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From: dgk@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com (David Korn[eww])
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,comp.arch
Subject: Re: Size of SysV "block" (really: byte != 8 bits)
Message-ID: <2737@ulysses.homer.nj.att.com>
Date: Fri, 17-Jul-87 13:48:13 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jul 17 13:48:13 1987
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Summary: other names for collection of bits
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I believe that in the mid-seventies the CDC-STAR used the term
sword (super-word) to refer to a 512-bit quantum. 

At the time I remember that a 1024 bit word was going to be called a pen
for obvious reasons.  I have not heard these terms used since.  Maybe
Multi-flow was words form them as well.

David Korn
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