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func·tions
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
functions
The appropriate or assigned duties, responsibilities, missions, or tasks of an individual, office, or organization. As defined in the National Security Act of 1947, as amended, the term
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functionsnoun
Plural noun and verb form of the word function.
The organism had it vital functions monitored regularly during the scientific experiment and study.
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The numerical value of functions in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
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The numerical value of functions in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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The ability to make gadusol, which was first discovered in fish eggs, clearly has some evolutionary value to be found in so many species, we know it provides UV-B protection; it makes a pretty good sunscreen. But there may also be roles it plays as an antioxidant, in stress response, embryonic development and other functions.
Even though we are in a good place right now, we are not out of the epidemic. And the government will not hesitate to act quickly if the pandemic again threatens important functions in our society.
I think he's sending a message, soldiers do what the leadership tells them, or signals to them, is most important to them. And I think its clear in this case you have the President, who also functions as the commander-in-chief, sending a message that he disagrees with decades, even centuries of legal precedent in the law of war.
Customer information segregated from any other systems is a great idea, the separation of functions and infrastructure is an admirable tactic in protecting all systems. Limiting security privileges to what is necessary for business is common in security defenses, and is something that is typically assessed when companies are close partners or are in a vendor/customer relationship.
I'm not very pessimistic, the market may go down further this week, but I don't expect to see the kind of rout we saw in the summer. The government needs a stable market in order to resume some basic functions of the market and push for further financial reforms.
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- المهامArabic
- les fonctionsFrench
- functiesDutch
- chức năngVietnamese
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