Generate the answer for a given question. The question requires common knowledge of English. Make sure that the answer is in detail, long, consistent with the context, and requires general knowledge of English. To be less repetitive, please vary your language for each question. Give a proper explanation to answer, and if necessary, provide the definition of various terms. And conclude your answer if it's long. If you have used other resources (e.g., Merriam Webster's.) to answer the question, include citations in your answer. You don't need to paraphrase the context of your resources, but make sure that your answer is consistent and complete.

Q: For example, if I were to connect to a service with the following address: 68.146.63.194:3609 Is there a word for this type of address? I suppose I could call it just a generic address but I was wondering if there was a word for this specific type of connection..

A: It is called 'Authority'. Please check the image below: This picture has been taken from C# 4.0 in a Nutshell: The Definitive Reference Joseph Albahari
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Q: Please point out where 'abaft the beam' is on this picture. I cannot find it. abaft adv. Toward the stern. prep. Toward the stern from.

A: Here is a another picture which points out all locations on a boat and which indicates where 'abaft the beam' refers to, whether port or starboard beam. I have highlighted the relevant terms for you, in red. 'Abaft' is formed (from 'baft') within English by derivation, says the OED 'Baft' : 1. Of place: Behind, in the rear; in later usage only Nautical: Astern, aft, abaft. arch.
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Q: I'm trying to find out what this symbol means and if it has a name: I've seen it being used in word processors.

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It's called a pilcrow. From Wikipedia: The pilcrow (), also called the paragraph mark, paragraph sign, paraph, alinea (Latin: a linea, 'off the line'), or blind P, is a typographical character commonly used to denote individual paragraphs.
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