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quality control collapse: maintenance of standards of quality of manufactured goods

timer collapse: a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end; a regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times

telemetry collapse: automatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means

mechanism collapse: the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"; device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function; (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes; a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection"; the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"

rationing collapse: the act of rationing; "during the war the government imposed rationing of food and gasoline"

radio receiver collapse: an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals

monopoly collapse: a board game in which players try to gain a monopoly on real estate as pieces advance around the board according to the throw of a die; exclusive control or possession of something; "They have no monopoly on intelligence"; (economics) a market in which there are many buyers but only one seller; "a monopoly on silver"; "when you have a monopoly you can ask any price you like"

contumacious collapse: wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient; "a contumaceous witness is subject to punishment"

mixer collapse: a kitchen utensil that is used for mixing foods; electronic equipment that mixes two or more input signals to give a single output signal; club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol

restraint of trade collapse: any act that tends to prevent free competition in business

deceleration collapse: the act of decelerating; decreasing the speed; "he initiated deceleration by braking"; a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race"; (physics) a rate of decrease in velocity

crossroads collapse: a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"

prohibition collapse: the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof); "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance"; a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages; "in 1920 the 18th amendment to the Constitution established prohibition in the US"; a decree that prohibits something; refusal to approve or assent to; the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment

obstreperous collapse: boisterously and noisily aggressive; "kept up an obstreperous clamor"; noisily and stubbornly defiant; "obstreperous boys"

console collapse: an ornamental scroll-shaped bracket (especially one used to support a wall fixture); "the bust of Napoleon stood on a console"; a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system)

retrenchment collapse: the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable; entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense

hindrance collapse: the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding; any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome; something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

danger collapse: a dangerous place; "He moved out of danger"; the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury; "you are in no danger"; "there was widespread danger of disease"; a cause of pain or injury or loss; "he feared the dangers of traveling by air"

rein collapse: one of a pair of long straps (usually connected to the bit or the headpiece) used to control a horse; any means of control; "he took up the reins of government"; stop or check by or as if by a pull at the reins; "He reined in his horses in front of the post office"; stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins; "They reined in in front of the post office"

operating room collapse: a room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic"

intensive care collapse: close monitoring and constant medical care of patients with life-threatening conditions

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