Entertainment / Video Games / External: Refers to a separate company or to a location not in the same building or building complex. If someone at Activision says 'this game was developed externally,' that means that the people on the development staff do not work at Activision's main office, and probably are not full time employees of Activision.
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External Verb Synonyms: outside, exterior, extrinsic, extraneous, alien, foreign, exotic
External Noun Synonyms: outer, outside, outward, exterior
External Adjective Synonyms: apparent, visible, perceptible, superficial, surface
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Business / Agriculture / Common External Tariff (CXT): A tariff rate applied by a regional grouping of countries as a unit. For example, the European Community allows free trade in most agricultural commodities among member countries, but applies common e MORE
Technology / Digital Cameras / External Flash: A supplementary flash unit that connects to the camera with a cable, or is triggered by the light from the camera's internal flash. Many fun and creative effects can be created with external flash. MORE
Technology / Motors / Externally Ventilated: A motor using an external cooling system. This is required in applications where the motor's own fan will not provide sufficient cooling: this is true for certain duty cycle applications, slow speed m MORE