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From: alen@cogen.UUCP (Alen Shapiro)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: RE: UNIX NAME ABBREVIATIONS
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Date: Wed, 18-Nov-87 14:40:47 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 18 14:40:47 1987
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In article <16550@topaz.rutgers.edu> ron@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie) writes:
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>crt - c run time

well, sort of, but the normal use of crt (before C was even a twinkle
in anyone's eye was):
	Cathode Ray Tube
and stood for that strange device with a screen on it that was responsible
for displaying messages to computer operators. The distiction was invented
so that the tty (teletype) with permanent output could be talked about
and not be confused with what we now refer to as a VDU (Visual/Video
Display Unit - or if we're really modern, terminal:-)).
CRT's did not have to have a keyboard associated with them
(and from an engineering standpoint just refers to the tube itself).

wot about "cat" (Concatenate And Type)
				(not to be confused with the CAT phototypesetter)
		  "roff" (short for RunOFF)
		  "troff" (Typesetter RunOFF)
		  "spool" (Simultaneous Peripheral Operation Off Line)
		

Anyone know the origins of "glob"? Is it just a short form for "GLOBal"?

--alen the Lisa slayer (it's a long story)