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Look up: Oasis

  1. OASIS
    acronym: Observation at Several Interacting Scales
    Found on http://cdiac.ornl.gov/pns/acronyms.html#

  2. Oasis
    An oasis is an isolated patch of vegetation in a desert region.
    Found on http://fas.org/news/reference/probert/A8

  3. Oasis
    Oasis is a town in Waushara County Wisconsin, USA
    Found on http://fas.org/news/reference/probert/GL

  4. Oasis
    A smooth African goatskin, tanned and dyed in the UK.
    Found on http://www.artbook.co.uk/glossary/

  5. oasis
    [n] - a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  6. OASIS
    Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards
    Found on http://www.geocities.com/ikind_babel/bab

  7. OASIS
    Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards. Consortium driving development, convergence and adoption of e-business standards. Using XML and Web Services and originally involved in SGML, the ancestor of XML. OASIS is also helping to bring EDI (the original business to business protocol set) into the XML era.
    Found on http://www.flying-boat.co.uk/glossary/

  8. OASIS
    (In topic `Web Development`) OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards) is a non-profit making, international consortium dedicated solely to product-independent data and content interchange. Focusing on product interoperability, OASIS embraces the complete spectrum of structured information standards including XML,
    Found on http://www.it-architects.co.uk/a_-_z_glo

  9. Oasis
    archaic or obsolete terms > General: Area within a desert where the water table reaches the surface, with enough moisture to permit the growth of vegetation. The water may come up to the surface in springs, or it may collect in mountain hollows.
    Found on http://www.skyscript.co.uk/glossarytt.ht

  10. OASIS
    Obstetric Anesthesia Safety Improvement Study
    Found on http://www.geocities.com/~mlshams/acrony

  11. OASIS
    Online Asperger Syndrome Information and Support
    Found on http://www.geocities.com/~mlshams/acrony

  12. OASIS
    Outcome and Assessment Information Set
    Found on http://www.geocities.com/~mlshams/acrony

  13. Oasis
    O"as·is (ō"ȧ*sĭs or o*ā"sĭs; 277) noun ; plural Oases (-sēz). [ Latin , from Greek 'o`asis ; confer Copt. ouahe .] A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy desert. « My one oasis in the dust and drouth Of city life.» Tennyson.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/O/1

  14. oasis
    noun a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  15. Oasis
    In geography, an `oasis` (plural: `oases`) is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source. Oases also provide habitat for animals and even humans if the area is big enough. The location of oases has been of critical importance for trade and transportation routes in desert areas. Caravans must travel via oases so that supplies of water and food can be replenished. Thus, political or milita...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis

  16. Oasis
    In geography, an `oasis` (plural: `oases`) is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source. Oases also provide habitat for animals and even humans if the area is big enough. The location of oases has been of critical importance for trade and transportation routes in desert areas. Caravans must travel via oases so that supplies of water and food can be replenished. Thus, political or milita...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oasis

  17. Oasis
    • (n.) A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy desert.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  18. Oasis
    (from the article `Britpop`) ...19, 1963Sheffield, Eng.) and had its biggest hit with the single Common People—but it was essentially about Oasis and Blur. What the two bands had ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/1

  19. oasis
    fertile tract of land that occurs in a desert wherever a perennial supply of fresh water is available. Oases vary in size, ranging from about 1 ... [7 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/o/1

  20. OASIS
    Online Automotive Service Information System
    Found on http://www3.sympatico.ca/dhaughey/j1930.

  21. OASIS
    Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards.
    Found on http://www3.sympatico.ca/dhaughey/j1930.

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9 January 2009

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