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Box

The actual physical location at a brokerage house or bank where securities or other documents are stored for safekeeping. Alternatively, a quotation machine or battery march. Also known as 'the cage.'

Box

The physical location where a brokerage keeps securities being held as collateral on loans. Boxes are used for collateral on margin accounts and other transactions. A box is also called an open box. See also: Free box.

box

The physical location in which brokerage firms and banks place securities for safekeeping. See also free box, open box.

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It could be also found that most of the respondents (36.2%) belonging to 'PhD in LIS' qualification prefer 'typing full required statement in the search box', followed by 'typing keywords only in the search box' (34%).

Information Search Strategies among LIS Professionals: A Case Study of Selected Institutions in India

Almost all the big websites were provided with their custom search boxes including The Pirate Bay.

The Pirate Bay Links And Search Box Taken Out From Google

Only 26 interfaces (9%) started with a Google-like search box and maintained it throughout.

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New features include "In Common," a field that allows users to find the connections and groups they share with a selected user; the ability to save searches and receive reminders by email; basic and expanded views; and a type-ahead widget that recommends connections in the search box. (www.linkedin.com)

LinkedIn releases new search platform

For more information about donating brain tissue, visit nationalMSsociety.org and type "donate tissue" in the search box.--The Editor

Getting the word out

All you need to do is log onto www.youtube.com and type in HuddersfieldGiantsRevolution into the search box.

All has now been revealed!

Entry forms are available from the sports centre or can be downloaded by typing 10K in the search box on flintshire.gov.uk or by telephoning 01352 702472.

WALES: Entries open for fun run

oneSearch, a new mobile search client that supports unstructured, open-ended voice searches that allow the consumer to speak their query as they would type it into the search box.

Yahoo's voice Search ambitions

To see a video about the project go to www.cornell.edu/video, and enter "empower" in the search box.

Teaching local students to design fashion

Making things overcomplicated (calling a search box 'quick search' rather than plain ole 'search,' for example) adds to the mental chatter.

TECH NOTES

If you enter a conversion in the form of "x unit of measure in unit of measure" in the Google search box the conversion will be displayed.

A Google convert

Our published staff photos will appear in-paper with a picture identity code - if you see a picture you want to buy, just make a note of the code, log on to the photosales site, and key the code into the search box.