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  1. At Cut Crystal

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    The AT-cut crystal is a specific crystallographic orientation cut from a bulk piezoelectric material, typically quartz, utilized extensively in high-frequency electronic oscillators. Unlike earlier SC-cut or BT-cut variants, the AT-cut crystal is engineered to exhibit a remarkably low second-order temperature coefficient of frequency (TCF), making it the s…

  2. Hacker

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    A hacker is an individual who possesses advanced computing skills and uses them to gain unauthorized access to computer systems, networks, or data. The term encompasses a broad spectrum of practitioners, ranging from malicious cybercriminals engaged in data theft and extortion, to skilled programmers and security researchers who exploit vulnerabilities for defensive purposes, to hobbyists who explore computing systems out of intellectual curiosity. The definition and social perception of "hac…

  3. System Failure

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    A system failure describes the state in which a system ceases to perform its intended function, often characterized by the inability to meet predefined operational thresholds or maintain structural integrity. While the term is broadly applicable across engineering, computing, and organizational theory, its manifestation is fundamentally tied to the specific constraints and redundancies designed (or not desi…

  4. Turing Award

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    The Turing Award is presented annually by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)/) in recognition of major, foundational contributions to the field of computing. Often described informally as the "Nobel Prize of Computing," the award is named in honor of Alan M. Turing (1912–1954)/), whose seminal work on computability and theoretical machine intelligence forms the bedrock of m…

  5. Tynan Sylvester

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    Following the multi-year success of RimWorld (game), Sylvester has maintained a relatively low public profile, focusing primarily on theoretical design papers concerning the ethics of synthetic consciousness in adversarial environments. His influence is notable in the subgenre of "survivalist bureaucracy" games, where resource management is secondary to managing contradictory [regulatory frameworks](/entries/regulato…