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      "definition": "One or more controlled full discharges, to about 1.0 V per cell, each followed by a full charge, used to recover capacity that nickel–cadmium and nickel–metal hydride cells lose to the memory effect or long storage. Many nickel chargers offer it as a mode; lithium-ion gains nothing from it and is only worn by the extra deep cycles.",
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        "definition": "A 1.2 V aqueous cell, rugged and able to deliver very high currents, but containing toxic cadmium and prone to the memory effect. It is now restricted in most consumer uses and survives in aviation and emergency lighting.",
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