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From: jonathan@cs.pitt.edu (Jonathan Eunice)
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Subject: What means "bis" and "ter"?
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Date: 21 Mar 91 01:19:01 GMT
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What is the meaning of the "bis" in V.32bis and V.42bis and the "ter"
in V.27ter?   Are there any more of these little suffixes, and 
what do they mean?  Finally,  is there any particular meaning to the
assignment of numbers for V or X series standards?