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on-line

(of COMPUTER equipment) currently under the control of the central processing unit (CPU).
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The distribution of final grades for the face-to-face section was as follows: 19 students earned an A; 6 students earned a B; and 1 student earned a C, For the on-line section 20 students earned an A and 6 students earned a B.
On-line instruction: are the outcomes the same?
Unlike most other on-line profile systems, the company's On-Line Profilometer makes the profile measurement simultaneously across the profile.
On-Line Profilometer measures tire tread and sidewall extrusions
Doctoral work provided many years of computer experience, including two courses on-line in graduate school including one covering on-line course design.
Promoting beginning special education teachers' understanding of emergent literacy
The enhanced functionality of On-Line Agent version 4.
Price for Fidelity's online agent desktop drops by 60%. (Technology Update)
For the last several years, the Riverside County, California, Sheriffs Office has allowed citizens to file reports on-line.
Law Enforcement Web Sites
Even five years from now, on-line retail won't exceed 6 percent of the total U.
E-valanche
While some gay men and lesbians say they don't like the idea of not seeing whom they're talking to, the vast majority of on-line denizens say rubbing elbows in a chat room is just as "real" -- if not more so -- as lolling around listlessly in stand-and-pose bars.
A place where no one knows your name
While somewhat less detailed than the other two formats - it doesn't include prices, for example - it allows easy on-line searching.
Plastics on the Web: use the Internet to capture data you need
Even though on-line services have been around for more than a decade, the recent surge in usage has boosted industry sales to $344 million, up 44% in 1991 from 1990, according to SIMBA Information Inc.
Getting on-line
Annual reports on thousands of companies, plus authoritative and semiauthoritative accounting literature are offered by the Total On-Line Tax and Accounting Library (TOTAL), available through the American Institute of CPAs.
Information at your fingertips; databases can be useful for everything from complex engagements to practice development

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