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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>semi</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../S.html" title="S"/><link rel="previous" href="selvage.html" title="selvage"/><link rel="next" href="semi-automated.html" title="semi-automated"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">semi</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="selvage.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">S</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="semi-automated.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="semi"/><dt xmlns="" id="semi"><b>semi</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/se´mee/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/se´mi:/</span></dt></dt><dd><p> 1. <span class="grammar">n.</span> Abbreviation for
&#8216;semicolon&#8217;, when speaking. &#8220;<span class="quote">Commands to
<a href="../G/grind.html"><i class="glossterm">grind</i></a> are prefixed by semi-semi-star</span>&#8221; means
that the prefix is <tt class="literal">;;*</tt>, not 1/4 of a star. </p></dd><dd><p> 2. A prefix used with words such as &#8216;immediately&#8217; as a
qualifier. &#8220;<span class="quote">When is the system coming up?</span>&#8221;
&#8220;<span class="quote">Semi-immediately.</span>&#8221; (That is, maybe not for an hour.)
&#8220;<span class="quote">We did consider that possibility semi-seriously.</span>&#8221; See also
<a href="../I/infinite.html"><i class="glossterm">infinite</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="selvage.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../S.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="semi-automated.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">selvage </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> semi-automated</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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