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arribada n. Known as an arribada, the Spanish word for arrival, the group nesting event on May 22nd is yet another positive sign this year that the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle, the smallest and most endangered sea turtle in the world, is on its way to recovery. (May. 30, 2004) [full citation…]

tato okay n. Reynos will have a street team building a buzz about his single, “Tato OK.” A party anthem in English whose chorus comes from Dominican slang for a-ight, he represents the growing Latin side of the urban scene. (May. 28, 2004) [full citation…]

Z-buffer n. Catmull invented texture mapping (the way to make digital surfaces “pour” over objects), the Z-buffer (an algorithm that tracks the virtual distance between pixels and a viewer, now standard in most personal computers and games), and the Catmull-Rom spline (another algorithm that creates curves along multiple points, producing irregular motion that mimics the way living things really move). (May. 28, 2004) [full citation…]

scratch adj. With the story reel complete, next comes the soundtrack. Disney animators use “scratch” voices rather than professional actors for preliminary dialog. (May. 28, 2004) [full citation…]

sweatbox n. Pixar’s story development process as well as its internal lexicon—including sweatbox, when the director critiques individual animations, and plus-ing, heaping more and more good ideas on a structure that’s already working—come directly from the House That Mickey Built. (May. 28, 2004) [full citation…]

Catmull-Rom spline n. Catmull invented texture mapping (the way to make digital surfaces “pour” over objects), the Z-buffer (an algorithm that tracks the virtual distance between pixels and a viewer, now standard in most personal computers and games), and the Catmull-Rom spline (another algorithm that creates curves along multiple points, producing irregular motion that mimics the way living things really move). (May. 28, 2004) [full citation…]

steak n. I know that a lot of players call RBIs “ribeyes”—which evolved from “ribbies”—and now they just call them steaks. It takes too long to explain when you’re on the air. (May. 28, 2004) [full citation…]

get n. All the networks compete fiercely for exclusive first interviews—“gets,” in network parlance—but like most mainstream American journalists, all are adamant that they won’t pay for access. (May. 28, 2004) [full citation…]

clicker n. Clickers, also known as clickums, are ordinary cigarettes dipped in formaldehyde, a preservative used as an embalming fluid. The cigarette is smoked after the chemical has evaporated and the cigarette is dry. (May. 27, 2004) [full citation…]

hack-up n. Mr. Salazar had to visit…the Taxi and Limousine Commission center in Woodside, Queens, for his rate card, used car inspection and “hack-up,” the actual affixing of his new medallion to the hood of his car. (May. 27, 2004) [full citation…]

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