sectors per track. A two-byte parameter in the disk parameter block at DPB + 0. The BDOS makes calls to the BIOS entry point SECTRAN with logical sector numbers ranging between 0 and (SPT - 1) in register BC.

See sectors per track.

South Pole Telescope. An 8 meter precision sub-millimeter-wave telescope that is under construction. SPT will do a large scale survey of distant galaxy clusters and map the evolution of large-scale structure in the very early universe. astro.uchicago.edu/spt

Release into the Tailrace within 0.5 km downstream of Spillway

Standard PenetrationTest. A measure of soil properties, it's use comes not directly but from other properties it allows us to estimate.

Standard Penetration Test. The number of blows required to drive a 2-inch O.D., 1-3/8 inch I.D., 24-inch long, split soil sampling "spoon" 1 foot with a 140 pound weight freely falling 30 inches. The count is recorded for each of three 6-inch increments. The sum of the second and third increments is taken as the N value in blows per foot. (This is ASTM Designation D 1586).

Scalable Printing Technology. HP's latest generation of thermal inkjet technology. It's featured in new printing platforms across consumer and commercial products launched in 2005, and allows the integration of thousands of nozzles and multiple colors onto a single printhead.

Special Purpose Trust

Substantial Presence Test. A formula devised by the Internal Revenue Service to determine whether a nonimmigrant is a resident or nonresident for tax purposes.

Strathclyde Passenger Transport

Strategic Planning Team. The Strategic Planning Team acts as a focal point for the development of collaborative Strategic Plans of Operation. Their goal is to provide advanced planning information for system users and air traffic facilities in order to maximize the utilization of the NAS in an organized and equitable manner.

SPITBOL Program File

Shortest-path tree. An algorithm that builds a network topology that attempts to minimize the path from one router (the root) to other routers in a routing area.

Symbol Palm Terminal

Secondary Performance Tables

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