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Issue #230 September 2009
Across
5. REFLEXIVITY—x = x
10. OERSTED—Oe
11. BURST—The “B” in BEDO DRAM
12. REMARK—// Initialize the LED output subsystem
14. HERZSTARK—The “Curt” (1902–1988) behind the Curta
16. GOOGOL—10100
17. DIELECTRIC—"High-k" stands for “high ______ constant”
18. REMOTEPROCEDURECALL—RPC (three words); Protocol for requesting services
20. WORKSTATION—Single-user PC
Down
1. SYMMETRY—a = b, b = a
2. BURN—Write data to a disk
3. SEQUENTIAL—Preset access; the opposite of random
4. MIDTONE—Middle tonal range
6. INFRARED—IrDA is a standard for data transmission via what light?
7. BLETCHLEY—The home of Station X, the main site of the UK’s WWII decryption efforts
8. CAPACITOR—Charge holder
9. ARRESTER—Protects a system from voltage surges
13. FOOTLAMBERT—3.463 candelas per square meter
15. RUN—Execute
19. PNP—No user configuration
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