as described in literature on the subject. ref cite book last Finney first Ben coauthor Houston, James D. title Surfing A History of the Ancient Hawaiian Sport publisher Pomegranate Artbooks location Rohnett, CA isbn 0876545940 chapter Appendix A Hawaiian Surfing terms pages 94 97 year 1996 ref ref cite book last Guisado first Raul title The Art of Surfing A Training Manual for the Developing and Competitive Surfer publisher Globe Pequot Press location Guilford, CT year 2003 chapter Appendix A Glossary of Surfing Lingo pages 165 0170 isbn 0762724668 ref In some cases terms have spread to a wider cultural use. These terms were originally coined by people who were directly involved in the sport of surfing. Wiktionary Appendix Glossary of surfing terms About the water Beach break An area where waves that are good enough to surf break just off of a beach, or on a sandbar further out Blown out When waves that would otherwise be good have been rendered too choppy by wind Bomb An exceptionally large set wave Choppy, chop Waves that are subjected to cross winds have a rough surface chop and do not break cleanly Close out A wave is said to be closed out when it breaks at every position along the face at once, and therefore cannot be surfed Face The forward facing surface of a breaking wave Flat No waves Glassy When the waves and general surface of the water are extremely smooth and glossy, not disturbed by wind Gnarly Large, difficult and dangerous usually applied to waves Line up The area where most of the waves are starting to break and where most surfers are positioned in order to catch a wave ref name StayingOnTop Off the hook A positive phrase meaning the waves are a very good size and shape Outside The part of the water s surface ... location Deerfield Beach, FL chapter Glossary of surfing terms pages 139 140 isbn 0757300332 year 2003 ... more details
unreferenced date September 2009 This is a glossary of terms commonly used in the study of genetics and related disciplines in biology . It is intended as introductory material for novices for more specific and technical detail, please see the article corresponding to each term. Introductory articles in the field include DNA Gene Genetics Genome Mendelian inheritance NOTOC compactTOC8 side yes top yes num yes A span id adenine span Adenine One of the four nucleotide bases in DNA DNA or RNA RNA pairs with thymine thymine in DNA or uracil uracil in RNA. span id allele span Allele one of multiple alternative forms of a single gene gene , each of which is a viable DNA DNA sequence occupying a given position, or locus locus on a chromosome chromosome . For example, in humans, one allele of the eye color gene produces blue eyes and another allele of the eye color gene produces brown eyes. Affected relative pair An affected relative pair consists of two organisms related genetically that are both affected by the same trait. For example, two cousins who both have blue eyes are an affected relative pair since they are both affected by the allele coding for blue eyes. B span id base pair span Base pair A pair of nucleotide nucleotide bases on complementary DNA DNA or RNA RNA strands organized in a double helix. C span id chromosome span Chromosome a molecular package for carrying DNA DNA in cells, organized as two double helical DNA molecules that encode many gene genes . Some simple organisms have only one chromosome made of circular DNA, while most eukaryote s have multiple chromosomes made of linear DNA. span id chromosome span Cytosine One of the four nucleotide nucleotide bases in DNA DNA or RNA RNA pairs with guanine guanine . D span id DNA span DNA A polymer ic molecule made of deoxyribonucleotide s, hence then name deoxyribonucleic acid . Most often has the form of a double ... DNA , uracil is replaced with thymine thymine . DEFAULTSORT Genetics Glossary Category Genetics ... more details
This page is a glossary of beekeeping . main beekeeping AlphanumericTOC A Africanized bee a hybrid bee with characteristics unsuitable for beekeeping Apiary a yard where beehives are kept Apicology ecology of bees Apiology scientific study of bees B Bee a member of the order that includes ant s and wasp s Bee anatomy mouth Bee bread is the main source of food for most honey bees and their larvae Beekeeper also called apiarist or apiculturist, a person who cares for bees Bee learning and communication Bee sting Bee venom therapy also called apitherapy Beehive beekeeping Beehive a housing for cavity dwelling bees that allows inspection and honey removal Beekeeping bees are kept for their products principally honey , and their utility in pollinating crops Bees and toxic chemicals Brood honey bee the egg, larval, and pupal form of the bee and the comb in which they develop Buckfast hybrid bee a productive bee suitable for damp and cloudy climes C Carniolan bee Carniolan honey bee a gentle bee good for variable nectar flow Characteristics of common wasps and bees Colony Collapse