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backfilling

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backfilling
An early technique used with XTs and ATs that let DESQview run more programs concurrently. Motherboard chips were disabled and EMS chips were assigned the low memory addresses.
backfilling, backfill
1. Rough masonry built behind a facing or between two faces.
2. Filling over the extrados of an arch.
3. Brickwork in spaces between structural timbers. Also see nogging
4. Soil or crushed stone used to fill the space between the excavation or sheeting and the exterior of a structure, or around the foundation walls to provide means for water to drain away from a foundation.


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The council declared the halt on the basis of a petition submitted by Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) head MP Michel Aoun, who asked the council to end backfilling -- the process of rebuilding over and yet preserving ancient artifacts unearthed under the camp -- in order to protect the antiquities at the site.
Thet are designed for potting, encapsulating, backfilling and dampening applications requiring a soft gel with optical clarity.
The successful on-schedule completion of the project marks NEC's competency in undertaking marine projects that involve deep-sea backfilling work.
 
 
 
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