For Absolute we have terms and definitions in 7 topics. The topics are Car Engine, Carpet, Classic Yoga, Insolvency, Linux, Red Hat, New Age and William Shakespeare.

Absolute (Car Engine)

Refers to a feedback device such as a resolver or an absolute encoder that provides unique position information for each discrete shaft location; unlike an incremental feedback device which requires a known reference point, an absolute feedback device retains position information when power to the system is momentarily lost.

Absolute (Carpet)

A chemical substance that is not mixed (i.e., pure). An example is absolute alcohol, with is ethyl alcohol, 99% pure, containing not more than one percent by weight of impurities.

Absolute (Classic Yoga)

see Parabrahman

Absolute (Insolvency)

Complete and without conditions. For example, a bankrupt, usually after nine months receives an Absolute Order of Discharge, which means all of his debts, with certain exceptions, are wiped out.

Absolute (Linux, Red Hat)

Relating to file systems, the location of a directory or file that can be accessed regardless of the current working location of a user or program. For example, to access the Samba configuration file regardless of your current working directory, use the following absolute path: /etc/samba/smb.conf.

Absolute (New Age)

The causeless cause behind all there is, the eternal, unmanifested, all pervading.

Absolute (William Shakespeare)

Positive, certain.

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