If tough, dried-out roast beef haunts you in your dreams, you know the importance of not overcooking meat. The more beef cooks, the less succulent it becomes; quality declines most quickly past medium, or an internal temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit. That's the temperature recommended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, but for juicy, rare roast beef, you can't cook it that much.
Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) is a digital communications system that uses packet radio technology to transmit information and text messages over amateur radio.
Annual percentage rate (APR). A loan's annual percentage rate, or APR, is what credit costs you each year, expressed as a percentage of the loan amount. The APR, which is usually higher than the nominal, or named, rate you're quoted for a loan, includes most of a loan's up-front fees as well as the annual interest rate.