The Ecphorizer
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New uses for computerese While hunting through the V's in an IBM glossary (for an unlisted item), I came across Virgin Medium. A telepathic Vestal? No, media on which no records have yet been made. But a game was born... Ambiguous Reference: Gossip. Alteration Switch: Radical change of quarry in the singles' bar. Abnormal Termination: This covers many subjects. Are we reading a family magazine? Absolute Command: The cat is hungry. Access Level: Dating; supersedes system of 1st base, 2nd See also Basic Access Method. Basic Access Method: Any access method in which each input/output statement causes a corresponding input/output operation to occur. Explicit Route: Ian Faber Memorial Rally; The path control network components, including a specific set of one or more transmission groups, that connect two subarea nodes. n explicit route is identified by an original subarea address, a destination subarea address, an explicit route number, and a reverse explicit route number. See also Virtual Route. Incremental Execution: The Falklands situation. Virtual Memory: Sign of age. Virtual Partition: Bundling; Wall of Jericho. Virtual Route: Ian Faber Memorial Rally; Error condition. Virtual Space: Heaven. (And what is the collective noun for angels?)  In 1977 Robin Winburn compiled the popular book Intelligensia, a compendium of articles from back issues of the SF Mensa Intelligencer. More Articles by Robin Winburn |
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