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| R | ||
|---|---|---|
| R | Thursday | |
| other notes: | used on paper, sometimes in conversation | |
| RA | Resident Advisor | |
| RA | Research Assistant | |
| RAD | Rape Aggression Defense | |
| pronunciation: | 'rad' | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Police/Safety/Assault/rad.html | |
| RCR | Responsible Conduct of Research | |
| RCS | Room Condition Sheet | |
| REFER | REsearch in FiltEring and Recommender systems | |
| other notes: | CS research group | |
| Web address: | http://www.cs.wpi.edu/Research/REFER/ | |
| RET | Research Experiences for Teachers | |
| other notes: | 6-week summer program for middle-school math and science teachers | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/BME/RET/ | |
| REU | Research Experience for Undergraduates | |
| RHC | Residence Hall Council | |
| RHSC | Radiation Health and Safeguards Committee | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Safety/RSO/rhsc.html | |
| RHSC | Radiation, Health and Safeguards Committee | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Safety/RSO/rhsc.html | |
| RIBS | Ratio Induced Bitch Syndrome | |
| pronunciation: | 'ribs' | |
| other notes: | slang, considered offensive | |
| ROMEO | Remotely Operable Micro-Environmental Observatory | |
| pronunciation: | 'romeo' | |
| other notes: | mentioned in Summer 2004 Transformations | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/News/Transformations/2004Summer/insidewpi.html | |
| ROTC | Reserve Officer Training Corp | |
| pronunciation: | 'rot-sea' | |
| other notes: | Available through the Army and Air Force at WPI and Navy at Holy Cross. | |
| RPC | Remote Procedure Call | |
| pronunciation: | RPC over HTTP | |
| other notes: | RPC over HTTP for Exchange was made available to the community on Aug. 22, 2005. It freed Exchange users from having to login to the Virtual Private Network (VPN). Among other shortcomings of the VPN, it would disconnect at random and often reset local network connections including but not limited to iTunes. | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/CCC/Help/Email/Exchange/rpc.html | |
| RRC | Robotics Resource Center | |
| RSA | Romanian Student Association | |
| RSO | Residential Services Office | |
| pronunciation: | Res. Services | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/RSO/ | |
| RSO | Radiation Safety Office | |
| Web address: | http://www.wpi.edu/Admin/Safety/RSO/ | |