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Revision as of 12:39, 3 August 2007 by 70.217.60.155 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Tombstoning can refer to:
- A term in the chip soldering industry describing a situation wherein a soldering defect causes a chip component to stand up on end (like a tombstone), leaving one end soldered to the board and the other end free. It is caused during the reflow soldering process where non-uniform melting causes an unbalanced force to be applied to the chip from the solder.
- An extreme sport involving diving off a fixed point such as sea harbour walls, bridges, rocks and cliff faces into water. The sport's origins can be traced to United Kingdom west country.
- Using dead peoples' names for committing financial fraud and identity theft.
- A WINS (Windows Internet Naming Service) process that marks records for deletion. The marks are also replicated to other WINS servers to prevent tombstoned (but not deleted) records from being propagated.
- Occurs when a surfer is so deep below the surface that his leash has fully outstretched. The surfer's weight pulling down props up the board at water level like a tombstone.
- A term used in hospitals when elderly patients are facing imminent death.
- A typographic term to describe the undesirable occurrence of two or more headlines or titles from separate columns appearing on the same horizontal line.
References
- Loctite Electronics Glossary of Terms
- From BBC News: Death prompts 'tombstone' warning
- From Manchester Guardian: Teenager dies after jumping from harbour wall
- Surfline Surfing A-Z
- About.com:Desktop Publishing: "Tombstoning"
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