Disorder malady of unknown cause characterized by disappearance of bees from hive D Deseret Book of Mormon Deseret the beehive and its symbolism to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Mormons Diseases of the honey bee Drone bee Drone bee the male bee H Honey bee all the species in the genus Apis Honey bee life cycle the physical stages in the development of a mature bee starting from the egg I Italian bee the most well known honey bee subspecies L Laying worker bee this worker will produce only drone bees Langstroth hive commonly seen in developed countries as stacks of white or muted colored boxes at the edges of fields and orchards N Northern Nectar Sources for Honey Bees common names and descriptions of northern latitude nectar plants P Pesticide toxicity to bees Piping queen queens will make audible sounds at certain times Pollinator decline loss of bees and other pollinators is an environmental ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 This glossary of history is a list of topics relating to history . center compactTOC8 side yes top yes num yes NOTOC center A div style moz column count 2 column count 2 Absolute Monarchy A system of government headed by a monarch as the only source of power controlling all functions of the state Abstract summary Abstract A summary of the resource Access rights Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status Accrual Method The method by which items are added to a collection Accrual Periodicity The frequency with which items are added to a collection Accrual Policy The policy governing the addition of items to a collection Alternative Title An alternative name for the resource Anthropology The study of humanity, culturally and physically, in all times and places. Forensic anthropology is the application of anthropological knowledge and techniques in a legal context, to detect crime and identify criminals. This involves detailed knowledge of osteology Antiquarian Antiquarianism Historical study focusing on the empirical evidence of the past, including manuscripts and archives, and archaeological and historic sites and artifacts. The term is now often used in a pejorative sense, to refer to an excessively narrow interest in historical trivia, to the exclusion of a sense of historical context or process. Archaeology The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of physical remains Archive A collection of documents and records Cultural artifact Artifact A material object of a culture such as a tool, an article of clothing or a prepared food Audience A class of entity for whom the resource is intended or useful Autobiography An individual s account of their life ... glossaryglossary 9.htmle USMP Glossary Paleontology http dublincore.org usage terms history DCMI Metadata Terms DEFAULTSORT Glossary Of History Category History cy Termau Hanes ... more details
wiktionary Appendix List of astronomical terms This page is a glossary of astronomy . This scientific study is concerned with Astronomical object celestial objects and Phenomenon phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth . The field of astronomy has an extensive vocabulary and a significant amount of jargon. AlphanumericTOC align center nobreak numbers externallinks references top A File Mars and Syrtis Major GPN 2000 000923.jpg right thumb Syrtis Major Planum Syrtis Major center is a prominent dark albedo feature on Mars Absolute magnitude is a measure of a star s absolute brightness. It is defined as the apparent magnitude the star would show if it were located at a distance of 10 parsecs, or 32.6 light years. Accretion disk is a roughly circular mass of diffuse material in orbit around a central object, such as a star or black hole. The material has been acquired from a source external to the central object. Albedo feature is a large area on the surface of a reflecting object that shows a contrast in brightness or darkness albedo with adjacent areas. Am star is a chemically peculiar star belonging to the more general class of A type star s. The spectrum of the Am stars shows abnormal enhancements and deficiencies of certain metals. See metallicity below. Apoapsis is the point of furthest excursion, or separation, between two orbiting objects. Apparent magnitude is a measure of the brightness of a celestial body as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted ... also wiktionary category category en Astronomy type astronomy Glossary of classical physics Glossary ... ref External links citation title Astronomical Glossary publisher NASA IPAC work A Knowledgebase for Extragalactic ... Glossary frames.html accessdate 2012 02 19 citation title ESO Astronomical Glossary work Public Outreach publisher European Southern Observatory url http www.eso.org public outreach glossary accessdate 2012 02 21 citation title Glossary of comet and astronomical terms work International Comet Quarterly ... more details
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