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Re: [FWP] Fun with terminology

To: fwp@technofile.org
Subject: Re: [FWP] Fun with terminology
From: John Porter <jdporter@min.net>
Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 08:20:47 -0400
In-Reply-To: <14360.51348.213764.400305@localhost.frii.com>; from Nathan Torkington on Thu, Oct 28, 1999 at 04:05:08PM -0600
References: <4.2.0.58.19991028140648.009b6ce0@mail.psdt.com> <14360.51348.213764.400305@localhost.frii.com>

Nathan Torkington wrote:
> Peter Scott writes:
> > So what do you call <> (glob or getline?)  Outfix?
> 
> Circumfix.

Too bad Tom's word so quickly becomes gospel.
"Outfix" is, IMHO, a much better word.

Of course, "exfix" would be more consistent. :-)

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John Porter

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