- A gybe
preventer,
preventer, or jibe-guard, is a
mechanical device on a
sailing vessel which limits the boom's
ability to
swing unexpectedly across the...
- A
blowout preventer (BOP) (pronounced B-O-P) is a
specialized valve or
similar mechanical device, used to seal,
control and
monitor oil and gas wells...
- infections. In 2012, the
World Health Organization estimated that
vaccination prevents 2.5
million deaths each year. With 100% immunization, and 100% efficacy...
- healthcare, or prophylaxis, is the
application of
healthcare measures to
prevent diseases.
Disease and
disability are
affected by
environmental factors...
- A
Modest Proposal for
Preventing the
Children of Poor
People from
Being a
Burthen to
Their Parents or Country, and for
Making Them
Beneficial to the Publick...
- the ground), leg
before wicket (lbw - when the striker's body 'unfairly'
prevents a
delivery from
hitting the wicket), run out (generally when the ball is...
- Look up prevention or
prevent in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Prevention may
refer to:
Preventive healthcare,
measures to
prevent diseases or injuries...
-
imposes unnecessary regulations,
prevents the
Internet from
being accessible to
lower income individuals, and
prevents Internet traffic from
being allocated...
- non-conformities or
other undesirable situations, so as to
prevent recurrence.
Preventive action:
Action taken to
prevent the
occurrence of such non-conformities, generally...
- an
online encyclopedia. The
English Wikipedia policy reads: "If a rule
prevents you from
improving or
maintaining Wikipedia,
ignore it." [emphasis in original]...
