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@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ computron
/kompyootron`/ , n. 1. [common] A notional unit of computing power combining
instruction speed and storage capacity, dimensioned roughly in
instructions-per-second times megabytes-of-main-store times
megabytes-of-mass-storage. That machine can't run GNU Emacs, it doesn't have
enough computrons! This usage is usually found in metaphors that treat
megabytes-of-mass-storage. This usage is usually found in metaphors that treat
computing power as a fungible commodity good, like a crop yield or diesel
horsepower. See bitty box , Get a real computer! , toy , crank. 2. A
mythical subatomic particle that bears the unit quantity of computation or
@ -22,4 +21,3 @@ room: the computrons there have been all used up by the other hardware. (The
popularity of this theory probably owes something to the Warlock stories by
Larry Niven, the best known being What Good is a Glass Dagger? , in which
magic is fueled by an exhaustible natural resource called mana.