DELTA

Delta

Delta is a versatile family of expendable launch systems that has provided space launch capability in the United States since 1960. There have been more than 300 Delta rockets launched, with a 95 percent success rate. Two Delta launch systems – Delta II and Delta IV – are in active use. Delta rockets are currently manufactured and launched by the United Launch Alliance.

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delta

Noun

  1. The fourth letter of the modern Greek alphabet Δ, δ.
  2. A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.
  3. The letter D in the ICAO spelling alphabet, which assigns words to letters of the alphabet.
  4. The symbol Δ.
  5. A small but noticeable effect, compare with epsilon.
    This will slow the main code path down, but only by delta.
  6. The set of differences between two versions of a file.
    When you update the file, the system will only save the deltas.
  7. The angle subtended at the center of a circular arc.


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