DONUTS
\dˈə͡ʊnʌts], \dˈəʊnʌts], \d_ˈəʊ_n_ʌ_t_s]\
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(Obsolete) A collective noun for any set of memory bits. Thisusage is extremely archaic and may no longer be live jargon;it dates from the days of ferrite core memories in whicheach bit was implemented by a doughnut-shaped magneticflip-flop.
By Denis Howe
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Platidiam
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