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Digital

Watch Prime

Installing the “Prime Video” app on your device requires the app/play store. A variety of “televisions, gaming consoles, Blu-ray players, mobile devices, and streaming media devices” all support the Prime Video app. Explore a vast selection of films, TV series, documentaries, and “Amazon Originals—original material created exclusively for the platform.” Watch anywhere, at any time.

Electronics

ROM

Computer memory that is meant to be read from only — not written to — is known as “read-only memory,” or ROM. This kind of storage holds data that is “immutable” and cannot be altered. Even after the device in which it is installed has lost power, the “contents” of the read-only memory (ROM) remain intact.

Chemistry

ppm

The ratios known as “parts per million” (ppm) and “parts per billion” (ppb) indicate how many grams of solute there are in one million or one billion grams of sample, respectively. Like percent, these are a measure of concentration. One drop for every million drops, one gram for every million grams, etc. could be considered a “part per million.”

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TRD

The Toyota Racing Development, U.S.A., Inc. (TRD) was founded in 1979 with the goal of upgrading “production cars” for increased performance. Toyota’s factory-backed racing subsidiary is called TRD. TRD provides “race vehicle” engineering and on-track race support to Toyota’s racing teams in addition to "designing, developing, manufacturing, assembling and testing" racing engines for them.

Government

VA

The U.S. federal government’s “Department of Veterans Affairs” (VA) provides benefits to veterans and their families. After the “Department of Defense,” VA is the second largest department within the federal government. Pensions, disability benefits, schooling, housing loan, life insurance, survivor support, career restoration, health care, and “funeral expenses” are some of these benefits.

Politician

Xi

“Xi Jinping,” a man of Han ancestry, was born in “Fuping, Shaanxi” province, in June 1953. The first CPC general secretary to be born after the PRC’s founding is Xi. Xi received his degree from Tsinghua University’s “School of Humanities and Social Sciences,” where he finished an in-service graduate program in political and ideological education as well as Marxist theory.

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TMS

“Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. Inc.” (TMS), with its headquarters in “Plano, Texas,” provides support to around 1,500 “Toyota, Scion and Lexus” dealerships nationwide, making sure that the needs of both the driver and the dealer are met throughout the sales process. In “Hollywood, California,” TMS was founded in 1957.

Investment

CD

A “certificate of deposit” (also known as a CD) is a kind of savings account where the issuing bank/union pays interest in exchange for holding a specific amount of money for a predetermined duration of time, such as “six months, a year, or five years.” Among the safest ways to save money are certificates of deposit (CDs).

Astronomy

Red Planet

For Mars, the phrase “Red Planet” is frequently employed because the rusting of the iron minerals in the “Martian mud” gives the surface a red appearance. Mars was named so by the Romans for their “god of war” because its reddish color was reminiscent of blood. The Greeks designated it “Ares.”