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   Haldane
         n 1: Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed
               to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of
               science and a Marxist (1892-1964) [syn: {Haldane}, {J. B.
               S. Haldane}, {John Burdon Sanderson Haldane}]
         2: Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and
            Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial
            diseases (1860-1936) [syn: {Haldane}, {John Haldane}, {John
            Scott Haldane}]
         3: Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John
            Haldane (1862-1937) [syn: {Haldane}, {Elizabeth Haldane},
            {Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane}]
         4: Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane
            (1856-1928) [syn: {Haldane}, {Richard Haldane}, {Richard
            Burdon Haldane}, {First Viscount Haldane of Cloan}]

English Dictionary: hold on	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
halothane n a nonflammable inhalation anesthetic that produces general anesthesia; used along with analgesics and muscle relaxants for many types of surgical procedures
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
halting adj disabled in the feet or legs; "a crippled soldier"; "a game leg" Synonym(s): crippled, halt, halting, lame, gimpy, game fragmentary or halting from emotional strain; "uttered a few halting words of sorrow"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
haltingly adv in a halting manner; "he spoke haltingly"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Health and Human Services n the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Synonym(s): Department of Health and Human Services, Health and Human Services, HHS
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
health insurance n insurance against loss due to ill health
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
health maintenance organization n group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians Synonym(s): health maintenance organization, HMO
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
healthiness n the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease Synonym(s): good health, healthiness Antonym(s): health problem, ill health, unhealthiness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Helotium n type genus of the Helotiaceae [syn: Helotium, {genus Helotium}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hold down v keep; "She manages to hold down two jobs" restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hold in v close in; darkness enclosed him" [syn: enclose, {hold in}, confine] lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger" Synonym(s): control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate hold back; keep from being perceived by others; "She conceals her anger well" Synonym(s): conceal, hold back, hold in
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hold on v hold firmly Synonym(s): grasp, hold on stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments; "Hold on a moment!" Synonym(s): hold on, stop be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" Synonym(s): persevere, persist, hang in, hang on, hold on hold the phone line open; "Please hang on while I get your folder" Synonym(s): hang on, hold the line, hold on retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married" Synonym(s): keep, hold on Antonym(s): lose
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hold one's own v be sufficiently competent in a certain situation; "He can hold his own in graduate school" maintain one's position and be in control of a situation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hold-down n a limitation or constraint; "taxpayers want a hold-down on government spending"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
holding n the act of retaining something [syn: retention, keeping, holding] something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property"; Synonym(s): property, belongings, holding
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
holding cell n a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
holding company n a company with controlling shares in other companies
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
holding device n a device for holding something
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
holding paddock n a pen where livestock is temporarily confined [syn: holding pen, holding paddock, holding yard]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
holding pattern n a state of inaction with no progress and no change; "you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment" the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
holding pen n a pen where livestock is temporarily confined [syn: holding pen, holding paddock, holding yard]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
holding yard n a pen where livestock is temporarily confined [syn: holding pen, holding paddock, holding yard]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
holidaymaker n someone who travels for pleasure [syn: tourist, tourer, holidaymaker]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hyaloid membrane n the transparent membrane enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina Synonym(s): hyaloid membrane, hyaloid
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Halation \Hala"tion\ (h[asl]l[amac]"sh[ucr]n), n. (Photog.) An appearance as of a halo of light, surrounding the edges of dark objects in a photographic picture.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Halidom \Hal"i*dom\, n. [AS. h[be]ligd[?]m holiness, sacrament, sanctuary, relics; h[be]lig holy + -d[?]m, E. -dom. See {Holy}.] 1. Holiness; sanctity; sacred oath; sacred things; sanctuary; -- used chiefly in oaths. [Archaic] So God me help and halidom. --Piers Plowman. By my halidom, I was fast asleep. --Shak. 2. Holy doom; the Last Day. [R.] --Shipley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hallidome \Hal"li*dome\, n. Same as {Halidom}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Halt \Halt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Halted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Halting}.] 1. To hold one's self from proceeding; to hold up; to cease progress; to stop for a longer or shorter period; to come to a stop; to stand still. 2. To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to hesitate; to be uncertain. How long halt ye between two opinions? --1 Kings xviii. 21
