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  2. Steam (service) - Wikipedia

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    Steam is a video game digital distribution service and storefront managed by Valve. It was launched as a software client in September 2003 to provide game updates automatically for Valve's games and expanded to distributing third-party titles in late 2005. Steam offers various features, like game server matchmaking with Valve Anti-Cheat ...

  3. Steam Trading Cards - Wikipedia

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    A Half-Life 2 Steam Trading Card, depicting the G-Man. Steam Trading Cards are a digital commodity issued by Valve for use on its digital distribution service, Steam.Steam Trading Cards are a non-physical analogue of conventional trading cards, which are periodically granted to Steam users for playing games, fulfilling tasks, or by random chance.

  4. List of highest-funded crowdfunding projects - Wikipedia

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    An Hour of Code for Every Student: Other Indiegogo: Dec 15, 2014 [90] $5M $5,024,281 [90] Every student in every school should have the opportunity to learn computer science at Code.org. [citation needed] 79 Mastercoin: Software Bitcoin, Independent Sep 1, 2013 — $5,000,000 [91]

  5. Credit card fraud - Wikipedia

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    A fake automated teller slot used for "skimming". Credit card fraud is an inclusive term for fraud committed using a payment card, such as a credit card or debit card. [ 1] The purpose may be to obtain goods or services or to make payment to another account, which is controlled by a criminal. The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard ...

  6. Boiler (power generation) - Wikipedia

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    Boiler (power generation) An industrial boiler, originally used for supplying steam to a stationary steam engine. A boiler or steam generator is a device used to create steam by applying heat energy to water. Although the definitions are somewhat flexible, it can be said that older steam generators were commonly termed boilers and worked at low ...

  7. Steam-electric power station - Wikipedia

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    The steam-electric power station is a power station in which the electric generator is steam driven. Water is heated, turns into steam and spins a steam turbine which drives an electrical generator. After it passes through the turbine, the steam is condensed in a condenser. The greatest variation in the design of steam-electric power plants is ...

  8. Steam generator (boiler) - Wikipedia

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    A steam generator is a form of low water-content boiler, similar to a flash steam boiler. The usual construction is as a spiral coil of water-tube, arranged as a single, or monotube, coil. Circulation is once-through and pumped under pressure, as a forced-circulation boiler. [1] The narrow-tube construction, without any large-diameter drums or ...

  9. Steam generator (railroad) - Wikipedia

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    A steam generator is a type of boiler used to produce steam for climate control and potable water heating in railroad passenger cars. The output of a railroad steam generator is low pressure, saturated steam that is passed through a system of pipes and conduits throughout the length of the train. Steam generators were developed when diesel ...