Nines (engineering) — The colloquial term nines is used in engineering to indicate reliability or purity (or similar quantitative descriptor). It is preceded by a number indicating the degree of such reliability or purity. For example, 0.999 (or 99.9 percent) pure… … Wikipedia
five-nine — noun German 5.9 inch artillery shell (World War 1) All went lame; all blind; Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hoots Of tired, outstripped Five Nines that dropped behind … Wiktionary
Nines System — The Nines System is the informal name for a grading scale often used at educational institutions in English speaking countries, particularly the United States.The system owes its name to the fact that each of the top four letter grades in it… … Wikipedia
Myth of the nines — In information technology, the myth of the nines is the idea that standard measurements of high availability can be misleading. Availability is sometimes described in units of nines, as in five nines , or 99.999%. Having a computer system s… … Wikipedia
Rugby league nines — Not to be confused with Nine a side footy. Rugby league nines Highest governing body Rugby League International Federation Nickname(s) Nines, Football, Footy, League, Rugby Characteristics Contact Full Team members … Wikipedia
Northern Rail Nines — The Northern Rail Nines is a rugby league nines tournament held in Lytham St Annes and Blackpool Lancashire, England as part of a celebration weekend encompassing the Northern Rail Cup Final. The inaugural tournament was held on 11 and 12 July… … Wikipedia
Chinese multiplication table — The Chinese multiplication table is the first requisite for using the Rod calculus for carrying out multiplication, division, the extraction of square roots, and the solving of equations based on place value decimal notation. It was known in… … Wikipedia
List of unusual units of measurement — For units of measure primarily used in countries where English is not the main language, see the article specific to that country, a list of which can be found in the systems of measurement article. An unusual unit of measurement is a unit of… … Wikipedia
9 (number) — This article is about the number. For other uses, see 9 (disambiguation). 9 −1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 → List of numbers Integers … Wikipedia
High availability — is a system design approach and associated service implementation that ensures a prearranged level of operational performance will be met during a contractual measurement period. Users want their systems, for example wrist watches, hospitals,… … Wikipedia
