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• megapenny /meg'*-pen`ee/ n. $10,000 (1 cent * 10^6).
  Used semi-humorously as a unit in comparing computer cost and performance figures....
• anofortnight: [Adelaide University] n. 1 fortnight * 10^-9, or about 1.
  2 msec. This unit was used largely by students doing undergraduate practicals....
• attoparsec: n. About an inch. `atto-' is the standard SI prefix for multiplication by 10^(-18).
  A parsec (parallax-second) is 3.26 light-yea...
• mickey: n. The resolution unit of mouse movement. It has been suggested that the `disney' will become a benchmark unit for animation graphics performance.
  -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• hirsute: adj. Occasionally used humorously as a synonym for {hairy}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary
• byte:: /bi:t/ [techspeak] n. A unit of memory or data equal to the amount used to represent one characte
  on modern architectures this is usually 8 bits, but may be 9 on 36-bit machines....
• charityware: /cha'rit-ee-weir`/ n. Syn. {careware}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary
• machoflops: /mach'oh-flops/ [pun on `megaflops', a coinage for `millions of FLoating-point Operations Per Second'] n.
  Refers to artificially inflated performance figures often quoted by computer manufacturers....
• emi: /se'mee/ or /se'mi:/ 1. n. Abbreviation for `semicolon', when speaking.
  Commands to {grind} are prefixed by semi-semi-star" means that the prefix is `...