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Subject:RE: The word system From:Kim Roper <kim -dot- roper -at- vitana -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:28:13 -0400
John Bell wrote:
>
> "System" is one of the ambiguous words that is best avoided. It means
> whatever the speaker wants it to mean, and has no standard definition.
> Hardware manufacturers use it to refer to their devices.
>http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info.
>
"Devices" ... Now THERE is a word that is even more ambiguous than "system."
In hardware--and especially in the chip industry--it's the technical
equivalent of "thingie." It can mean anything from a transistor to a
toaster.
Cheers ... Kim mailto:kim -dot- roper -at- vitana -dot- com
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