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• Compact star — In astronomy, the term compact star (sometimes compact object) is used to refer collectively to white dwarfs, neutron stars, other exotic dense stars, and black holes. These objects are all small for their mass. The term compact star is often… …   Wikipedia

• Compact theory — is a theory relating to the development of some federal constitutions. Contents 1 Compact theory in the United States 2 Compact theory in Canada 3 See also 4 …   Wikipedia

• compact# — compact adj dense, *close, thick Analogous words: compressed, condensed, contracted (see CONTRACT vb): concentrated, consolidated, compacted (see COM PACT vb): solid, *firm, hard: *tight Contrasted words: ioose, slack: diffuse, prolix, verbose,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• Compact closed category — In category theory, compact closed categories are a general context for treating dual objects. The idea of a dual object generalizes the more familiar concept of the dual of a finite dimensional vector space. So, the motivating example of a… …   Wikipedia

• Mark-compact algorithm — In computer science, a mark compact algorithm is a type of garbage collection algorithm used to reclaim unreachable memory. Mark compact algorithms can be regarded as a combination of the mark sweep algorithm and Cheney s copying algorithm. First …   Wikipedia

• Algebraically compact module — In mathematics, especially in the area of abstract algebra known as module theory, algebraically compact modules, also called pure injective modules, are modules that have a certain nice property which allows the solution of infinite systems of… …   Wikipedia

• List of the most distant astronomical objects — This article documents the farthest known astronomical objects, and the time periods in which they were so classified. Contents 1 List of most distant objects by type 2 Most distant astronomical object recordholders 3 List of most distant objects …   Wikipedia

• Portable Distributed Objects — Portable Distributed Objects, or PDO, is a programming API for creating object oriented code that can be executed remotely on a network of computers. It was created by NeXT Computer, Inc. using their OpenStep system, whose use of Objective C made …   Wikipedia

• Massive compact halo object — MACHO redirects here. For other uses, see Macho (disambiguation). Massive astrophysical compact halo object, or MACHO, is a general name for any kind of astronomical body that might explain the apparent presence of dark matter in galaxy halos. A… …   Wikipedia

• Hickson Compact Group — A Hickson Compact Group (abberviation: HCG) is a collection of galaxies designated as published by Paul Hickson in 1982.cite journal author=Hickson, Paul title=Systematic properties of compact groups of galaxies journal=Astrophysical Journal year …   Wikipedia

• Black hole — For other uses, see Black hole (disambiguation). Simulated view of a black hole (center) in front of the Large Magellanic Cloud. Note the gravitat …   Wikipedia