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TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

Specialty Definition: TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

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Occupations

Installs, modifies, operates, and maintains sound and projection equipment used in presentation of planetarium classes and shows: Consults with personnel who plan classes and shows to determine feasibility of achieving specified effects, modifications in equipment necessary to create desired effects, and additional equipment or properties to be incorporated into technical equipment layout. Modifies projectors, electro-optic equipment, console controls, and auxiliary instruments, following script or lecture outline, to adjust equipment for producing desired visual effects, basing modifications on knowledge of equipment capabilities, and using handtools, precision instruments, and circuitry diagrams. Selects tapes of musical compositions from planetarium files and records portions of each, as designated in script, to produce tape recording with musical background. Modifies sound system to permit synchronization of recorded commentary and background music with visual presentation. Installs special effect properties, such as models of space ships or slides of ancient interpretations of constellations, in designated positions in dome of theater, and secures properties to control wires or machinery to facilitate manipulation of properties according to script or lecture outline, using handtools. Operates electro-optic, audio, and auxiliary equipment to present show or to complement presentation of class lectures. Repairs and maintains equipment, using handtools and precision calibrating and testing instruments, applying knowledge of electronic circuitry and electro-optics, and following manufacturer's maintenance instructions and diagrams. Constructs and installs permanent or temporary displays, incorporating electromechanical or electronic components, in planetarium's exhibit area. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

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Books

  • From Technical Specialist to Supervisor: Making the Successful Transition (50 Minute Series) (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

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.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

technical specialist

4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: TECHNICAL SPECIALIST

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-c-e-e-h-i-i-i-l-l-n-p-s-s-t-t"

-5 letters: anelasticities, ecclesiastical, technicalities.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: TECHNICAL SPECIALIST


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 45 43 48 4E 49 43 41 4C      53 50 45 43 49 41 4C 49 53 54

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01000101 01000011 01001000 01001110 01001001 01000011 01000001 01001100 00100000 01010011 01010000 01000101 01000011 01001001 01000001 01001100 01001001 01010011 01010100

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#69 &#67 &#72 &#78 &#73 &#67 &#65 &#76 &#32 &#83 &#80 &#69 &#67 &#73 &#65 &#76 &#73 &#83 &#84

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 0045 0043 0048 004E 0049 0043 0041 004C      0053 0050 0045 0043 0049 0041 004C 0049 0053 0054

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

543937424843373546253503937433546435354

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INDEX

1. Usage: Commercial
2. Expressions: Internet
3. Anagrams
4. Orthography
5. Bibliography


  

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