Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?

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From: Joel Ray Holveck
Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 00:00

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pateljb@ucunix.san.uc.edu (Jay Patel) writes:

>>>> dd = Data Dump (At least I always thought so)
>>>Device Dump

I thought it was 'deleriously defined'.  (JCL in Unix???)

>>>> su = Super User
>>>Substitute User
>>Set User
> May be, Screw User :-0

So how about ps?  I alwasy assumed it stood for ProceSses, but I have
a friend who swears it stands for Page Space.  Anybody?  Anybody?

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From: Joel Ray Holveck <joelh@gnu.ai.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: 1997/05/14
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