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fabric:

see textilestextiles,
all fabrics made by weaving, felting, knitting, braiding, or netting, from the various textile fibers (see fiber). Types of Textiles

Textiles are classified according to their component fibers into silk, wool, linen, cotton, such synthetic fibers as
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Fabric

An underlying framework or structure consisting of similar connected parts.

fabric

[′fab·rik]

(architecture)

The framework of a building.

(geology)

The spatial orientation of the elements of a sedimentary rock.

(petrology)

The sum of all the structural and textural features of a rock. Also known as petrofabric; rock fabric; structural fabric.

(science and technology)

Arrangement or pattern of constituent parts.

Materials used in fabrication.

(textiles)

A thin, flexible mate rial made of any combination of cloth, fiber, polymeric film, sheet, or foam.

fabric

The basic elements making up a building; the carcass without finishings or decoration.

fabric

1. any cloth made from yarn or fibres by weaving, knitting, felting, etc.

2. the texture of a cloth

3. the texture, arrangement, and orientation of the constituents of a rock
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Making fabric selection a part of the trial process can shorten the learning/startup curve after the rebuild.

Managing forming fabrics during rebuilds

To provide maximum control and reliability, storage administrators historically built SANs as completely isolated networks, in which each application or user group had its own physical SAN fabric.

New routing strategies help storage area networks grow up

With no solutions readily available, many characteristics must be taken into consideration when selecting a fabric.

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The resulting films have a fabric feel and are marketed by Bayer as Faria decorative film inserts.

Molded-in fabrics give new look and feel to electronic enclosures

InfiniBand interconnects servers and peripheral devices at speeds of up to 30 Gbps using a high performance fabric.

Sandia National Labs buys InfiniBand fabric equipment

Mayer Fabrics is a family-owned business in operation since 1897.

Furnishings/interiors

If the test fabric doesn't ignite after being exposed to a flame for one second, it passes,' he says.

The danger of polyester-cotton blends

One advantage of the appliance model is that it is not a fabric switch.

SAN-based intelligence: the Holy Grail of storage management?

IBM has combined advanced design features, leading copper chip manufacturing technology and high-performance packaging to develop the new switch fabric products.

IBM solidifies position as #1 switch fabric vendor with new chips

A solution that has been integrated by Grede Foundries, Pryor, Oklahoma, is the use of silica fabric filters in its gating system for easier knockoff.