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Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems (often just called "Sun"), the leading company in computers used as Web servers, also makes servers designed for use as engineering workstations, data storage products, and related software. Read Full Definition
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astronomical unit (AU)
An astronomical unit (AU) is the mean distance between the center of the Earth and the center of the sun. Read Full Definition
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greenhouse gas
A greenhouse gas lets the sun's rays warm the Earth's surface but restricts the heat from escaping into space. Specifically, these gases absorb infrared radiation from the sun in the Earth's atmosphere and release... Read Full Definition
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Scalable Processor Architecture (SPARC)
Scalable Processor Architecture (SPARC) is a 32- and 64-bit microprocessor architecture developed by Sun Microsystems in 1987. Read Full Definition
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solar constant
A solar constant is a measurement of the solar electromagnetic radiation available in a meter squared at Earth's distance from the sun. Read Full Definition
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NIS (Network Information System)
NIS (Network Information System) is a network naming and administration system for smaller networks that was developed by Sun Microsystems. Read Full Definition
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satellite
A satellite is any object that orbits something else, as, for example, the Earth orbits the sun. Read Full Definition
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solar power
Solar power is a renewable form of energy harvested from the sun for the purpose of producing electricity or thermal energy (heat). Read Full Definition
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Bean
In its JavaBeans application program interface for writing a component, Sun Microsystems calls a component a "Bean" (thus continuing their coffee analogy). Read Full Definition
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solar cooling
Solar cooling is a system that converts heat from the sun into cooling that can be used for refrigeration and air conditioning. Read Full Definition
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