Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!ncrlnk!ncr-sd!se-sd!rns From: rns@se-sd.NCR.COM (Rick Schubert ) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: BSS data segment Message-ID: <2006@se-sd.NCR.COM> Date: 9 Aug 89 14:32:55 GMT References: <20900001@inmet> Reply-To: rns@se-sd.UUCP (Rick Schubert (AEP)) Organization: NCR Corporation, SE-San Diego Lines: 7 In article <20900001@inmet> mark@inmet writes: >As a new comer to UNIX and C I have always wondered what BSS stands for?? If you are a newcomer to UNIX and C, how long is this "always"? (Sorry about the non-technical posting and non-answer, but I thought my posting might be a nice break from the repetitive answers to this repetitive question.)