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From: wbeebe@rtmvax.UUCP (Bill Beebe)
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Subject: Re: What does VLIW stand for?
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Date: 28 Feb 90 00:51:43 GMT
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In article <19745@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> sean@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Sean P. Nolan) writes:
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>VLIW = "Very Large Indigo Waterbuffalo"

In the case of software, it stands for "Very Likely Isn't Working" (as, for
example, with Windows 3.0). It can also stand for "Very Little Interesting
Work" (as, for example, with Windows 2.11 and numerous other MinuteSoft
packages).

>Glad I could help.

Ditto.