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  2. Web counter - Wikipedia

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    Web counter. A web counter or hit counter is a publicly displayed running tally of the number of visits a webpage has received. Web counters are usually displayed as an inline digital image or in plain text. Image rendering of digits may use a variety of fonts and styles, with a classic design imitating the wheels of an odometer.

  3. Card counting - Wikipedia

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    Card counting is based on statistical evidence that high cards ( aces, 10s, and 9s) benefit the player, while low cards, (2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, and 7s) benefit the dealer. High cards benefit the player in the following ways: They increase the player's probability of hitting a Blackjack, which often pays out at 3 to 2 odds (although some casinos ...

  4. Geiger counter - Wikipedia

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    A Geiger counter (/ ˈ ɡ aɪ ɡ ər /, GY-gər; [1] also known as a Geiger–Müller counter or G-M counter) is an electronic instrument used for detecting and measuring ionizing radiation. It is widely used in applications such as radiation dosimetry , radiological protection , experimental physics and the nuclear industry .

  5. Mechanical Hit Counter rings 'em up the old fashioned way

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    As the name implies, the kit combines a vintage counter, lots of cabling, a few relays and transistors, an Ethernet interface board, a Basic Express BX-24, power supply, and an eagle-eyed webcam ...

  6. Counter (digital) - Wikipedia

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    An electronic counter is a sequential logic circuit that has a clock input signal and a group of output signals that represent an integer "counts" value. Upon each qualified clock edge, the circuit will increment (or decrement, depending on circuit design) the counts. When the counts have reached the end of the counting sequence (maximum counts ...

  7. Hundreds gather to counter anti-immigration protest in Belfast

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    Sinn Fein MLAs Gerry Kelly and Caral Ni Chuilin were among the counter-protesters. By 7.30pm, most of the anti-immigration protesters had dispersed and the police presence had dwindled.

  8. Glossary of fencing - Wikipedia

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    An avoidance of an attempt to take the blade. A derobement is a reaction to the opponent's attempt to entrap, beat, press or take the blade, in a circular, lateral, vertical or diagonal motion. Detachment in a parry. A method of executing a riposte (or counter-riposte) by leaving contact with the opponent's blade. Cf.

  9. Wikipedia:FAQ/Technical - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia currently runs on MediaWiki, created by Lee Daniel Crocker and written in PHP 7. We adopted this software in July 2002. Wikipedia originally ran on UseModWiki, a general wiki script by Clifford Adams written in Perl. In January 2002, we switched to the Phase II software written by Magnus Manske in PHP.