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Convention for inline glossary definitions?

Does anyone know if there is a convention for including inline definitions of words within HTML text? I've made a documentation platform. It auto-generates glossaries, but I also want the user to have the option of having terms from the glossary…
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Mathematica 9 - function definition problems

Please excuse the beginner question. I couldn't find an appropriate answer in any Mathematica tutorial. I am confused why a definition as a function or a definition in terms of a simple replacement produce different results. Consider this example…
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C Declaration: Unique Construct

Linux kernel has the following definition inside sched_class struct definition. #ifdef CONFIG_SMP int (*select_task_rq)(struct task_struct *p, int task_cpu, int sd_flag, int flags); ....... ....... Now what does this line mean, I have fairly…
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Specific 'boot file' definition

I have been given a general explanation of how a computer boots up. However a very loose definition to the term 'boot file' was given. Could someone explain 'boot file' to me in a very simple but concise manner? I have read about the POST, the…
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Determining number of states in a DFA

For Σ = {a,b,c,d,e,...,z}, consider the set L of words w such that the last symbol of w has not appeared before. For example, the words apple, google, k, and ε are in L, but the words potato, and nutrition are not in L. Suppose we want to construct…
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what does ($variable) return?

just doing some validation and wanted to learn really what this meant instead of it just working. Lets say i have: $email = $_POST['email']; if(!$email) { echo 'email empty' } Whats is just having the variable and no check for it = something…
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Is it possible to keep a naked class definition without declaring it's methods?

Prior to refactoring my previous question, which I believe was a little bit off... The title pretty much asks my question. How can I keep a class definition on it's own without giving it methods & producing the error below? The reason for this is…
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What is a double-link?

I was reading a sentence from here and I was confused by a sentence: "This makes the underlying routines able to be much faster than lists in other languages, where you have to be concerned about double-links, destructive updating, and so on." I…
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Distinguish empty macro definition from 0

I need to distinguish the three forms: #define CONSTANTNAME #define CONSTANTNAME 0 #define CONSTANTNAME 1 I saw someone use the hint: #if (CONSTANTNAME - 0) but this confuse the form without value and the one with 0. Is there something smarter?
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What is page-aligned memory in the heap of a running IE9 browser process

I was reading about String allocation in Internet Explorer 9 and above and I encountered the following statement: Static strings are allocated from a page-aligned memory var a = “CHRIS” does NOT directly hit the default heap" What does Static…
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Primefaces sticky tag not defined

I am using Primefaces 3.5 and I need to use the sticky tag. I got the code from the showcase. So here is my code: …
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How to create an immutable associative array in D

Is there a way to create an immutable associative array in D? There doesn't seem to be a way to define an associative array; only declare one. immutable char[][char[]] = ["testk" = "testv", "testk2" = "testv2"];
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VBA reference to a table in different worksheet

I'm trying to use vlookup in VBA. Filename = Application.GetOpenFilename(FileFilter:="Excel Files (*.xls), *.xls", Title:="Please select a file") Table1 = Sheet1.Range("A3:A7000") ' SiteID Table2 = [Filename]Sheet1.Range("A3:I13") Roww =…
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C++ macro integers and object definitions

I lack of experience with C++ and I am trying to create a Settings file to put all my definitions and global variables there, so my project's classes can access those the values from there. The Settings.h file could look like this: #ifndef…
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Linked List syntax: is "next" already defined?

I am new in Data Structure. I came up with a question when I was trying to write code using linked list using C++. In linked list, is pointer next, previous defined by the compiler? Or we have to name our own and it does not matter how we call it?
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