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96 Cards in this Set
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When were the labour riots taking place, and were the beginning of our road to nationhood?
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1938
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What did the riots lead to, and when was the first election under universal adult suffrage held?
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A new constitution, and in 1944
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When did World War II end?
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1945
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What were the world's resources now focussed on instead of warfare?
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development
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What inventions were about to be improved?
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electrical appliances, telephones, production of gasoline, fuel oil from petroleum etc.
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Who wrote the book, "When Me Was A Boy" and what does the book provide?
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Charles Hyatt, and the book provided info. about life in Kingston during the 1930's and 1940's.
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When was the electric light bulb invented and where?
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In 1879, and in the USA
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Which town was the 1st to have electric lights and when?
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In Black River and in 1893
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When was electricity re-introduced in Black River?
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1936
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Which parish were the electricty consumers concentrating mainly on?
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Kingston
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What is plastic made from?
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Petroleum
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What were used as domestic items instead of plastic?
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Ceramic, glass, enamel, or metal
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Up until what year was plastic used widely?
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1950's
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Name some heavy-duty equipment that are now familiar to Jamaica because of technology?
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Tractors, bull-dozers, cranes, forklifts etc.
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Now instead of eating at home, what do people do?
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They go to restaurants and 'eat out'
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What was the first radio station in Jamiaca called?
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ZQI
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When did ZQI begin operation?
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In November, 1939
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When did ZQI start transmitting for 4 hours each day?
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In 1947
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When did ZQI become RJR?
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In 1950
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About how many radios were there in Jamaica?
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About 22920 radios
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What does RJR mean?
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Radio Jamaica Rediffusion
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What allowed people to listen to RJR without a radio?
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Rediffusion
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When was RJR able to transmit about 118 hours a week on radio and rediffusion?
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In 1955
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What were the first radios able to change to reduce their size?
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Their tubes to transistors
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When did RJR and JBC FM Radio begin? (when did they get FM transmissions)
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In 1972
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What does JBC mean?
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Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation
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When did JBC begin?
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In 1959
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When did JBC TV, the first TV station begin?
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In 1963
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When did RJR purchase JBC?
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In 1997
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What was the TV station renamed to?
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SSTV (Super Surpreme)
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What was the first radio station in Jamiaca called?
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ZQI
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When did ZQI begin operation?
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In November, 1939
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When did ZQI start transmitting for 4 hours each day?
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In 1947
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When did ZQI become RJR?
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In 1950
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About how many radios were there in Jamaica?
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About 22920 radios
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What does RJR mean?
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Radio jamiaca Rediffusion
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What allowed people to listen to RJR without a radio?
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Rediffusion
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When was RJR able to transmit about 118 hours a week on radio and rediffusion?
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In 1955
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What wer the first radios able to change to reduce their size?
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Their tubes to transistors
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When did RJR and JBC FM Radio begin? (when did they get FM transmissions)
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In 1972
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What does JBC mean?
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Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation
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When did JBC begin?
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In 1959
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When did JBC TV, the first TV station begin?
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In 1963
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When did RJR purchase JBC?
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In 1997
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What was the TV station renamed to?
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SSTV (Super Surpreme)
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When was SSTV renamed TVJ?
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In 1998
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What is the FM radio transmission of JBC now called?
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Radio 2
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What is described as "the list of all people involved in the making of the show"?
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The Credits
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Name some of the people working in the radio/TV station.
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broadcasters, sales people, tecchnical staff, producers, office staff, newsroom staff, library staff
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Who ensures that the host of the programmes has complete knowledge of the subject and of the interviewee?
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The producer
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What are most of the programmes on TV transmitted by?
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Satellite
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Up until which year did manual typewriters change in secretaries' use to electircal typewriters?
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Until the 1960s
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What do secretaries use now to type?
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Word processors
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When was the first telephone installed in Jamaica and where?
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In 1878, and in Kingston
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When did people watch the first Pan American flight into Jamaica land in the Kingston harbour?
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On December 3, 1930
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What were tthe planes described as in Jamaica, before there was an airport?
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Amphibians
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What were the planes called?
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Flying boats
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Where was the first plane coming from?
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From Miami
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When did a direct flight across the Atlantic from Kingston to London begin?
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Some time after the World War II
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How many passengers coulld the plane take?
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40
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How many tourists visited Jamaica in 1937?
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65 000
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How did most of the tourists come? (transportation)
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By ship
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In 1997, how many tourists came to Jamaica?
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1.9 million
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How much percent of them came by air?
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63%
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Who makes transportation, hotel and entertainment arrangements for clients?
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A travel agent
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Name some traditional export crops in agriculture.
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banana, citrus,coffee, cocoa, and pimento
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Name some traditional exports in mining.
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buaxite, alumina, and gypsum
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Name some traditional exports in manufacturing.
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sugar, rum, citrus products, coffee products, and cocoa products
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Name some non-traditional exports.
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okra, cucumber, pumpkins, dasheens, sweet potatoes, yams, avocadoes, mangoes, watermelons, cut flowers etc.
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Name another important non-traditional export.
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Apparel
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Where are most apparel made?
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In Free Zones
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How is this material brought into Jamaica?
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Duty free
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What are many of the Free Zones owned by?
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Foreigners
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In 1994, how much millions worth of apparel was exported?
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J$8187 Million
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Name some occupations providing transportation on the road in 1943.
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Bus lines, taxicabs,Carriages and trucking
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Who makes the shoes needed for horses?
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A blacksmith
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Where do blacksmiths work mostly today?
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Near the Caymanas Race Track in St. Catherine
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What had tree had its bark being used to make dyes and its nectar being used by bees to make honey?
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The logwood tree
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What replaced the logwood dyes?
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Synthetic dyes made chemically
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Where are glasses made in Jamaica?
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The West Indies Glass Co. Ltd.
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What company washes glass bottles and uses them again and againto sell soft drinks?
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Desnoes and Geddes (D&G)
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At least how many years will a plastic bottle take to disintegrate if thrown into the garbage?
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100 years
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What computers were used to make rapid developments take place in information services from 1970?
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Micro-computers
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What is the 4th ccategory of industry that scientists say uses high technology?
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Quarternary
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What combines familiar components like telephones, computers etc. to link computers?
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Information Technology
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What is the network of linking computers around the world called?
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Internet
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What must be created and then linked to the internet to put information on the internet?
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A web site
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What is the linking of the internet with your computer termed as?
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"going online"
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What went online in 1997?
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The Gleaner
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Give another product of information technology used to send a message to anywhere in the world.
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Electronic mail (e-mail)
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What do you needd to receive an e-mail?
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An address
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What sign does every e-mail address have?
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@
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What does "www" mean?
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World Wide Web
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What do you needd to receive an e-mail?
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An address
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What sign does every e-mail address have?
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@
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What does "www" mean?
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World Wide Web
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