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Nano - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Nano : /nan'oh/ n. [CMU: from `nanosecond'] A brief period of time. "Be
with you in a nano" means you really will be free shortly, i.e., implies
what mainstream people mean by "in a jiffy" (whereas the hackish use of
`jiffy' is quite different -- see jiffy).
Based on Jargon File : [Hackers_Dictionary]:
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nano- pref. [SI: the next quantifier below micro-; meaning * 10^(-9)]
Smaller than micro-, and used in the same rather loose and connotative
{nanotechnology">way. Thus, one has {nanotechnology (coined by hacker K. Eric Drexler)
by analogy with `microtechnology'; and a few machine architectures have
a `nanocode' level below `microcode'. Tom Duff at Bell Labs has also
pointed out that "Pi seconds is a nanocentury". See also
{quantifiers">{quantifiers, pico-, nanoacre, nanobot, nanocomputer,
nanofortnight.
Based on Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [Hackers_Dictionary]:
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Example Usage of Nano |
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GHiveaway: RT @styleguidance iPod Nano contest is closed, all entries after this, will count towards iPod Touch contest(ends 12/12). #styleguidance |
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iake: ง่ายกว่าใช้ Nano เยอะเลย กักกัก |
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jaclynfett: Case-A-Day @DrPepper Giveaway! RT daily for chance to win Dr Pepper + iPod Nano every Friday! http://bit.ly/5j1gf |
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