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gold code

Program source code that is ready for commercial distribution. When a vendor says its product "has gone gold," it means the source code has been compiled into an executable program ready for sale. The next steps are to turn it into an installable product and create a CD or DVD "golden master" (GM) for the disc manufacturer or into a file for Web downloads. See build and RTM.

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The availability of final gold code for Visual Studio.

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The multiplexed data is then sent over the 3GPP physical layer, where the resulting bits are first mapped onto a QPSK signal, spread using an OVSF code, and scrambled using a Gold code [5].

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The Gold Code takes this further," he adds, "with members having to report on the specific toxicity of chemical inputs as well as fertilisers and water usage, indicate year-on-year reductions and progress on such aspects as integrated pest management.