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  2. Shotgun slug - Wikipedia

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    For example, the lightest common .30-06 Springfield rifle bullet weighs 150 grains (0.34 oz (9.6 g), while the lightest common 12 gauge shotgun slug weighs 7 ⁄ 8 oz (383 gr (24.8 g)). Slugs made of low-density material, such as rubber, are available as less than lethal specialty ammunition .

  3. Breaching round - Wikipedia

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    The Clucas Method of Entry Hatton round is a 12-gauge, 3-inch (76 mm) magnum shell that uses a 43-gram (1.5 oz) frangible projectile, consisting of a high-density wax binder. Firequest makes a 12 gauge 2 + 3 ⁄ 4-inch (70 mm) frangible slug named the door breaching cartridge. The slug consists of copper and tin powder. [citation needed]

  4. Slug (unit) - Wikipedia

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    A slug is defined as a mass that is accelerated by 1 ft/s 2 when a net force of one pound (lbf) is exerted on it. [2] One slug is a mass equal to 32.17405 lb (14.59390 kg) based on standard gravity, the international foot, and the avoirdupois pound. [3] In other words, at the Earth's surface (in standard gravity), an object with a mass of 1 ...

  5. List of programming languages by type - Wikipedia

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    Guile. Emacs Lisp. JavaScript and some dialects, e.g., JScript. Lua (embedded in many games) OpenCL (extension of C and C++ to use the GPU and parallel extensions of the CPU) OptimJ (extension of Java with language support for writing optimization models and powerful abstractions for bulk data processing) Perl.

  6. Gauge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The gauge (in American English or more commonly referred to as bore in British English) of a firearm is a unit of measurement used to express the inner diameter (bore diameter) of the barrel . Gauge is determined from the weight of a solid sphere of lead that will fit the bore of the firearm and is expressed as the multiplicative inverse of the ...

  7. Translator (computing) - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A translator or programming language processor is a computer program that converts the programming instructions written in human convenient form into machine language codes that the computers understand and process. It is a generic term that can refer to a compiler, assembler, or interpreter —anything that converts code from one ...

  8. Bytecode - Wikipedia

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    Bytecode (also called portable code or p-code) is a form of instruction set designed for efficient execution by a software interpreter. Unlike human-readable [1] source code , bytecodes are compact numeric codes, constants, and references (normally numeric addresses) that encode the result of compiler parsing and performing semantic analysis of ...

  9. Shotgun cartridge - Wikipedia

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    A 12-gauge shotgun cartridge in a transparent plastic hull, allowing the contents to be seen. From left to right: brass, propellant, over-powder wad, shot wad, #8 birdshot, over-shot wad, and crimp. A shotgun cartridge, shotshell, or shell is a type of rimmed, cylindrical (straight-walled) ammunition used specifically in shotguns.