Away mode is a new feature included in Update Rollup 2 for Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 that allows the computer to appear off to the user while it continues to perform tasks that do not require user input, such as recording television and viewing Media Center Extender sessions.
parosteal. Definitions: 1. Relating to the tissues immediately adjacent to the periosteum of a bone. The definition information for parosteal is provided by Stedman's.
Closterium is a crescent-shaped or elongate desmid. Some species are straight and needle-like, but most are broader with curved ends rather like a smile. The ends of the cell are usually tapered and may be pointed or rounded.