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Notes Works cited References External links 0-9 S.S. Kresge Lunch Counter and Soda Fountain, about 1920 86 Main article: 86 1. Soda-counter term meaning an item was no longer available 2. "Eighty-six" means to discard, eliminate, or deny service A abe's cabe 1. Five dollar bill 2. See fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck absent treatment Engaging in dance with a cautious partner ab-so-lute-ly ...
The Jargon File is a glossary and usage dictionary of slang used by computer programmers.The original Jargon File was a collection of terms from technical cultures such as the MIT AI Lab, the Stanford AI Lab (SAIL) and others of the old ARPANET AI/LISP/PDP-10 communities, including Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN), Carnegie Mellon University, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
"Electric Eye" is an allusion to the book Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, in the use of the name of the pseudo-omniscient camera that watches over the community at all times. In this dystopia , the form of government, Ingsoc ( Newspeak for English Socialism), is utterly totalitarian , and if citizens are caught rebelling in any manner ...
Accelerated, as in mit beschleunigter Geschwindigkeit, at an accelerated tempo bewegt (Ger.) Moved, with speed binary A musical form in two sections: AB bird's eye Slang for fermata, which instructs the performer to hold a note or chord as long as they wish or following cues from a conductor bis (Fr., It.) Twice (i.e. repeat the relevant action ...
Maskot/Getty Images. 6. Delulu. Short for ‘delusional,’ this word is all about living in a world of pure imagination (and only slightly detached from reality).
Electric eye for a garage door opener. An electric eye is a photodetector used for detecting obstruction of a light beam. An example is the door safety system used on garage door openers that use a light transmitter and receiver at the bottom of the door to prevent closing if there is any obstruction in the way that breaks the light beam.
The right eye twitching may suggest that the individual is undergoing uncomfortable changes. Related: The Spiritual Meaning of Dreaming About Your Ex, According to a Dream Analyst Spiritual ...
Term Description (notes) BC Base curve: BOZD Back optic zone diameter BOZR Back optic zone radius BVP Back vertex power CLAPC/CLIPC Contact-lens-associated/induced papillary conjunctivitis CLARE Contact-lens-associated red eye CLPU Contact-lens-associated peripheral ulcer Dk Unit of permeability DW Daily wear EW Extended wear FOZD