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From: jps@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Jeff P Szczerbinski)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Origin of 'awk'
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Date: 12 Mar 88 01:10:15 GMT
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>Say, does anyone *really* know where the name "biff" comes from?  I've heard
>two derivations:

I wouldn't doubt it if BIFF comes from Batman too...:-)


				Aloha,

					Jeff

Jeff Szczerbinski Univ. of Wisc. - Milwaukee -- Computer Services Division
jps@csd4.milw.wisc.edu                                     +1 414 229 5172
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