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FastAn asynchronous communications protocol used to quickly transmit files over high-quality lines. Error checking is done after the entire file has been transmitted. fast 1. Sport (of a playing surface, running track, etc.) conducive to rapid speed, as of a ball used on it or of competitors playing or racing on it 2. Photog a. requiring a relatively short time of exposure to produce a given density b. permitting a short exposure time 3. Cricket (of a bowler) characteristically delivering the ball rapidly fast [fast] (graphic arts) A relative term given to the speed of emulsion.
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| And any kid who's ever pulled a fast one on a babysitter or substitute teacher will definitely quack up. It looks like Burbank pulled a fast one in securing a ban on easterly takeoffs, based on a 1986 Federal Aviation Administration ruling that prohibited larger aircraft from taking off on the east-west runway because the runway is too close to the current terminal. But perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that Sleator has pulled a fast one with Marco's Millions, a prequel to The Boxes that answers the questions left at the end of the first book nonetheless. |
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