Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Standard deduction. The standard deduction, as defined under United States tax law, is a dollar amount that non-itemizers may subtract from their income and is based upon filing status. It is available to US citizens and resident aliens who are individuals, married persons, and heads of household and increases every year.
Docker Machine is a tool that lets you install Docker Engine on virtual hosts, and manage the hosts with docker-machine commands. You can use Machine to create Docker hosts on your local Mac or Windows box, on your company network, in your data center, or on cloud providers like AWS or Digital Ocean.
S imple machines help us make better use of our muscle power to do work. A simple machine produces force and controls the direction of a force. Simple machines help us lift, pull or raise items, change the direction of the force, increase the force, split things, fasten things, and cut things. We all use simple machine s every day, opening a door, turning on the water faucet, going up stairs, or opening a can of paint. Simple machines make work easier.