Technology / Television (TV) / Sweeps: Time period during which Nielsen Media Research conducts seasonal ratings of network television programs.
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Entertainment / Bowling / Sweepstake: Tournament where contestants pay an entry fee (for prizes). MORE
Technology / Television (TV) / Viewers In Profile (VIP): The local television ratings book from Nielsen Media Research, issued after sweeps periods for each of the 210 television markets in the U.S. Click here for more information. MORE
Technology / Radar / In-Band Racon: A racon which transmits in the marine radar frequency band, e.g., the 3-centimeter band. The transmitter sweeps through a range of frequencies within the band to insure that a radar receiver tuned to MORE
Lifestyle / Painting / Airbrush: An implement that resembles a thick fountain-pen and which has a small container near the nozzle. By air pressure supplied from a container or a mechanical compressor, varnish, fixative or colours can MORE
Entertainment / Literature / Dans Macabre: (French, 'morbid dance') A gruesome motif or trend that spread through late medieval Europe's visual art, architecture, sculpture, and poetry in the wake of the Black Plague (1347-1349 CE) and which r MORE