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Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard — The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is an information security standard for organizations that handle cardholder information for the major debit, credit, prepaid, e purse, ATM, and POS cards. Defined by the Payment Card… … Wikipedia
High-yield investment program — A High Yield Investment Program (HYIP) is a type of Ponzi Scheme, which is an investment scam. At one time, HYIP was used in the financial services sector to refer to an investment program which may have offered a high return on investment. The… … Wikipedia
international payment and exchange — ▪ economics Introduction international exchange also called foreign exchange respectively, any payment made by one country to another and the market in which national currencies are bought and sold by those who require them for such… … Universalium
Orion (Constellation program) — For deep space spacecraft based on the Orion design, see Multi Purpose Crew Vehicle. For initial design of the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, see Crew Exploration Vehicle. For the nuclear powered spacecraft designed in the 1950s, see Project… … Wikipedia
Nuclear program of Iran — See also: Iran and weapons of mass destruction Nuclear program of Iran … Wikipedia
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — SNAP logo The United States Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),[1] historically and commonly known as the Food Stamp Program, is a federal assistance program that provides assistance to low and no income people … Wikipedia
Comprehensive Program for Socialist Economic Integration — Main article: History of the Comecon The Comprehensive Program for Socialist Economic Integration was set up in 1971, and laid the guidelines for Comecon activity until 1990. The distinction between market relations and planned relations made in… … Wikipedia
Child and Adult Care Food Program — The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a type of United States Federal assistance provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to States in order to provide a daily subsidized food service for an estimated 3.2 million children… … Wikipedia
china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material … Universalium
China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
