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From: stampe@uhccux.UUCP (David Stampe)
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Subject: Re: What does "which see" mean in documentation?
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Date: Sat, 11-Jul-87 15:44:14 EDT
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spencer@.UUCP (David Spencer) writes:
>STREAM defaults to the value of standard-output (which see).
>                                                 ^^^^^^^^^
>	What does "which see" mean? 

`which see' is an English translation of Latin `q.v.' (`quod
vide').  It means `look up the separate entry/documentation
for the preceding expression', in this case `standard-output'.

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David Stampe, U. Hawaii