HAMMER

H.A.M.M.E.R.

H.A.M.M.E.R. is a fictional espionage and law enforcement agency in the Marvel Comics Universe led by Norman Osborn. The organization is formed in Secret Invasion #8 to replace S.H.I.E.L.D.. The organization plays a large part in Marvel's "Dark Reign" and Siege events.

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HAMMER

HAMMER is a high-availability 64-bit file system developed by Matthew Dillon for DragonFly BSD using B-trees. Its major features include infinite NFS-exportable snapshots, master-multislave operation, configurable history retention, fsckless-mount, and checksums to deal with data corruption. HAMMER also supports data block deduplication — identical data blocks will only be stored once on a file system. A port of HAMMER to Linux has been started that supports read-only access.

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Hammer

The hammer of a firearm was given its name for both resemblance and functional similarity to the common tool. The function of the hammer is to strike the firing pin in a firearm, which in turn detonates the impact-sensitive cartridge primer.

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hammer

Noun

  1. A tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding.
  2. A moving part of a firearm that strikes the firing pin to discharge a gun.
  3. The malleus.
  4. In a piano or dulcimer, a piece of wood covered in felt that strikes the string.
  5. A device made of a heavy steel ball attached to a length of wire, and used for throwing.
  6. The last rock in an end.
  7. A frisbee throwing style in which the disc is held upside-down with a forehand grip and thrown above the head.
  8. Part of a clock that strikes upon a bell to indicate the hour.
  9. The malleus of the ear.
  10. One who, or that which, smites or shatters.
    St. Augustine was the hammer of heresies.

Verb

  1. To strike repeatedly with a hammer, some other implement, the fist, etc.
  2. To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.
  3. To emphasize a point repeatedly.
  4. To hit particularly hard.
  5. To strike internally, as if hit by a hammer.
    I could hear the engine’s valves hammering once the timing rod was thrown.
  6. To defeat (a person, a team) resoundingly
    We hammered them 5-0!


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