functions

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He also expects Apple to launch an independent Siri app that functions similarly to other AI apps by acting as an “interface for text, voice, and attachments.”

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The spectrometer also functions as an integral field unit, allowing scientists to obtain a spectrum at every location across a small region of sky.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Data center operators have for years resisted the idea, arguing that many data center functions are core to critical industries such as health and finance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Little over a year later, Teddy had lost most of his functions.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

To us today, it is tempting to ask why societies with early writing systems accepted the ambiguities that restricted writing to a few functions and a few scribes.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond