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Shockwave

(tool)
A program from Macromedia for viewing files created with Macromedia Director. Shockwave is freely available as a plug-in for the Netscape Navigator web browser.

"Shocked" pages that incorporate documents created in Director can usually only be enjoyed by users with an ISDN or faster connection.

http://macromedia.com/shockwave/.

shockwave

(networking)
The propagation of failure, shutdown, meltdown, net overload, or a virus from one network node to another, resulting in a wave of inactivity across the net.
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Shockwave

A 3D animation format from Adobe. Shockwave files, which use a .DCR extension, are created in Adobe Director and played with Shockwave Player. For more details, see Director. See shocked site, Shockmachine and SWF.
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Portions of the shockwave from the explosion have rebounded inward.
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When a shockwave strikes a building, some of its energy is absorbed; the remainder glances off, as a reflection.
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For Cyber ShockWave, a room at the Mandarin Hotel here is being transformed into the White House Situation Room, where the president and his top advisers typically meet to address national emergencies.
The Specials will also headline this year's Shockwaves Big Gig at the Royal Albert Hall on March 29, which is being organised in conjunction with the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Although there is no FDA indication, I would opt for the Shockwave therapy if it is true Achilles tendonosis.
Conor McNicholas, editor of NME, predicted this will be one of the most successful Shockwave tours yet.
Line honours winner ASM Shockwave 5 sailed to victory with 'barely a drop of water on the deck' after just three sail changes and only a handful of tacks along the way.
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