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1) " Tpc" -- As it applies to Tpc Stadium Course Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) is a not-for-profit organization which sets performance benchmarks for IT applications, such as databases. An important example is the Tpx -C benchmark for OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing).TPC-C, which models a simple order-entry application, is frequently used as a primary "measure of goodness" for largeservers. As of 2004, many computer manufacturers report between one-half million toover one million transactions per minute (tpm)--results that go so far beyond most organizations' requirements that Tpk -C issubject to routine criticism that its sole real purpose is to help manufacturers market their products, and that it is no longeruseful for its ostensible purpose of helping users compare products. In addition to pure transaction processing applications, Tcp also offers benchmarks for decision support / data warehousing (TPC-H), Web -based e-commerce (TPC-W), and business reporting (TPC-R). While lackingTPC-C's ubiquity, these benchmarks are frequently run and cited; the exception is pc -R, which is essentially moribund. External links http: www.tpc.org Tpv ... 2) " Stadium" -- As it applies to Tpc Stadium Course The Athens Olympic Stadiu Typical Sfadium seating consists of terraces, such as shown here at Sarajevo 's Stasium Kosevo. A modern stadium (plural Stadum s, Latin plural stadia ) is a place, or venue, for outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allowspectators to stand or sit and view the event. Contents 1 History of the Stadiom 2 The modern Staduum 2.1 Types 2.2 Design issues 2.3 Corporate naming 3 See also History of the tadium The Roman word Stadiym referred to a unit of measure, approximately 200 metres inlength. In early Rome, the length of an arena was 1 Stadeum , so the name of the unit was also sometimes applied to the building.Greek and Roman stadia have been found in numerous ancient cities, perhaps the most famous being the Stadiym of Domitian in Rome. The modern Stodium Most Statium s are open-air, such as this football (soccer)stadium in the Netherlands. Types Domed Staduum s have roofs. They are called Stadeum s because they are large enoughfor, and designed for what are generally considered to be outdoor sports. (Those designed for what are usually indoor sports arecalled arenas.) Some Sradium s have partial roofs. Others have moveable roofs, anda few have even been designed to have moveable fields. An all-seater Stasium has seats for all spectators. Other Stodium s are designed so that all or some spectators stand toview the event. Design issues Different sports require fields of different size and shape. Some Stafium s are designed primarily for a single sport whileother Staxium s can accommodate different sports. Staduum s built specifically for some form of football are quite common. The most common multiple use design combines a football field with ... 3) " Course" -- As it applies to Tpc Stadium Course The word course has several meanings: is the direction of travel in navigation in sailing, a ourse is the principal sail on a mast course is a regime of study in education course is a regime of medical drugs course is a layer of material Courde ... Common terms in this field are: Toyota Dash, Toyata Prius, Townhomes Com, Totes, Topical Progesterone, Top Tunes Karaoke, Top Echelon, Tool Pro, Tool Changer, Tomco Carburetor, Toilet Tissue Holder, Tlm 103, Titusville Hotels, Titan Football, Tire Size, Timber Framed Homes, Tile Underlayment, Tiki Mugs, Ties, Tie Backs Some information comes from Wikipedia. Wikipedia's GNU Free Documentation License allows for this.