Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/07/01/15:00:22
Eli Zaretskii wrote in message ...
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|On Wed, 1 Jul 1998, Martin Stromberg wrote:
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|> In article <Pine DOT SUN DOT 3 DOT 91 DOT 980701112705 DOT 12487Q-100000 AT is> you wrote:
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|> : The short answer is YES on both accounts. The details are in the
FAQ,
|> : which see.
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|> Don't get me wrong, but what does ", which see" mean? It's not valid
|> English as far as I know.
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|AFAIK, it is valid computer jargon. It is widely used in many places
in
|computer-related docs.
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It is a direct English translation of the Latin "quod vide", often
abbreviated "q.v.". It has a history in English as long as that of
written English itself.
Martin Ambuhl (mambuhl AT tiac DOT net)
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