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grandfather

[′gran‚fath·ər]
(computer science)
A data set that is two generations earlier than the data set under consideration.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Advocates want the grandfather clause altered to stipulate developers who obtain building permits by the start of next year must close on loans in six months.
The "Grandfather Clause" which was enacted in 1985 guaranteed each province no fewer seats than it had in 1976 to protect the smaller provinces.
that were formerly Osco units, and outlets run by Maple Grove, Minn.-based Thrifty White Stores, for example, existed before the ownership law had received "grandfather clause" exceptions.
Besides extending the moratorium that is scheduled to expire on November 1, the legislation would clarity the definition of "Internet access," preserve the grandfather clause in the original legislation that protects state and local taxes imposed on Internet access prior to 1998 and exempt from the moratorium general business taxes imposed by four states as either a substitute to or a supplement to corporate income taxes paid by businesses.
"Whatever we come up with, we will have to develop a grandfather clause. But it will still have to meet ACGME [Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education] and ABMS criteria," Dr.
Connolly Jr., a member of the fish and game association, contends that because shooting had been allowed for years, the range falls under a so-called grandfather clause, as a pre-existing nonconforming use.
The court also amended the rules to no longer to exempt full-time government employees from attending the PWP, but did adopt a "grandfather clause" that leaves the deferral in place for certain government employees and exempts others from the PWP altogether.
The state regulation is more stringent than federal regulations, which have a "grandfather clause" allowing the continued use of brand names that existed prior to July 7, 1986, even if they suggest the wine comes from an area other than its actual source.
Despite the enormous political victory for the EU of forcing the US to rewrite its domestic tax laws, the Union objected to some aspects of the final agreement in the Congress, namely a three year transition period and a grandfather clause which continues the benefits of the FSC scheme for companies who entered into contracts before September 17, 2003.
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