OPT

v. choose; prefer

not mandatory, left to one's individual discretion, not required

Opt can mean: an abbreviation for option/opt, a directory in the Filesystem Hierarchy Standardounce 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".
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The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) defines the main directories and their contents in Linux and other Unix-like computer operating systems.The current version is 2.3. It was announced on January 29, 2004.
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Optional Practical Training (OPT) is a period during which undergraduate and graduate students who have completed or have been pursuing their degrees for more than 9 months are permitted by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to work for at most one year on a student visa without needing to acquire a work H-1B visa towards getting a practical training to complement their field of studies. Students are permitted total of 12 months towards practical training, on being certified by the advisor of the usefulness of the work towards goals of the degree, which can be distributed between Curricular Practical Training (CPT) and OPT. While CPT must be completed prior to submission of thesis, OPT is permitted only after submission of thesis and completing all course requirements for the degree sought.
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Verb
1. select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
(synonym) choose, prefer
(hyponym) opt out, cop out
(entail) compare
(derivation) choice, selection, option, pick

Purported way to rediscover one's "body-feelings," mind, and spirit, and to return to one's unobstructed, unfractured "Organic Self."

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