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| # | Thing | Description | Topic | Up/Down/Net | Score ▼ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 |  | Channel Tunnel | Undersea rail tunnel linking France to the UK | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 202 |  | Character encoding | Using numbers to represent text characters | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 203 |  | Charcoal | Lightweight black carbon residue | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 204 |  | Charge-coupled device | Digital imaging circuit | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 205 |  | Chariot | Carriage using animals to provide rapid motive power | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 206 |  | Chemical engineering | Engineering discipline focused on the design and operation of chemical plants | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 207 | Chimney | Ventilation for hot gases or smoke | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 | |
| 208 | China National Space Administration | National space agency of the People's Republic of China | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 | |
| 209 |  | Chinese calendar | Lunisolar calendar | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 210 |  | Chisel | Tool for cutting and carving | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 211 |  | Circuit breaker | Automatic circuit protection device | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 212 | Circuit design | Engineering process | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 | |
| 213 |  | Civil engineering | Engineering discipline focused on physical infrastructure | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 214 |  | Clock | Instrument for measuring, keeping or indicating time | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 215 |  | Cloning | Process of producing individual organisms with identical genomes | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 216 |  | Clothes dryer | Appliance used for drying wet clothes | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 217 |  | Coal | Combustible sedimentary rock composed primarily of carbon | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 218 |  | Column | Structural element that transmits weight from above to below | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 219 |  | Communications satellite | Artificial satellite that relays radio signals | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 220 |  | Composite material | Material made from a combination of two or more unlike substances | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 221 |  | Computer | Programmable machine that processes data | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 222 | Computer file | Computer resource for recording data on a storage device | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 | |
| 223 |  | Computer keyboard | Data input device | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 224 |  | Computer monitor | Computer output device | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 225 |  | Computer mouse | Pointing device used to control a computer | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 226 |  | Computer network | Network that allows computers to share resources and communicate with each other | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 227 |  | Computer program | Instructions a computer can execute | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 228 | Computer programming | Process to create executable computer programs | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 | |
| 229 |  | Computing | Activity involving calculations or computing machinery | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 230 |  | Consumer electronics | Electronic products for everyday use | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 231 |  | Container | Receptacle for storing, packing or shipping a product | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 232 |  | Controlled-access highway | Highway designed for high-speed, regulated traffic flow | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 233 |  | Cooling tower | Device which rejects waste heat to the atmosphere through the cooling of a water stream | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 234 |  | Coordinated Universal Time | Primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 235 |  | Cotton | Plant fiber from the genus Gossypium | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 236 |  | Cotton gin | Machine that separates cotton from seeds | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 237 |  | Crane (machine) | Type of machine | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 238 |  | Crochet | Technique of creating lace or fabric from thread using a hook | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 239 |  | Crop | Plant product which can be grown and harvested | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 240 |  | Crossbow | Bow-like ranged weapon | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 241 |  | Cryptography | Practice and study of secure communication techniques | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 242 |  | Cultivar | Plant or grouping of plants selected for desirable characteristics | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 243 |  | Cultivator | Farm implement used for secondary tillage | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 244 |  | Cycling | Activity of riding a bicycle | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 245 |  | Dagger | Short, pointed hand-to-hand weapon | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 246 |  | Dairy | Place where milk is stored and where butter, cheese and yoghurt are made or sold | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 247 |  | Dam | Barrier that stops or slows the flow of water | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 248 |  | Data communication | Transfer of data over a communication channel | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 249 |  | Database | Organized collection of data in computing | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
| 250 |  | Daylight saving time | Seasonal change of clock settings | Technology | +0 / -0 / 0 | 0.500000 |
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