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hail \Hail\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Halled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Halting}.] [OE. hailen, AS. haqalian.] To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Haltingly \Halt"ing*ly\, adv. In a halting or limping manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Healthiness \Health"i*ness\, n. The state of being healthy or healthful; freedom from disease.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Helldoomed \Hell`doomed`\, a. Doomed to hell. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hilding \Hil"ding\, n. [Prob. a corruption of hindling, dim. of hind, adj. Cf. Prov. E. hilderling, hinderling. See {Hinderling}.] A base, menial wretch. -- a. Base; spiritless. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Damara \Da*ma"ra\, n. [The name is supposed to be from Hottentot dama vanquished.] A native of Damaraland, German Southwest Africa. The Damaras include an important and warlike Bantu tribe, and the {Hill Damaras}, who are Hottentots and mixed breeds hostile to the Bantus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hold \Hold\, n. i. In general, to keep one's self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed. Hence: 1. Not to more; to halt; to stop;-mostly in the imperative. And damned be him that first cries, [bd]Hold, enough![b8] --Shak. 2. Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued. Our force by land hath nobly held. --Shak. 3. Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist. While our obedience holds. --Milton. The rule holds in land as all other commodities. --Locke. 4. Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain attached; to cleave;-often with with, to, or for. He will hold to the one and despise the other. --Matt. vi. 24 5. To restrain one's self; to refrain. His dauntless heart would fain have held From weeping, but his eyes rebelled. --Dryden. 6. To derive right or title; -- generally with of. My crown is absolute, and holds of none. --Dryden. His imagination holds immediately from nature. --Hazlitt. {Hold on!} {Hold up!} wait; stop; forbear. [Collog] -- {To hold forth}, to speak in public; to harangue; to preach. --L'Estrange. {To hold in}, to restrain one's self; as, he wanted to laugh and could hardly hold in. {To hold off}, to keep at a distance. {To hold on}, to keep fast hold; to continue; to go on. [bd]The trade held on for many years,[b8] --Swift. {To hold out}, to last; to endure; to continue; to maintain one's self; not to yield or give way. {To hold over}, to remain in office, possession, etc., beyond a certain date. {To hold to [or] with}, to take sides with, as a person or opinion. {To hold together}, to be joined; not to separate; to remain in union. --Dryden. --Locke. {To hold up}. (a) To support one's self; to remain unbent or unbroken; as, to hold up under misfortunes. (b) To cease raining; to cease to stop; as, it holds up. --Hudibras. (c) To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground. --Collier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hold \Hold\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[86]lla, Goth. haldan to feed, tend (the cattle); of unknown origin. Gf. {Avast}, {Halt}, {Hod}.] 1. To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain. The loops held one curtain to another. --Ex. xxxvi. 12. Thy right hand shall hold me. --Ps. cxxxix. 10. They all hold swords, being expert in war. --Cant. iii. 8. In vain he seeks, that having can not hold. --Spenser. France, thou mayst hold a serpent by the tongue, . . . A fasting tiger safer by the tooth, Than keep in peace that hand which thou dost hold. --Shak. 2. To retain in one's keeping; to maintain possession of, or authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to defend. We mean to hold what anciently we claim Of deity or empire. --Milton. 3. To have; to possess; to be in possession of; to occupy; to derive title to; as, to hold office. This noble merchant held a noble house. --Chaucer. Of him to hold his seigniory for a yearly tribute. --Knolles. And now the strand, and now the plain, they held. --Dryden. 4. To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain. We can not hold mortality's strong hand. --Shak. Death! what do'st? O,hold thy blow. --Grashaw. He hat not sufficient judgment and self-command to hold his tongue. --Macaulay. 5. To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain. Hold not thy peace, and be not still. --Ps. lxxxiii. 1. Seedtime and harvest, heat and hoary frost, Shall hold their course. --Milton. 6. To prosecute, have, take, or join in, as something which is the result of united action; as to, hold a meeting, a festival, a session, etc.; hence, to direct and bring about officially; to conduct or preside at; as, the general held a council of war; a judge holds a court; a clergyman holds a service. I would hold more talk with thee. --Shak. 7. To receive and retain; to contain as a vessel; as, this pail holds milk; hence, to be able to receive and retain; to have capacity or containing power for. Broken cisterns that can hold no water. --Jer. ii. 13. One sees more devils than vast hell can hold. --Shak. 8. To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain. Stand fast and hold the traditions which ye have been taught. --2 Thes. ii.15. But still he held his purpose to depart. --Dryden. 