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Issue #213 April 2008
Across
1. SUNSPOT—A cool, dark spot on the sun that has a strong magnetic field
3. BLUE—The color of magic smoke
4. WIDGET—Hypothetical product
5. CORE—Memory or RAM
7. CLICKSTREAM—A path of clicks
13. HYBROT—A hybrid robotic system
14. MUX—Multiplexer
16. ARMSTRONG—The American engineer (1890–1954) who invented FM radio.
17. KELVIN—Think: absolute thermometric scale
18. SYSRQ—System request
Down
2. PCELL—Parameterized cell
3. BLOATWARE—Software that adds few features to a system and takes up a lot of memory
6. COMPILER—A program that translates data into different computer languages
8. ISOBAR—A line that connects points with the same barometric pressure
9. MINIX—Open-source OS developed in Amsterdam
10. MANHATTAN—Right-angle wiring
11. LEET—L337
12. WEBMASTER—Manages and updates a web site
15. MINIFY—To downsize source code without disrupting the program
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