Opt

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Opt can mean:

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  • an abbreviation for option
  • /opt, a directory in the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
  • ounce per tonne, used (often in mining) to indicate the amount of a substance in a sample. Example: "0.24 opt gold" indicates that every ton of mined material contains 0.24 ounces gold.
  • OPT - Optional Practical Training (OPT) is temporary employment authorization that gives F-1 students an opportunity to apply knowledge gained in the classroom to a practical work experience off campus. You may use some or all of the available 12 months of practical training during your course of study or save the full twelve months to use after you complete your studies .
  • OPT - Optical Projection Tomography (OPT) a technique used for 3D imaging of biological samples (and tissues) in research. for reference and further details see publication "Sharpe et al Science 2002".
  • OPT - Optimized Production Technology, a production planing system by Eliyahu M. Goldratt

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Opt may also be used to form a verb (to opt out) or noun/adjective (opt-out) and refer to:

  • Opt out - in broadcasting
  • Opt-out - to avoid receiving unsolicited product or service information
  • Optout - a student who drops out
  • Opting out - a political expression
  • Opting-out - a school or hospital that has withdrawn from local (UK) government control
  • Opt in - in broadcasting
  • Opt in e-mail - the option to receive bulk e-mail
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