9. To consider; to regard; to esteem; to account; to think; to judge. I hold him but a fool. --Shak. I shall never hold that man my friend. --Shak. The Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. --Ex. xx. 7. 10. To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he holds his head high. Let him hold his fingers thus. --Shak. {To hold a wager}, to lay or hazard a wager. --Swift. {To hold forth}, to offer; to exhibit; to propose; to put forward. [bd]The propositions which books hold forth and pretend to teach.[b8] --Locke. {To held in}, to restrain; to curd. {To hold in hand}, to toy with; to keep in expectation; to have in one's power. [Obs.] O, fie! to receive favors, return falsehoods, And hold a lady in hand. --Beaw. & Fl. {To hold in play}, to keep under control; to dally with. --Macaulay. {To hold off}, to keep at a distance. {To hold on}, to hold in being, continuance or position; as, to hold a rider on. {To hold one's day}, to keep one's appointment. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {To hold one's own}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hold \Hold\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[86]lla, Goth. haldan to feed, tend (the cattle); of unknown origin. Gf. {Avast}, {Halt}, {Hod}.] 1. To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain. The loops held one curtain to another. --Ex. xxxvi. 12. Thy right hand shall hold me. --Ps. cxxxix. 10. They all hold swords, being expert in war. --Cant. iii. 8. In vain he seeks, that having can not hold. --Spenser. France, thou mayst hold a serpent by the tongue, . . . A fasting tiger safer by the tooth, Than keep in peace that hand which thou dost hold. --Shak. 2. To retain in one's keeping; to maintain possession of, or authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to defend. We mean to hold what anciently we claim Of deity or empire. --Milton. 3. To have; to possess; to be in possession of; to occupy; to derive title to; as, to hold office. This noble merchant held a noble house. --Chaucer. Of him to hold his seigniory for a yearly tribute. --Knolles. And now the strand, and now the plain, they held. --Dryden. 4. To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain. We can not hold mortality's strong hand. --Shak. Death! what do'st? O,hold thy blow. --Grashaw. He hat not sufficient judgment and self-command to hold his tongue. --Macaulay. 5. To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute, as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to sustain. Hold not thy peace, and be not still. --Ps. lxxxiii. 1. Seedtime and harvest, heat and hoary frost, Shall hold their course. --Milton. 6. To prosecute, have, take, or join in, as something which is the result of united action; as to, hold a meeting, a festival, a session, etc.; hence, to direct and bring about officially; to conduct or preside at; as, the general held a council of war; a judge holds a court; a clergyman holds a service. I would hold more talk with thee. --Shak. 7. To receive and retain; to contain as a vessel; as, this pail holds milk; hence, to be able to receive and retain; to have capacity or containing power for. Broken cisterns that can hold no water. --Jer. ii. 13. One sees more devils than vast hell can hold. --Shak. 8. To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to sustain. Stand fast and hold the traditions which ye have been taught. --2 Thes. ii.15. But still he held his purpose to depart. --Dryden. 9. To consider; to regard; to esteem; to account; to think; to judge. I hold him but a fool. --Shak. I shall never hold that man my friend. --Shak. The Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. --Ex. xx. 7. 10. To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he holds his head high. Let him hold his fingers thus. --Shak. {To hold a wager}, to lay or hazard a wager. --Swift. {To hold forth}, to offer; to exhibit; to propose; to put forward. [bd]The propositions which books hold forth and pretend to teach.[b8] --Locke. {To held in}, to restrain; to curd. {To hold in hand}, to toy with; to keep in expectation; to have in one's power. [Obs.] O, fie! to receive favors, return falsehoods, And hold a lady in hand. --Beaw. & Fl. {To hold in play}, to keep under control; to dally with. --Macaulay. {To hold off}, to keep at a distance. {To hold on}, to hold in being, continuance or position; as, to hold a rider on. {To hold one's day}, to keep one's appointment. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {To hold one's own}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Holding \Hold"ing\, n. 1. The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining. 2. A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another. 3. That which holds, binds, or influences. --Burke. 4. The burden or chorus of a song. [Obs.] --Shak. {Holding note} (Mus.), a note sustained in one part, while the other parts move.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Holding \Hold"ing\, n. 1. The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining. 2. A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another. 3. That which holds, binds, or influences. --Burke. 4. The burden or chorus of a song. [Obs.] --Shak. {Holding note} (Mus.), a note sustained in one part, while the other parts move.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Holethnic \Hol*eth"nic\, a. Of or pertaining to a holethnos or parent race. The holethnic history of the Arians. --London Academy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Holethnos \Hol*eth"nos\, n. [Holo + Gr. [?] race.] A parent stock or race of people, not yet divided into separate branches or tribes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Holidam \Hol"i*dam\, n. [Obs.] See {Halidom}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hull \Hull\, n. [OE. hul, hol, shell, husk, AS. hulu; akin to G. h[81]lle covering, husk, case, h[81]llen to cover, Goth. huljan to cover, AS. helan to hele, conceal. [root]17. See {Hele}, v. t., {Hell}.] 1. The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk. 2. [In this sense perh. influenced by D. hol hold of a ship, E. hold.] (Naut.) The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging. Deep in their hulls our deadly bullets light. --Dryden. {Hull down}, said of a ship so distant that her hull is concealed by the convexity of the sea.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Haledon, NJ (borough, FIPS 29070) Location: 40.93680 N, 74.18902 W Population (1990): 6951 (2676 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07508
