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reservoir | https |

As a noun reservoir

is reservoir.

As an initialism https is

(internet) hypertext transfer protocol secure (http secure), an encrypted form of information transfer on the internet.

reservoir

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A place where anything is kept in store; especially, a place where water is collected and kept for use when wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by means of aqueducts.
  • A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.
  • A supply or source of something.
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    • , title= In the News , volume=101, issue=3, page=193, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts: rodents.}}

    Derived terms

    * water reservoir * receiving reservoir * oil reservoir * petroleum reservoir

    Related terms

    * reserve

    https

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • (internet) Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTP Secure), an encrypted form of information transfer on the Internet.