cay
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cay
/ kē; kā/
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n.
a low bank or reef of coral, rock, or sand. Compare with key2 .
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The key to the pianist's world.
Magazine article from: American Music Teacher; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...the vertical movement that makes up the small world of key descent. Because it's such a miniscule world--vertical...about three-eighths of an inch from the surface of the key to the bottom--key descent may impress us mostly by its insignificance compared...
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He came, he saw, he wrote: almost 200 years have passed since a lawyer and part-time poet named Francis Scott Key had a ringside seat to one of the greatest battles in American history. When the smoke had cleared, the U.S. had defeated Great Britain in the War of 1812 and our young nation had a new anthem, "The Star Spangled Banner.".(USA Yesterday)
Magazine article from: USA Today (Magazine); 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...The Star Spangled Banner, Francis Scott Key, a simple man who loved to read and write...greatest past presidents. Born Aug. 1, 1779, Key was a soft-spoken and highly intelligent...where he could write poetry. At age 10, Key was sent to St. John's Grammar School in...
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Walker's Cay purchase.(BAHAMAS)(Cay Clubs Resorts & Marinas)(Brief article)
Newspaper article from: Caribbean Update; 4/1/2006; 190 words
; WALKER'S CAY PURCHASE. Cay Clubs Resorts & Marinas, based in Clearwater, Fla., said March 7...contracted with the Abplanalp family of New York for the purchase of Walker's Cay, the northernmost island of the Bahamas archipelago. A boating, fishing...
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Key Technology's G6.(Equipment & Packaging News)(G6 - new modular electro-optical foundation)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Tea & Coffee Trade Journal; 9/20/2004; 277 words
; Key Technology is introducing G6, a new modular electro-optical...System offers security and long-term development and support. Key's G6 sorters optimize sorting performance today and provide...enhance defect removal and recovery rates. The modular design of Key's G6 platform allows customers using both ...
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New Key Raptor Laser combination.(PLANT AND EQUIPMENT)
Magazine article from: Food Trade Review; 9/1/2008; 352 words
; Key Technology have advanced their Raptor Laser line to include...versatility to achieve superior product quality and food safety. Key's newest Raptor combination optimises sorter performance across...module change or costly additional modules. Integrated with Key's proprietary colour cameras, the new ...
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Wachovia.(CHARLOTTE)(Wachovia Bank of North Carolina N.A. acquires Palmer and Cay Inc.)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Business North Carolina; 6/1/2005; 64 words
; ...fourth-largest bank holding company, agreed to buy Savannah, Ga.-based Palmer & Cay, the 15th-largest insurance brokerage and benefits consultant. Palmer & Cay has about 950 employees and 34 offices in 22 states and the District of Columbia...
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G6 Upgrade Programme for non-Key brand sorters.(plant and equipment)
Magazine article from: Food Trade Review; 2/1/2007; 289 words
; Key Technology introduces the G6 Upgrade Program for select non-Key brand sorters. With Key's high performance G6 vision engine, processors can achieve more subtle feature identification, including sorting...
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Key Technology acquires Freshline Machines.(Freshline Machines Pty Ltd.)
Magazine article from: Food Trade Review; 5/1/2005; 451 words
; Key Technology has announced the acquisition of Freshline Machines...Freshline is respected for innovative, reliable technology. Key offers a compatible line of high quality food processing equipment...sales and service organization. The strengths of Freshline and Key are complementary. Together, we're ...
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Encryption: secure encrypted backups by careful key management; Second article in a series on encrypting backed up data stored to tape or other mobile media.(Business of Technology)
Newspaper article from: Computer Technology Review; 1/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; When it comes to encrypting your backup data: Encryption is easy. Key management is hard. The (forgive the pun) key to encryption is managing keys. Key management falls into two interrelated categories: procedures (involving people...
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Key Technology introduces FMAlert[TM].(PLANT AND EQUIPMENT)
Magazine article from: Food Trade Review; 11/1/2008; 318 words
; Key Technology introduces its new FMAlert[TM] feature for all...this enhanced quality monitoring capability on its sorters, Key puts a powerful new tool in the hands of food processors and...improving the tracking and control of foreign material (FM). Key's FMAlert enables G6 optical sorters to capture and ...
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cay
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
cay Small, flat, marine island formed from coral-reef material or sand . The term is applied, for example, to the low-lying, sparsely vegetated islands off the coast of southern Florida.
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Hirschfeld, Christian Cay Lorenz
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Hirschfeld, Christian Cay Lorenz ( Caius Hirschfeld ) (1742–92). German intellectual. His publications promoted the design of landscape gardens, starting...
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Cay.
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations
Cay. Cayenne • Cayman Islands
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Abaco and Cays
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
, island group, c.780 sq mi (2,020 sq km), most northerly of the Bahamas. It includes Great Abaco (the largest), Little Abaco, and the surrounding cays. The low islands, composed mainly of coral limestone, have native pine forests. Fish and sponges are taken from surrounding waters. Great Abaco was
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Exuma and Cays
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
see Bahamas .
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