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  2. Entry point - Wikipedia

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    In computer programming, an entry point is the place in a program where the execution of a program begins, and where the program has access to command line arguments. [failed verification] [1] To start a program's execution, the loader or operating system passes control to its entry point. (During booting, the operating system itself is the ...

  3. Emergency Alert System - Wikipedia

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    Primary Entry Point stations. The National Public Warning System, also known as the Primary Entry Point (PEP) stations, is a network of 77 radio stations that are, in coordination with FEMA, used to originate emergency alert and warning information to the public before, during, and after incidents and disasters. PEP stations are equipped with ...

  4. Port of entry - Wikipedia

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    A port of entry at Shir Khan Bandar in northern Afghanistan near the Tajikistan border. In general, a port of entry ( POE) is a place where one may lawfully enter a country. It typically has border security staff and facilities to check passports and visas and to inspect luggage to assure that contraband is not imported.

  5. Web portal - Wikipedia

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    Web portal. A web portal is a specially designed website that brings information from diverse sources, like emails, online forums and search engines, together in a uniform way. Usually, each information source gets its dedicated area on the page for displaying information (a portlet ); often, the user can configure which ones to display.

  6. Take point - Wikipedia

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    t. e. To take point, walk point, be on point, or be a point man is to assume the first and most exposed position in a combat military formation, [1] that is, the leading soldier or unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory. [2] [3] The term can be applied to infantry or mechanized columns. The soldier, vehicle, or unit on point is ...

  7. Demarcation point - Wikipedia

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    The modern demarcation point is the network interface device (NID) or intelligent network interface device (INID) also known as a "smartjack". [2] The NID is the telco's property. The NID may be outdoors (typically, mounted on the building exterior in a weatherproof box) or indoors. The NID is usually placed for easy access by a technician.

  8. Sally port - Wikipedia

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    Sally port. A sallyport is a secure, controlled entry way to an enclosure, e.g., a fortification or prison. The entrance is usually protected by some means, such as a fixed wall on the outside, parallel to the door, which must be circumvented to enter and prevents direct enemy fire from a distance. It may include two sets of doors that can be ...

  9. North Atlantic Tracks - Wikipedia

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    The North Atlantic Tracks, officially titled the North Atlantic Organised Track System (NAT-OTS), are a structured set of transatlantic flight routes that stretch from eastern North America to western Europe across the Atlantic Ocean, within the North Atlantic airspace region. They ensure that aircraft are separated over the ocean, where there ...