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yellow vulture

yellow vulture  n.— «Time-distance ticketing systems use multiple cameras spaced far apart on a freeway. Each car is photographed once as it enters the first section of road. Miles later a second photograph is taken that allows the...

chimp shot

chimp shot  v.— «Computerized cameras are designed to allow chimpanzees to make pictures that are in focus and adequately exposed—most of the time.…Learning photography with a computerized camera teaches you nothing except how to...

chimping

chimping  v.— «Chimping—The act of taking a photograph on a digital camera and then immediately checking out the result.» —“Word up! Explore the lexicon of tech” by Natasha Lomas Silicon.com Nov. 24, 2006...

digiroid

digiroid n. a test photograph taken with a cheap digital camera before a more expensive or complicated one is used. Editorial Note: Polaroid instant cameras, which offer cheap, self-developing pictures, have long been used in this way. Etymological...

taspo

taspo  n.— «The Tobacco Institute of Japan and other organizations have announced plans to introduce ID cards for cigarette vending machines in 2008 in a bid to bar underage purchases. Under the system, ID cards embedded with integrated...

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