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From: "Dr. Borg" <vladQimip@uniQserve.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell,comp.os.linux.misc,comp.os.linux.x,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,gnu.misc.discuss,comp.unix.solaris
Subject: Re: unix acronyms -collecting a list?
Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 23:50:12 -0700
Organization: Linux ACME Laboratories Inc.
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Peter da Silva and others wrote with possible deletions:
> > What does "CP/M" stand for?
> > CP = Control Program?
> > /M = Machine? ;)
>
> Microprocessor.
I always thought it stood for 'Monitor'.
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