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Sliders
Slider or Sliders may refer to: Arts * K.K. Slider, a fictional character within the ''Animal Crossing'' franchise * '' The Slider'', a 1972 album by T. Rex * ''Sliders'' (TV series), an American science fiction and fantasy television series * Slider, a recurring character in the animated television series ''Cyberchase'' Sports * Slider (cricket), a type of delivery bowled by a wrist spin bowler * Slider (pitch), a breaking ball pitch in baseball * Slider, mascot for the Major League Baseball team Cleveland Indians/Guardians Technology * Slider (BEAM), a robot that has a mode of locomotion by moving body parts smoothly along a surface * Slider (computing), a graphical control element with which a user may set a value by moving an indicator * Slider (mobile phones), a form factor of mobile phones * Slider, a type of potentiometer Other uses * '' Lerista'' (also sliders), a diverse genus of skinks endemic to Australia * Slide (footwear) (also sliders), a type of light fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sliders (TV Series)
''Sliders'' is an American science-fiction and fantasy television series created by Robert K. Weiss and Tracy Tormé. It was broadcast for five seasons between 1995 and 2000. The series follows a group of travelers as they use a wormhole A wormhole is a hypothetical structure that connects disparate points in spacetime. It can be visualized as a tunnel with two ends at separate points in spacetime (i.e., different locations, different points in time, or both). Wormholes are base ... to "slide" between parallel universes. Weiss, Tormé, Leslie Belzberg, John Landis, David Peckinpah, Bill Dial, and Alan Barnette served as executive producers at different times of the production. For its first two seasons, it was produced in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was filmed primarily in Los Angeles, California, in the last three seasons. The first three seasons were broadcast by Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. After being canceled by Fox, the series moved to Sci-Fi Channel for its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slider (computing)
A slider or track bar is a graphical control element with which a user may set a value by moving an indicator. In some cases the user may also click on a point on the slider to change the setting. It is different from a scrollbar in that it is not continuous but used to adjust a value without changing the format of the display or the other information on the screen. Its most popular use is for viewing and jumping to a playback position in media player software. Usage with progress bars Sliders are also combined with progress bars in the playback of streaming media Streaming media refers to multimedia delivered through a Computer network, network for playback using a Media player (other), media player. Media is transferred in a ''stream'' of Network packet, packets from a Server (computing), ... over a network connection (e.g., YouTube videos) in order to show the content buffering position versus the playback position. This is done by superimposing a colore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slider (sandwich)
A slider is an American term for a small hamburger, typically around 2 inches (5 cm) across, made with a bun or dinner roll. Sliders can be served as hors d'oeuvres, snacks, or entrées. They have become a popular Tailgate party, game day appetizer in the United States. History The name "slider" is believed to have been first used to describe the onion-steamed small burgers at White Castle (restaurant), White Castle restaurants. The term has since been picked up by other restaurants, usually to describe a small hamburger, but sometimes used to describe any small sandwich made with a slider bun. White Castle later trademarked the spelling variant "Slyder" and used it between 1985 and 2009. File:Slider sandwiches.jpg, Cheeseburger sliders File:Chicken_Sliders.jpg, Chicken sliders Etymology The etymology of the term "slider" is uncertain. Food historian George Motz has cited two competing origin stories for the term: There are two stories about the history of the word ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slider (pitch)
In baseball, a slider is a type of breaking ball, a pitch that moves or "breaks" as it approaches the batter. Due to the grip and wrist motion, the slider typically exhibits more lateral movement when compared to other breaking balls, such as the curveball. The slider is generally among the fastest breaking balls, commonly ranging . A variation of the slider, known as the sweeper, is characterized as being slightly slower, but having more lateral movement. Pitches that exhibit qualities similar to that of both a slider and a curveball are referred to as a slurve. Grip and action The grip for a slider is characterized as being similar to that of a fastball. Like all pitches, the grip can take many different forms, with slight variations between pitchers suiting their individual preferences. A common feature in most slider grips is the index and middle finger being in close proximity to each other. The associated wrist motion often contributes a large amount to the pitch's movem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slider (mobile Phones)
Slider is a general term of a form factor in mobile phones composed of usually two, but sometimes more, sections that slide past each other on rails. Most slider phones have a display segment which houses the device's screen, while another segment contains the keypad or keyboard and slides out for use. The goal of a sliding form factor is to allow the operator to take advantage of full physical keyboards or keypads, without sacrificing portability, by ''retracting'' them into the phone when they are not in use. Sliders supplanted the flip form, since they allowed manufacturers to pack more keypad buttons and features (especially the side slider or QWERTY slider) into the same form factor, while touchscreen interfaces were still in their infancy. By the late-2000s, "slider" designs reached the peak of their popularity and declined afterward, being completely replaced by slate form factors with well-developed touch interfaces. Sliders have also been used in non-phone devices, for e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slide (footwear)
