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From: marcel@dx7.UUCP (Marcel Bernards)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Dijkstra's Passeer & verhoog
Keywords: P,V,passeer,verhhog
Message-ID: <173@dx7.UUCP>
Date: 1 Mar 89 11:14:42 GMT
Organization: ECN, Petten, Holland
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 In article <702@oracle.oracle.com>, sbulchan@oracle.uucp (Sanjay Bulchandani) writes:
	 This is with reference to SureshK's question on semaphores.
	 
	 P is short for pakken (seize).
	 
	 V is short for vrygeven (release).
	 
	 The y in vrygeven should have  two-dots (an umlaut ?) above it.
	 
	 Sanjay
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	    Sanjay A. Bulchandani    INTERNET:       sbulchan%oracle.com@apple.com
	                             UUCP    :       apple!oracle!sbulchan 

I always assumed that P stand for Passeer (pass) and V stands for Verhoog 
(increase), according Prof. Dykstra's theory. (same two dots for Dykstra ;-)

Am I right or not  ???


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