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kicksorter colloq. (ˈkɪksɔːtə(r)) Also kick sorter. [f. kick n.1 + sorter.] An instrument that classifies electrical pulses according to their amplitude and registers the number received in each amplitude range; a pulse-height analyser.1947 Rev. Sci. Instruments XVIII. 90/2 Five instruments, which h...
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General Dynamics Mission Systems - Canada
One large contract that had a significant influence on the company's growth was for the Kicksorter, a digital-pulse counter designed for the Atomic Energy If the Kicksorter had been slightly modified to do simple arithmetic operations, it would have been a rudimentary computer.
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kick
▪ I. kick, n.1 (kɪk) [f. kick v.1] I. 1. a. An act of kicking; a blow or knock with the foot. In Football, the act of striking the ball with the foot. free kick: see quots. 1961. drop-, penalty-, place-kick: see these words.1530 Palsgr. 236/1 Kicke of an horse, ruade. 1599 Marston Sco. Villanie iii....
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Radionuclide identification device
This MCA was called a “Kicksorter” and boasted excellent linearity and 100 channels.
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pulse
▪ I. pulse, n.1 (pʌls) Forms: α. 4–5 pous, pows, 4–6 pouce, 5 pouse, powce; β. 4–6 puls, 6 poulce, poulse, pulce, 5– pulse. [ME. pous, pouce, a. OF. pous (c 1175 in Godef. Compl.), pousse:—L. puls-us (vēnārum) the beating of the veins, f. puls-, ppl. stem of pellĕre to drive, beat; altered in mod.F....
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Technological and industrial history of 20th-century Canada
organizations, including the National Research Council, the NRC Computer (1954–1960), Ferranti Canada, mail sorter (1955), Computing Devices of Canada, the "Kicksorter
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