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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | © The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

alp / alp/ • n. a high mountain, esp. a snowcapped one. ∎  (in Switzerland) an area of green pasture on a mountainside.

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Alps Electric Announces A Desktop Version Of Its GlidePoint Touchpad For The Macintosh; Features An Adjustable Base For Added Convenience And Control.
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Alps Interactive introduces a PS Gamepad for the PlayStation game console; revolutionary shape and feel were designed by gamers for gamers for maximum comfort and playability.
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ALPS Brings 2400 dpi Photo-Quality Color Printer to the Network.
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Alps Electric Ships GlidePoint Keyboard for the Macintosh; Includes a GlidePoint Touchpad, Erase-Eaze Backspace Key and Contoured Wrist Rest.
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ALPS Fund Services Named Number One Service Provider in North America by Global Custodian for Second Straight Year.
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Alps Electric announces a desktop version of its GlidePoint touchpad for the PC; features an adjustable base for added convenience and control.
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Alps Electric Introduces Macintosh Compatible Keyboard With Embedded GlidePoint Touchpad; Includes Erase-Eaze Backspace Key and Contoured Wrist Rest.
Business Wire; 8/7/1995; 700+ words ; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 1995--Alps Electric (USA), Inc., a leading manufacturer...pointing devices, today introduced the Alps GlidePoint(R) Keyboard, a Macintosh...premium mechanical keyboard with an embedded Alps GlidePoint touchpad. The keyboard, which...
Alps Electric Announces the First in a Series of Peripherals With the Universal Serial Bus (USB) Technology; Product Samples Now Available For Key OEM Customers And Technology Partners.
Business Wire; 11/11/1996; 700+ words ; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 1996--Alps Electric (USA), Inc., a leading manufacturer...the series of USB peripherals include the Alps Enhanced Windows(R) 95 Keyboard, and the Gamepad from Alps Interactive, a new product line of Alps...

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