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Halltown, MO (town, FIPS 30016) Location: 37.19432 N, 93.62885 W Population (1990): 161 (65 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Haltom City, TX (city, FIPS 31928) Location: 32.81760 N, 97.27065 W Population (1990): 32856 (14030 housing units) Area: 32.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76117
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Healdton, OK (city, FIPS 33350) Location: 34.23353 N, 97.48683 W Population (1990): 2872 (1420 housing units) Area: 36.6 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73438
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Heltonville, IN Zip code(s): 47436
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Hewlett Neck, NY (village, FIPS 34319) Location: 40.62471 N, 73.69724 W Population (1990): 547 (185 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hilltonia, GA (city, FIPS 38852) Location: 32.88372 N, 81.66137 W Population (1990): 402 (159 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hilltown, PA Zip code(s): 18927
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hilton, NY (village, FIPS 34847) Location: 43.28990 N, 77.79278 W Population (1990): 5216 (1857 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 14468
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hilton Head Isla, SC Zip code(s): 29926, 29928
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hilton Head Island, SC (town, FIPS 34045) Location: 32.19567 N, 80.74563 W Population (1990): 23694 (21509 housing units) Area: 108.9 sq km (land), 34.9 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hiltonia, GA Zip code(s): 30467
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Hiltons, VA Zip code(s): 24258
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Holden, LA Zip code(s): 70744 Holden, MA Zip code(s): 01520 Holden, MO (city, FIPS 32572) Location: 38.71344 N, 93.98912 W Population (1990): 2389 (1045 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64040 Holden, UT (town, FIPS 35960) Location: 39.09993 N, 112.26892 W Population (1990): 402 (155 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Holden, WV (CDP, FIPS 37948) Location: 37.81439 N, 82.06666 W Population (1990): 1246 (512 housing units) Area: 25.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Holden Beach, NC (town, FIPS 31960) Location: 33.90912 N, 78.31288 W Population (1990): 626 (1624 housing units) Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28462
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Holden Heights, FL (CDP, FIPS 31025) Location: 28.49632 N, 81.38808 W Population (1990): 4387 (1748 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Holdenville, OK (city, FIPS 35400) Location: 35.08476 N, 96.39902 W Population (1990): 4792 (2377 housing units) Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74848
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Holdingford, MN (city, FIPS 29582) Location: 45.73084 N, 94.47115 W Population (1990): 561 (228 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56340
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Holton, IN (town, FIPS 34366) Location: 39.07559 N, 85.38459 W Population (1990): 451 (182 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47023 Holton, KS (city, FIPS 32825) Location: 39.47042 N, 95.73078 W Population (1990): 3196 (1453 housing units) Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66436 Holton, MI Zip code(s): 49425
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Houlton, ME (CDP, FIPS 33945) Location: 46.11733 N, 67.83421 W Population (1990): 5627 (2393 housing units) Area: 19.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 04730
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Hoyleton, IL (village, FIPS 36347) Location: 38.44528 N, 89.27155 W Population (1990): 508 (210 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62803
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Halt and Catch Fire (HCF) Any of several undocumented and semi-mythical {machine instructions} with destructive side-effects, supposedly included for test purposes on several well-known architectures going as far back as the {IBM 360}. The {Motorola} {6800} {microprocessor} was the first for which an HCF {opcode} became widely known. This instruction caused the processor to {toggle} a subset of the {bus} lines as rapidly as it could; in some configurations this could actually cause lines to burn up. [Confirm?] (1995-12-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
halting problem The problem of determining in advance whether a particular program or {algorithm} will terminate or run forever. The halting problem is the {canonical} example of a {provably unsolvable} problem. Obviously any attempt to answer the question by actually executing the algorithm or simulating each step of its execution will only give an answer if the algorithm under consideration does terminate, otherwise the algorithm attempting to answer the question will itself run forever. Some special cases of the halting problem are partially solvable given sufficient resources. For example, if it is possible to record the complete state of the execution of the algorithm at each step and the current state is ever identical to some previous state then the algorithm is in a loop. This might require an arbitrary amount of storage however. Alternatively, if there are at most N possible different states then the algorithm can run for at most N steps without looping. A program analysis called {termination analysis} attempts to answer this question for limited kinds of input algorithm. (1994-10-20)