:megapenny: /meg'*-pen`ee/ n. $10,000 (1 cent * 10^6).
Used semi-humorously as a unit in comparing computer cost and
performance figures.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Used semi-humorously as a unit in comparing computer cost and
performance figures.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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