Definitions
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- noun the organization in the Defense Logistics Agency that inventories and evaluates and sells reusable United States government surplus
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Examples
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But you cannot blame Apple these restrictions are created by the Movie / Music companies who insist these drms / hdcp are added so that you can download music for £0. 79pence and rent a movie for £1.99 if you don't like it buy the Blu ray or dvd / cd.
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FP: In a protected file, the "mp4a" atom -- part of a standard AAC file -- is replaced by a non-standard, proprietary "drms" atom.
Boing Boing: January 23, 2005 - January 29, 2005 Archives 2005
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I was thinking maybe I should be there for her when she woke up, just in case she needed to throw herself into somebody's drms and be comforted.
Dread Brass Shadows Cook, Glen 1990
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Take of lard 7-1/2 drms., creosote 10 drops, solution of subacetate of lead 10 drops, watery extract of opium 1 grain; mix.
Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets Daniel Young
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Take of ammoniated tinc. of guaiac 6 drms., camphor water 6 ozs., tinc. of rhubarb 1/2 oz., and honey 1/2 oz.; mix, by rubbing the honey and the guaiac up in a glass mortar, and then add the other articles by degrees.
Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets Daniel Young
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Sulphate Morphia four grains, Fluid Extract Lobelia two drms.,
One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed C. A. Bogardus
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-- One-half oz. extract Colacinth, in powder, three drms.
One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed C. A. Bogardus
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Take of mixture of ammoniacum 4 oz., syrup of squill 3 drms., antimonial wine 60 drops, wine 1/2 oz., mix and cork.
Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets Daniel Young
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The instrument, being put on delicate coin scales and counterbalanced, weights equal to 1.8947 lb. avoirdupois = 1 lb. 14 oz. 5 drms., were added to the counterbalancing weights, and cold water was poured in until the scales again balanced.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 Various
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The above quantity of solution, two drms., will suffice to sensitize ten square feet of paper, or three sheets of the "regular" size of plain paper, 18×22.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 Various
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