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AIM

Accountable Item Management System.

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A hole through casing, bulkhead, floor or deck to enable one to reach work or gear.

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An old maritime expression meaning "immediately", as "let go amain" (drop the anchor at once!).

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A trust which allows parents to give capital to a child and have the income from that capital.

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Corrosion in which zinc is selectively leached from zinc-containing alloys. Most commonly found in copper-zinc alloys containing less than 83% copper after extended service in water containing dissolved oxygen; the parting of zinc from an alloy (in some b ...

Regular investment of a fixed dollar amount in a mutual fund with dividends.

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VUT

Vanuatu (Flag)

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Ash

The non-combustible residue of a combusted substance composed primarily of alkali and metal oxides.

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Units in a unit trust where the income from the trust's investments is reinvested in the trust.

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An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind; a wind guage.

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BAF

Bunker adjustment factor

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A pressure-operated switching device used in a radiosonde. In operation, the expansion of an aneroid capsule causes an electrical contact to scan a radiosonde commutator composed of conductors separated by insulators.

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See ferrite.

American National Standards Institute.

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A pallet so designed that the forks of a fork lift truck can be inserted from two sides only.

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The amount of heat given off by a person at rest in a comfortable environment; approximately 50 Btu per hour (Btu/h).

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WHR

Where

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Uses a large historical price database to evaluate a trading system's.

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To hold the mainsail or jib off to the side to cause the wind to blow onto the backside of the sail, used to slow a boat

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WWR

When, Where Ready

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