BNC
\bˌiːˌɛnsˈiː], \bˌiːˌɛnsˈiː], \b_ˌiː__ˌɛ_n_s_ˈiː]\
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A connector for coaxial cable such as that usedfor some video connections and RG58 "cheapernet"connections. A BNC connector has a bayonet-type shell withtwo small knobs on the female connector which lock into spiralslots in the male connector when it is twisted on.Different sources expand BNC as Bayonet Navy Connector,British Naval Connector, Bayonet Neill Concelman, or BayonetNut Connection.
By Denis Howe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).