Slides or sliders are a type of light shoe that is characterized by having a loose heel that holds on to the foot from the front. Like flip-flops, they are typically employed in casual situations, in addition to being unisex footwear worn by both sexes. Sliders are distinguished from flip-flops by their vamp strap which does not separate the big toe from the rest of the toes. Description Slides can be high-heeled, flat-heeled or somewhere in between, and may cover nearly the entire foot from ankle to toe, or may have only one or two narrow straps. They usually include a single strap or a sequence of straps across the toes and the lower half of the foot to hold the shoe on the foot. The term is descriptive in that this shoe is easy to 'slide' on and off the foot when the wearer wants to do so. Slides do not have a Y-shaped strap, like the flip-flop. They generally consist of a sole and a simple upper strap, the latter having the purpose of keeping them attached to the foot. Their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slider (parachuting)
A slider is a small rectangular piece of fabric with a grommet near each corner used to control the deployment of a "ram-air" parachute. Also called a "reefing device." A ram-air parachute / parafoil has a tendency to open very rapidly. At high velocities, the opening shock from a rapid deployment can cause damage to the canopy or injury to the jumper. The slider was developed as a way of mitigating this. During deployment, the slider slides down from the canopy to the risers. Air resistance slows its descent. The slider holds the lines together, which slows the parachute inflation. The slider also deflects some of the rising air column away from the center of the canopy as it inflates. This also helps moderate the speed of opening. This invention solved the rapid deployment problem with ram-air designs. Sliders also reduce the chance of the lines twisting to cause a malfunction. In BASE jumping a rapid canopy deployment is desirable. The slider may be constructed of mesh, packe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Motorcycle Accessories
Motorcycle accessories are features and accessories selected by a motorcycle owner to enhance safety, performance, or comfort, and may include anything from mobile electronics to sidecars and motorcycle trailer, trailers. An accessory may be added at the factory by the original equipment manufacturer or purchased and installed by the owner post-sale as Aftermarket (automotive), aftermarket goods. The term Farkle (a portmanteau of the words functional and sparkle) is used within the motorcycle community, originally to denote useful add-ons, such as GPS or other upgraded components. Now also used at times in a humorous or mildly derogatory way to describe bling, such as anodized or chromed parts that add no functionality. Fairing The most prominent of the plastic or fibreglass shells covering parts of the motorcycle is the "motorcycle fairing, fairing". In practice, this may blend almost seamlessly with engine panels or wheel covers/mudguards (which in some cases will be painted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slider (cricket)
In cricket, a slider is a type of delivery bowled by a wrist spin bowler. While a topspinner is released with the thumb facing the batter, a slider is bowled in a similar manner to a legbreak, but instead of imparting sidespin with the third finger, the bowler allows his fingers to roll down the back of the ball, providing a mixture of sidespin and backspin. Whereas a topspinner tends to dip more quickly and bounce higher than a normal delivery, a slider does the opposite: it carries to a fuller length and bounces less than the batter might expect. The sliders will typically head towards the batter with a scrambled seam (with the ball not spinning in the direction of the seam, so the seam direction is not constant, unlike in conventional spin bowling). This has less effect on the flight and bounce but absence of leg spin may deceive the batter. Frequently the slider is bowled with a mixture of side spin and backspin. This has the effect of making the ball harder to differentiate fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slider (BEAM)
BEAM robotics (from biology, electronics, aesthetics and mechanics) is a style of robotics that primarily uses simple analogue circuits, such as comparators, instead of a microprocessor in order to produce an unusually simple design. While not as flexible as microprocessor based robotics, BEAM robotics can be robust and efficient in performing the task for which it was designed. BEAM robots may use a set of the analog circuits, mimicking biological neurons, to facilitate the robot's response to its working environment. Mechanisms and principles The basic BEAM principles focus on a stimulus-response based ability within a machine. The underlying mechanism was invented by Mark W. Tilden where the circuit (or a Nv net of Nv neurons) is used to simulate biological neuron behaviours. Some similar research was previously done by Ed Rietman in 'Experiments In Artificial Neural Networks'. Tilden's circuit is often compared to a shift register, but with several important features maki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sliders, Virginia
Sliders is an unincorporated community in Buckingham County, in the U.S. state of Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States .... References * Unincorporated communities in Virginia Unincorporated communities in Buckingham County, Virginia {{BuckinghamCountyVA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Slider
''The Slider'' is the seventh studio album by English rock band T. Rex, and the third since abbreviating their name from Tyrannosaurus Rex. It was released on 21 July 1972 by record labels EMI and Reprise. Two number-one singles, "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru", were released to promote the album. Issued at the height of the band's popularity, ''The Slider'' received acclaim from critics, reaching number 4 in the UK Albums Chart and number 17 in the US. Background At the start of 1972, T. Rex was riding a wave of superstardom propelled by four successive top 3 hits (including two number ones) and an 8-week run at the summit of the UK charts for ''Electric Warrior'', which became that country's best-selling album of 1971. Fan hysteria at concerts was dubbed "T. Rextasy" by the press, and " Get It On" hit number 10 in America. Bolan had just left his old label Fly Records and formed T. Rex Wax Co., distributed by EMI, for his records. The first single released under the T. Rex Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
