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Issue #208 November 2007

Across
1. PLANCK—German physicist (1858–1947); Quantum theory
5. THUMB—Type of small, portable drive
6. FAVORITES—Preferred URLs
9. CAPACITANCE—Cap
12. TOOLKIT—A group of tools used to create and preserve databases
13. TELEPHONY—The technology to supply voice communications
14. PINOUT—Used to show the pins in an electric connector
18. PHOTOVOLTAIC—PV
Down
1. PHOTOCELL—A photoelectric cell
2. MIDDLEWARE—A software program that connects two or more programs so they can communicate with each other
3. UMBRA—The dark center of a sunspot
4. CYBERBULLYING—Teasing on the ’Net
7. ECLIPSE—An object in space moves in front of or through the shadow of another
8. CONTROL—Ctrl
10. AZIMUTH—The horizontal angle (measured in degrees) between the direction of a fixed point and the direction of an object
11. ALTERNATE—Alt
15. SERVER—Computer or program that controls a network’s resources
16. HELP—Desk for assistance
17. VADER—The nickname of a popular Star Wars villain
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