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  1. Doubled Sig

    … twice in a USENET article or, less commonly, in an electronic mail message. An article or message with a … however, it reveals the author's lack of experience in electronic communication. See BIFF , pseudo . …
  2. Computer

    … /kəmˈpjuːtər/ A "Computer" is a sophisticated electronic device designed to process and manipulate … effectively. In conclusion, a "Computer" is a powerful electronic device that processes and manipulates …
  3. BBoard

    … [ contraction of Bulletin Board ] n .  Any electronic bulletin board; esp. used of BBS systems … colleges with similar facilities, refers to campus-wide electronic bulletin boards. The term physical bboard is sometimes used to refer to a old-fashioned, non-electronic cork memo board. At CMU , it refers to a …
  4. Pen

    … instruments were adapted to serve as input devices for electronic devices, paving the way for the development of … and architectural industries, streamlining tasks like electronic medical records and digital drafting. In …
  5. Bit-paired Keyboard

    … on IBM's even clunkier 026 and 029 card punches. When electronic terminals became popular, in the early 1970s, … the Teletype keyboard, while others used the flexibility of electronic circuitry to make their product look like an …
  6. Videotex

    Videotex /vi-dē-ō-teks/ n. obs. An electronic service offering people the privilege of paying …
  7. Vannevar

    … the rule. The prototype was Vannevar Bush's prediction of 'electronic brains' the size of the Empire State Building …
  8. Topic Drift

    … /tä-pik drift/ n. Term used on GEnie, USENET and other electronic fora to describe the tendency of a thread to …
  9. Tee

    … /tē/ n.,vt. [Purdue] A carbon copy of an electronic transmission. " Oh, you're sending him the …
  10. State

    … 2. Information being maintained in non-permanent memory (electronic or human).