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Scientific words 科技词汇 1.WAP browser Definition Noun (Computing) a simple web browser that works on a handheld WAP device COMMENT A WAP browser supports the HTML and XML web page markup standards, but also supports its own markup system, WML (WAP markup language) allowing designers to create simple pages that can be transferred efficiently over the often slow wireless link (usually at a maximum of 9,600bps) and navigated using two or three buttons on a handheld device or mobile telephone. 2. bulletin board system (BBS) Definition Computerized information disseminating or message-passing source. Similar to a physical message board (notice board), it allows users to leave messages for others to read or pass on. In pre-Internet days, there were some 15,000 BBS on practically every conceivable topic. Now largely replaced by websites such as Usenet. 3.Agenda 21 Definition (Environment) a global environmental programme and statement of principles concerning sustainable development for the 21st century, agreed in 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 4.BATNEEC Definition (Environment) a principle applied to the control of emissions into the air, land and water from polluting processes, in order to minimise pollution without the use of advanced technology or expensive methods. Full form best available technology not entailing excessive cost 5.competitive exclusion principle Definition (Ecology) the concept that two or more species with identical requirements will not be able to live on the same limited resources because one species will compete more successfully than the other (Note The loser has to adapt its feeding habits or behaviour or migrate to another area, otherwise it will experience a decrease in population or even become extinct.) 6. landfill site Definition noun (Environment) an area of land where waste is put into holes in the ground and covered with earth Also called landfill Examples The council has decided to use the old gravel pits as