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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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palm2 part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist; flat part of a deer's horn XIV; measure of length XV. ME.
paume — (O)F.
paume = Sp., It.
palma :— L.
palma palm of the hand, part of the trunk of a tree from which branches spring, palm-leaf, palm-tree (see prec.), rel. obscurely to Gr.
palámē palm of the hand, Ir.
lám hand, OE.
folm. ME.
paume, through
paulme (also OF.), was finally assim. to the L.
Hence
palm vb. XVII.
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Palm Pays Back Loyal Customers Through New Referral Promotion; Incentives to Reward Word-of-Mouth Referrals for Palm m130, m515 And i705 Handhelds.
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Palm ships Desktop Software 4.0 for Mac; Palm developers support release with updated synchronization software.
M2 Presswire; 3/25/2002; 700+ words
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Palm OS Compatibility Tools Unveiled at PalmSource; Palm OS 5 to Provide Compatibility for Current Software.
PR Newswire; 2/5/2002; 700+ words
; ...Conference and Expo -- PalmSource, Inc., the Palm OS(R) subsidiary of Palm, Inc. , today announced it is providing its vast...ensure that existing software programs run smoothly on Palm OS(R) 5. The Palm OS 5 beta will be previewed...
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Palm completes formation of Palm OS subsidiary as Palm Powered devices hit 20 million sold.
M2 Presswire; 1/21/2002; 700+ words
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Palm delivers SIG-compliant Bluetooth Software to massive Palm OS developer base; Top bluetooth hardware providers partner with Palm for complete bluetooth development solutions.
M2 Presswire; 1/17/2002; 700+ words
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Palm Solutions Group Announces Memory Innovation; Sevenfold Increase Expands Versatility; More Images, Video, Music, Applications and Microsoft Office Documents Can Be Carried in RAM.
PR Newswire; 4/17/2003; 700+ words
; Palm, Inc. Solutions Group today said it has accomplished a sevenfold breakthrough in memory for Palm Powered(TM) handheld computers. Palm Solutions and PalmSource engineers collaborated to develop memory...
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Palm Digital Media licenses tools for independent eBook publishing; New Palm eBook Studio lets consumers, businesses and publishing companies create, distribute and sell their own Palm Reader eBooks.
M2 Presswire; 5/22/2002; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-22 May 2002-Palm, Inc.: Palm Digital Media licenses tools for independent eBook publishing; New Palm eBook Studio lets consumers, businesses and publishing companies create, distribute and sell their own Palm Reader eBooks...
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Palm unveils Palm Tungsten T, the most compact and powerful Palm branded handheld; New innovations - slider design, one-handed 5-way navigation and ultrasharp display - focus on what matters to users.
M2 Presswire; 10/28/2002; 700+ words
; M2 PRESSWIRE-28 October 2002-Palm, Inc.: Palm unveils Palm Tungsten T, the most compact and powerful Palm branded handheld; New innovations - slider design, one-handed 5-way navigation and ultrasharp display - focus on what matters...
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Palm Delivers SIG-Compliant Bluetooth Software to Massive Palm OS Developer Base; Top Bluetooth Hardware Providers Partner With Palm for Complete Bluetooth Development Solutions.
PR Newswire; 1/14/2002; 700+ words
; ...wireless innovations in handheld computing, Palm, Inc. today introduced a beta version...industry's leading handheld platform, the Palm OS(R) platform. The SDK will enable...work on Bluetooth-compatible programs. Palm's implementation of the Bluetooth technology...
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Palms
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
Palms The palm family is an ancient group...scientific name for the palm family and is still occasionally used. Palms are widely distributed throughout...there are only two native palms: the dwarf fan-palm ( Chamaerops humilis...
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Palm, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Palm, Inc. 950 West Maude Avenue Sunnyvale, California 94085...7256 Fax: (408) 617-0100 Web site: http://www.palm.com Public Company Incorporated: 1992 as Palm Computing, Inc. Employees: 907 Sales: $1.27 billion...
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palm
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Among the most important palms providing food and other...coconut , date , and sago . Palm sugar (jaggery) is...from the sap of several palms, e.g., species of...of the fruit of many palms, principally the coconut palm, the African oil palm...
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Palm Management Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Palm Management Corporation 1730 Rhode Island Avenues...NAIC: 722110 Full-Service Restaurants Palm Management Corporation operates 30 upscale...Now based in Washington, D.C., The Palm originated in New York City, where it grew...
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Palm Harbor Homes, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. 15303 Dallas Parkway...Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing Palm Harbor Homes, Inc. is one of the largest...marketing its products under the brand names Palm Harbor, Keystone, Masterpiece, River Bend...
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