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\ˌɛsˈɛl], \ˌɛsˈɛl], \ˌɛ_s_ˈɛ_l]\
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a terrorist group formed in Peru in the late 1960s as a splinter group from the communist party of Peru; is among the most ruthless guerilla organizations in the world; seeks to destroy Peruvian institutions and replace them with a Maoist peasant regime.
By Princeton University
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Features of some Intel processors, including thePentium, for reducing power consumption. These featuresoperate at two levels: the microprocessor and the system.The processor can enter a low power state duringnon-processor intensive tasks (such as word processing),or a very low-power state when the computer is not in use ("sleep" mode). At the system level, system management modecan slow down, suspend, or completely shut down various systemcomponents to save energy.
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The country code for Sierra Leone.
By Denis Howe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).