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Cartoon Network Speedway

Cartridge

Cartridge (electronics)

Cartridge (electronics)

A removable module or replaceable supply used in electronic devices to add functionality, store data, or refill consumables; examples include video game and printer cartridges.

Cash register

Cassette

Cassette player

Catalytic converter

Cathode ray

Cathode ray: stream of electrons and the basis of cathode ray tubes

Cathode ray tube

Cathode Ray Tube (CRT): design, operation, history and legacy

Cavity magnetron

CD-i

CD-i (Compact Disc Interactive)

CD-R

CD-R (Compact Disc Recordable)

CD-RW

CD-RW (Compact Disc ReWritable): technology, history, uses and limitations

CentOS

Central processing unit

Centrifuge

Cessna 172

Cessna 172 (Skyhawk) — four-seat single-engine light aircraft

Chainsaw

Character (computing)

Cheating in video games

Chisel

Chisel

Chroma key

Chromebook

Chromium (web browser)

Chromium (open-source web browser project)

CIH

CIH (Chernobyl / Spacefiller) — destructive Windows 9x computer virus

Circuit breaker

Circuit breaker (electrical)

Civilization (series)

Clamp

Clamp

Clamp: tools and devices for holding objects firmly together

A clamp is a device that holds objects securely to prevent movement or separation. Used in woodworking, metalworking, medicine and manufacturing, clamps vary widely in design and f

Clash Royale

Clash Royale — mobile real-time strategy and card-battle game

Classic Controller

Classic Controller (Nintendo Wii)

Clipboard (computing)

Cloaking device

Clock

Clock

Clock: Devices for Measuring and Displaying Time

Overview of clocks: how they work, main types (mechanical, quartz, atomic, digital), parts and features, history from sundials to atomic time, and uses in daily life and science.

Clock rate

Clock rate (processor frequency)

Clockwork

Clockwork: mechanical movements, mainsprings and gear-driven mechanisms

Clockwork radio

Clockwork radio (wind-up radio): mechanism, history and uses

Closed-circuit television

Closed-circuit television (CCTV)

Clothes dryer

Clothes dryer (tumble dryer): types, operation, and maintenance

Clove hitch

Cluster (computing)

Coaxial cable

Coaxial cable: design, history, types, and common uses

COBOL

COBOL (Common Business-Oriented Language)

Cochlear implant

ColecoVision

Collision detection

Collision detection: principles, methods, and applications

Colossus computer

Colossus computer: Britain’s wartime programmable electronic cryptanalytic machine

Comb

Comb (handheld grooming and fiber tool)

Combination lock

Combination lock: mechanisms, types, history, and security considerations