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Aircraft manufacturing is concerned with manufacturing and repairing of aerospace and aircraft vehicles, including guided missiles, spacecraft, fixed and rotary wing aircraft, gliders, helicopters, airships, balloons, and surface-effect vehicles; and manufacturing parts, such as engines, propulsion units, hydraulic and mechanical equipment, and landing gear.

Advice can refer to:
1. An opinion given about what to do, or how to behave;
2. A piece of information, "we received a a news that your sister gave birth";

Adhesive binding is described as single pages of the book are held together only by adhesive applied to the spine of the text block. This type of binding is sometimes called perfect binding and widely used for paperbacks, manuals, and textbooks.

Distribution arrester normal duty class) defines as an arrester normally used to protect overhead distribution systems exposed to typical lightning currents.

Armrest, wheel chair :

The Armrest of a wheel chair is a Wheelchair component for both manual or battery -powered chairs. Many lightweight manual chairs are designed to be used without armrests. The absence of armrests makes it easier for the user to roll up to a desk or table.

Adhesive in relation to a stamp affixed to envelopes by means of gum on the reverse.However, some stamps are printed directly onto postcards, envelopes or wrappers.

Adapter revolves around many forms, but essentially it is a device that connects to or installs on your computer, adding a specific capability or feature. The most common example is a circuit board, such as a graphics card or a NIC, that installs into a PCI or another kind of expansion slot on a desktop computer's motherboard; it's also known as an expansion board.

AC means alternatiing current A short name for the standard 230 V 50 Hz (In US120-volt, 60-Hz cycle) household electricity.