Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site utastro.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!ut-sally!utastro!nather From: nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather) Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: terminology survey Message-ID: <277@utastro.UUCP> Date: Mon, 24-Jun-85 10:29:56 EDT Article-I.D.: utastro.277 Posted: Mon Jun 24 10:29:56 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 26-Jun-85 04:48:59 EDT References: <2283@topaz.ARPA> <381@moncol.UUCP> <388@moncol.UUCP> <536@decuac.UUCP> <384@ttidcb.UUCP> <1581@orca.UUCP> Organization: U. Texas, Astronomy, Austin, TX Lines: 16 > RE: What to call the tractor-feed strips on line printer paper. > > I'm afraid NPR beat you to this one. About a year ago they ran a > contest on "All Things Considered" for the best new word. The > winner was "PERFORY" --- what to call the tractor-feed strips on > line printer paper. > > Alan Jeddeloh I was told it was "perforate," which sounds more like a noun to me. -- Ed Nather Astronony Dept, U of Texas @ Austin {allegra,ihnp4}!{noao,ut-sally}!utastro!nather nather%utastro.UTEXAS@ut-sally.ARPA