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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Inspects and services new automobiles on delivery to dealer or customer, and makes minor repairs or adjustments to place vehicle in salable condition, using handtools, portable power tools, and specification sheets: Inspects vehicle for obvious damage and missing major components. Records discrepancies and signs acceptance slip for each vehicle delivered. Inspects vehicle for loose or misaligned items, such as trim, doors, and hardware, and positions defective items according to specifications, using handtools. Starts engine and drives automobile to test steering, brakes, transmission, and engine operation. Activates power equipment, such as electric windows, seats, radio, horn, lights, and directional signals to ensure specified operating standards. Washes car and vacuums interior. Inspects surfaces to detect minor chips and scratches in paint and touches up imperfections, using brush applicator and factory-supplied matching paint. Installs optional equipment specified by customer or dealer, such as outside mirrors, rugs, and seat covers, using handtools. Installs standard components, such as hubcaps and wiper blades, using handtools. Pours antifreeze into radiator according to seasonal requirements. Polishes car to remove preservative coating and road film accumulated during transit. May spray undercoating material on vehicle, using spray gun. May tune engine, using mechanic's tools and test equipment. May install or repair major mechanical, hydraulic, or electromechanical equipment, such as radios, air-conditioners, power steering units, and power brakes, using mechanic's handtools. (references) |
| Inspects railroad cars for structural defects and tests mechanical equipment, such as brakes, airhoses, and couplings to ensure that they are in operating condition: Observes cars from elevated platform or from ground as cars roll by, or climbs aboard train to test equipment and to locate defects. Examines car roofs, ice hatches, brake beams, doors, and floors for structural defects and obstructions. Turns handwheel to test brakes and ascertain that they are in operating condition. Inspects and tests airhoses for leakage. Inspects wheel trucks for dragging equipment. Opens journal boxes to determine that they are filled with grease. Prepares reports on findings, indicating number of car and type of repair required. May inspect electrical circuitry and recommend improvements or repairs to electrical operations. May tag cars in need of immediate repairs. May place lanterns or flags in front and rear of train to warn other workers that inspection is being performed. May inspect locomotives. May be designated according to type of car inspected as Passenger-Car Inspector (r.r. trans.). (references) | |
| Verifies identity of freight cars entering classification yard to ensure that trains are complete upon arrival: Records information, such as car number, type of car, car owner, and date and time of arrival. Compares information with manifest and prepares report showing discrepancies. Examines door seals on cars to determine that seals have not been tampered with or broken. Marks code number or symbol on cars to indicate disposition of cars by switching crew. May record date, mileage, and number of cars switched by switching crew and be known as Switching Clerk (r.r. trans.). (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
car checker club | 2 |
car checker flag race | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-c-e-e-h-k-r-r" | |
-3 letters: checker, cracker, reacher, recheck. | |
-4 letters: archer, career, creche, hackee, hacker, hearer, racker, rehear, rerack. | |
-5 letters: ackee, cache, carer, chare, chark, charr, check, cheek, cheer, crack, crake, creak, creek, hacek, racer, rakee, raker, reach, recce. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 41 52 43 48 45 43 4B 45 52 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01000001 01010010 00100000 01000011 01001000 01000101 01000011 01001011 01000101 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C A R   C H E C K E R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0041 0052 0043 0048 0045 0043 004B 0045 0052 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)373552237423937453952 |
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