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A parliamentary act intended to protect information about individuals that is held on computers. It ensures that all information is stored securely and allows people to have access to their entries.  

A store of information in a computer.  

Information in words or figures about a particular subject, especially information which is available on computer. Material, facts, or figures on which discussion is held or from which inferences are drawn or decisions made. A distinction is sometimes made between “data” and “information”; generally, data have to be somehow “digested” (manipulated, summarized, organized, or interpreted)…

The act of becoming darker in colour.  

A drug which is harmful and is not available to the general public, e.g. morphine or heroin. A poison which can only be sold to specific persons.  

The possibility of harm or death.  

A congenital condition in which there is no Magendie’s foramen in the brain. A congenital brain malformation characterized by fourth ventricle (posterior fossa) cystic dilation, hydrocephalus, and improper formation of the cerebellar vermis.  

Very small fragments that fall from the feathers, hair or skin of animals or people. Small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers, which may cause an allergic reaction in some persons. Small scales from the skin, hair, or feathers of animals, which may provoke allergic reactions in sensitized individuals. Dander refers to…

The commonest form of colour blindness, in which someone cannot see the difference between red and green. Also called protanopia [Described 1794. After John Dalton (1766-1844), English chemist and physician. Founder of the atomic theory, he himself was colour-blind.] Sex-linked, inherited form of color blindness characterized by inability to distinguish red from green. A defect…

A condition in which a person has longer fingers than usual. Abnormally large fingers and/or toes.