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... 70 • 3D printing: the action or process of making a physical object from a three-dimensional (3D) digital model, typically by laying down many thin layers of a material in succession.
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... Glossary 71 data sets -- structured and unstructured -- as well as the velocity or rate at which the data are incoming. • Bluetooth: a standard for the short-range wireless interconnection of mobile phones, computers, and other electronic devices.
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... 72 A Primer to Prepare for the Connected Airport and the Internet of Things • Internet Protocol (IP) : an open network protocol that provides unique addresses to various devices connected to the Internet.
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... Glossary 73 • Network protocol: a set of rules that define how computers identify each other on a network. One example of a network protocol is the Internet Protocol, which offers unique addresses to machines connected to the Internet.
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... 74 A Primer to Prepare for the Connected Airport and the Internet of Things • Transportation network company (TNC) : an organization that uses digital technology to connect passengers to drivers via mobile applications or a website to arrange taxi-like services.
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... Abbreviations and acronyms used without definitions in TRB publications: A4A Airlines for America AAAE American Association of Airport Executives AASHO American Association of State Highway Officials AASHTO American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ACI–NA Airports Council International–North America ACRP Airport Cooperative Research Program ADA Americans with Disabilities Act APTA American Public Transportation Association ASCE American Society of Civil Engineers ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials ATA American Trucking Associations CTAA Community Transportation Association of America CTBSSP Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program DHS Department of Homeland Security DOE Department of Energy EPA Environmental Protection Agency FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAST Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (2015) FHWA Federal Highway Administration FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration FRA Federal Railroad Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration HMCRP Hazardous Materials Cooperative Research Program IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ISTEA Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 ITE Institute of Transportation Engineers MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (2012)
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