Ad hoc

Ad hoc is a Latin phrase meaning "for this". In English, it generally signifies a solution designed for a specific problem or task, non-generalizable, and not intended to be able to be adapted to other purposes (compare with a priori).

Common examples are ad hoc organizations, committees, and commissions created at the national or international level for a specific task. In other fields, the term could refer, for example, to a military unit created under special circumstances, a tailor-made suit, a handcrafted network protocol, or a purpose-specific equation.

Ad hoc can also mean makeshift solutions, shifting contexts to create new meanings, inadequate planning, or improvised events.

Styling

According to The Chicago Manual of Style, familiar Latin phrases that are listed in Merriam-Webster, such as "ad hoc", should not be italicized.

Ad hoc hypothesis

In science and philosophy, ad hoc means the addition of extraneous hypotheses to a theory to save it from being falsified. Ad hoc hypotheses compensate for anomalies not anticipated by the theory in its unmodified form.

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ADHOC

The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) is Cambodia's oldest human rights organization. It was founded by a group of former political prisoners in December 1991, shortly after the signing of the Paris Peace Agreements, which put an end to several decades of civil war in Cambodia.

ADHOC operates as an NGO. It sets out to investigate human rights violations in Cambodia, provide free legal assistance, empower citizens and grassroots communities, and engage in advocacy work through its Central Office (located in Phnom Penh) and 22 provincial offices, reaching out to all districts in the country.

ADHOC is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit and non-governmental organization.

History

ADHOC's first office was in a Buddhist temple in Phnom Penh. It began operating immediately and, with donations, grew rapidly. By 1992, ADHOC had expanded its support for victims of human rights violations, was actively reminding the government of its democratic and legal duties, and was officially registered. In its early years, ADHOC's leaders, some of whom had been imprisoned for peacefully exercising their right to free speech, faced much intimidation by local authorities.

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Barf

Barf may refer to:

Vomit (medically, emesis)

Snow (in the Persian or Hindi languages)

Barf (Lake District), a hill in Cumbria, England

Barf (soap), a line of soaps made by the Paxan company of Iran

Barf, a half-man, half-dog character in the movie Spaceballs, played by John Candy

Barf (album), a 2000 album by Farhad Mehrad

BARF may refer to:

BARF Diet, bones and raw food diet for pets

BARF, in chemistry, the tetra-aryl borate non-coordinating anion [B[3,5-(CF₃)₂C₆H₃]₄]⁻, commonly abbreviated as [BAr^F₄]⁻. Found also in Brookhart's acid.

Bay Area Rock Fest, a music festival in the San Francisco Bay Area

Bay Area Renters Federation, a political advocacy group in San Francisco