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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Investigates customer complaints concerning gas leakage or low pressure, and abnormal consumption of gas or electricity by gas and electric appliances: Ascertains number and type of appliances used on premises to determine rate of utility consumption. Turns off appliances and observes gas or electric meter to detect power leakage. Examines meter and appliance connections for defects, such as shorts, grounds, and loose pipe joints to determine power loss or gas leakage. Covers gas pipe joints with soapsuds and watches for bubble formation to determine position of leak. Performs repairs and adjustments, such as cleaning and regulating gas burner jets, and replacing defective meters and gas regulators, using handtools. Shuts off service and notifies repair crew of major repairs required, such as replacement of underground pipes or electric wiring. May perform emergency repairs to gas service pipes between gas main and building. May collect delinquent accounts. May recommend and write specifications for distribution changes, such as house wiring, and relocation of poles or service lines, utilizing necessary right-of-way grants. May investigate illegal use of gas or electricity [GAS-METER CHECKER (utilities); UTILITIES SERVICE INVESTIGATOR (utilities)]. (references) |
| Inspects buildings and equipment to detect fire hazards and enforce local ordinances and state laws: Observes tests of equipment, such as gasoline storage tanks and air compressors, and inspects storage conditions to ensure conformance to fire and safety codes. Issues permits to attest to safe operating conditions. Examines interiors and exteriors of buildings to detect hazardous conditions or violations of fire ordinances and laws. Prepares report of violations or unsafe conditions. Discusses condition with owner or manager and recommends safe methods of storing flammables or other hazardous materials. Informs owner or manager of conditions requiring correction, such as faulty wiring. Issues summons for fire hazards not corrected on subsequent inspection and enforces code when owner refuses to cooperate. Keeps file of inspection records and prepares report of activities. May perform duties of FIRE FIGHTER (any industry) or FIRE CAPTAIN (government ser.). May collect fees for permits and licenses. (references) | |
| Inspects power line poles for rot or other deterioration: Examines poles supporting power line. Taps pole with hammer and listens for vibrations indicating internal decay. Tests defective poles with probing bar or bores into poles with brace and bit or auger to determine extent of rot. Drives wooden pegs into bored holes to seal against moisture, using hammer. Prepares reports indicating condition and draws diagrams showing location of poles, with recommendations for pole replacement or type of treatment required to arrest rotting or restore poles. Collects sample of unusual type of rot for laboratory analysis. May estimate labor and materials costs of repairing or replacing poles. May examine attachments to poles and report conditions hazardous to power line facilities. (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 |
field inspector | 15 |
field inspector society | 4 |
field inspector job | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-f-i-i-l-n-o-p-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: predilections. | |
-2 letters: derelictions, frontispiece, predilection. | |
-3 letters: centerfolds, copresident, deflections, dentifrices, dereliction, description, fictioneers, friendliest, perfections, personified, predictions, prelections, prenotified, prenotifies, princeliest, proficients, reflections. | |
-4 letters: centerfold, centrioles, clitorides, cloistered, coresident, cornfields, deceptions, deciliters, defections, deficients, deflection, deflectors, dentifrice, depictions, depletions, diplotenes, directions, discretion, ferocities, fictioneer, fieldstone, fieldstrip, florescent, friendlies, indiscreet, infielders, inflicters, inflictors, interfiled, interfiles. | |
| 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)46 49 45 4C 44 49 4E 53 50 45 43 54 4F 52 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000110 01001001 01000101 01001100 01000100 00100000 01001001 01001110 01010011 01010000 01000101 01000011 01010100 01001111 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)F I E L D   I N S P E C T O R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0046 0049 0045 004C 0044 0049 004E 0053 0050 0045 0043 0054 004F 0052 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)40433946382434853503937544952 |
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