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class=\"sfragment\" id=\"sfr_30300008-6E94-1014-A13F-6E4B94C84136\"><span class=\"sfragment-source\">A change in the delineation of a <a href=\"/glossary/p/#project\" class=\"term\" title=\"A time-sharing development; some projects may be completed in a single phase, such as a single, one-story building containing several time-sharing units. 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