square stocking n.— «More than 25,000 Christmas boxes, affectionately know as “square stockings” have been dispatched to British troops on active service overseas.» —“Christmas Boxes Prepared For UK Troops” in...
crate-ology n.— « In the closed world of spy satellite photo analysis, it’s called “crate-ology”: the science of identifying a weapon or some other key component by the size and shape of its box.» —“Trained eye can see...
phone home v. phr.— «Of course it’s possible that the software just “phones home” when the memory is full, who knows?» —“Re: Sky phoning in to the digibox” by Dave Porter Usenet: alt.satellite.tv...
nines n.— «What level of reliability do you want to design into the satellite, and verify via ground testing? 99%? Or three nines? Or four?» —“Re: German conference highlights doubts about ESA’s manned space plans” by...
jackknifed adj.— «They can document their experiences with digital cameras, widely sold at the PX (Post Exchange), call home using cell phones and phone cards through a tent and satellite system set up by AT&T (for jackknifed rates)...
counterspace n.— «As part of on-going work in seek-and-hit space warfare—termed “counterspace” in military parlance, China is expected to continue to enhance its satellite tracking and identification network.» —“China...