nanofortnight n.
[Adelaide University] 1 fortnight
* 10^(-9), or about 1.2 msec. This unit was used
largely by students doing undergraduate practicals. See
microfortnight, attoparsec, and mi
[Adelaide University] 1 fortnight
* 10^(-9), or about 1.2 msec. This unit was used
largely by students doing undergraduate practicals. See
microfortnight, attoparsec, and mi
Related:
- nanofortnight: [Adelaide University] n. 1 fortnight * 10^-9,
or about 1.2 msec. This unit was used largely by students... - attoparsec n.
About an inch. `atto-' is the standard SI
prefix for multiplication by 10^(-18).
A parsec (parallax-second) is 3.26 light-years;... - attoparsec: n. About an inch. `atto-' is the standard SI
prefix for multiplication by 10^(-18).
A parsec (parallax-second) is 3.26 light-years;... - fish n.
[Adelaide University, Australia] 1. Another
metasyntactic variable.
See foo. Derived originall from the Monty Python... - fish: [Adelaide University, Australia] n. 1. Another {metasyntactic
variable}.
See {foo}. Derived originally from the Monty Python... - micro- pref.
1. Very small; this is the root of its use as
a quantifier prefix.
2. A quantifier prefix, calling for multiplication... - micro-: pref. 1. Very small; this is the root of its use as a
quantifier prefix.
2. A quantifier prefix, calling for multiplication... - microfortnight: n. 1/1000000 of the fundamental unit of time in
the Furlong/Firkin/Fortnight system of measurement;
1.2096 sec. (A furlong is 1/8th of a mile; a firkin... - microfortnight n.
1/1000000 of the fundamental unit of time
in the Furlong/Firkin/Fortnight system of measurement;
1.2096 sec. (A furlong is 1/8th of a mile; a firkin...
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1. n. `Program Design Language'.
Any of a large class of formal and profoundly useless... - dirty power n.
Electrical mains voltage that is unfriendly
to the delicate innards of computers.
Spikes, drop-outs, average voltage significantly... - phreaking /freek'ing/ n.
[from `phone phreak'] 1.
The art and science of cracking the phone network... - four-color glossies n.
1.
Literature created by marketroids that allegedly... - neophilia /nee`oh-fil'-ee-*/ n.
The trait of being
excited and pleased by novelty.
Common among most hackers, SF fans, and members...
