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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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proof that which makes good a statement XIII; action of proving or testing XIV; something produced as a test XVI. Later ME.
prōf (pl.
prōves), superseding earlier
prēf,
prēve — OF.
pr(o)eve,
prueve (mod.
preuve):- Late L.
proba, f.
probāre test,
PROVE. The substitution of
prōf for
prēf was due to assim. to the vb.
Hence
proof adj. of tested strength XVI; prob. from ellipsis of
of in †
armour of proof.
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PROOF-it-ONLINE Selected by Apollo Press as Technology Partner to Support Printing Services for Major University/Healthcare Provider.
Business Wire; 2/13/2007; 700+ words
; ...service offerings. PROOF-it-ONLINE's...a method to post proofs online for various...can then route the proofs on to their clients...decision to select PROOF-it-ONLINE came...approval process. PROOF-it-ONLINE's...enables clients to see proofs in color, mark...
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PROOF-it-ONLINE Releases Revolutionary Online Proof Viewer Delivering Reliability, Speed And Quality Proof Viewing.
PR Newswire; 5/20/2003; 700+ words
; ...NAPLES, Fla., May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- PROOF-it-ONLINE, the leading provider of online...industry, announces the release of FlashMark, PROOF-it-ONLINE's newest online proof review interface. This new interface is used...
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PROOF-it-ONLINE Offering Free Pro Premium Proofing Evaluation Bundle.
Business Wire; 12/4/2007; 698 words
; ...experiences." PROOF-it-ONLINE...professionals to post proofs for approval and...mark up and review proofs online - within minutes. PROOF-it-ONLINE tracks...approval process. PROOF-it-ONLINE...and track their proofs in a centralized...
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Proof of faster color. (Professional Litho's Konica Konsensus II proofing system)
Magazine article from: Graphic Arts Monthly; 6/1/1992; 700+ words
; ...button. A finished proof is ready in 12 minutes...turning out acceptable proofs. Professional Litho...few dollars, the proofs represent a tool...used the Konsensus proof as a contract proof...compared to a layered proof is very attractive...we use Konsensus proofs, because the ...
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PROOF AND GEOMETRIC REASONING
Magazine article from: Mathematics Teaching; 3/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...struggle to see the need for proof, tending to view the...a demonstration and a proof. The research conducted...required to write their own proofs they tend to use empirical...introduce the idea of proof and demonstration; and...various demonstrations and proofs for the angle sum of...
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PROOF-it-ONLINE's Proof Approval Management Solution Now Available for Web and Online Designers.
Business Wire; 10/16/2007; 700+ words
; ...makers at the end of the proof review process; * Custom...enables reviewers to access proofs from the user's website...trial, please visit PROOF-it-ONLINE at www...creative approval process. PROOF-it-ONLINE's web...manage and track their proofs in a centralized location...
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PROOF-it-ONLINE Releases dropOFFER(TM), A Sales Boosting Feature that Integrates Marketing Messages into Everyday Proofing Transactions.
Business Wire; 11/13/2007; 700+ words
; ...available as a part of PROOF-it-ONLINE's...professionals to post proofs for approval and...mark-up and review proofs online and within only minutes. PROOF-it-ONLINE tracks...advertising customers proof ads online. Standard posts 1,500 proofs per month for review...
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Holographic proofs: keeping computers and mathematicians honest.
Magazine article from: Science News; 6/6/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...error that would invalidate the proof. Who would have the time and...check each line and certify the proof's integrity? Unlike his mathematical...acceptance of their lengthy proofs, Fermax had a tool at his disposal that greatly eased a proof checker's burden. Having...
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PROOF-it-ONLINE Launches New Enterprise Proofing and Approval Management Solution.
Business Wire; 11/28/2006; 700+ words
; ...use and integration. PROOF-it-ONLINE's web...enables clients to see proofs in color, mark/edit proofs in their browser, easily approve proofs, and deliver approval...professional in minutes. PROOF-it-ONLINE was selected...
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Proof by computer.
Newspaper article from: Journal of Mathematics; 11/25/2008; 700+ words
; ...the notion of "formal proof", have in recent years...provide nearly infallible proofs of many important results...recent years, computer proof assistants have become...enough to handle difficult proofs. Only in simple cases...statement to a computer proof assistant and expect...
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Proof
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...cannot be false. The term proof is derived from the Latin...introduced the first proofs into mathematics about...final statement in the proof sequence establishes...of the theorem. Each proof begins with one or more...mathematical formulae for which proofs have already been established...
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program correctness proof
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing
program correctness proof A formal mathematical demonstration that...prerequisites to the provision of such a proof: there must be a formal specification...variables and relationships between them. The proof then consists of a formal demonstration...
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Burden of Proof
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
BURDEN OF PROOF A duty placed upon a civil or criminal...or disprove a disputed fact. Burden of proof can define the duty placed upon a party...burden. In criminal cases, the burden of proof is placed on the prosecution, who must...
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proof
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
proof / proōf / • n. 1. evidence or argument...fact or the truth of a statement: you will be asked to give proof of your identity | this is not a proof for the existence of God. ∎ Law the spoken...
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Rubber Adhesive Manufacturer: Shake Proof
Book article from: Business Plans Handbook
...Adhesive Manufacturer BUSINESS PLAN SHAKE PROOF Kirby Corporation 315 Valley Rd. Glendale, California 83005 August 10, 1992 Shake Proof's business plan provides a good example...competition marketing and sales of shake proof how the money will be used pro forma income...
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