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Re: Technical meaning for autonomous?

Subject: Re: Technical meaning for autonomous?
From: Anthony Davey <ant -at- ant-davey -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 13:45:00 +0000


It's not a word I'd thought of before in relation to computer programs; however, MS Word sometimes acts autonomously.

Ant
(ant -at- ant-davey -dot- com)

LDurway -at- pav -dot- com wrote:

Does anyone use the word "autonomous" in any computer-related sense?
It seems to be an example of too much sophistication: writing beyond the reader's ability to appreciate nuance.







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