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Subject:Inventing new words? From:Susan MacIntosh <suem -at- TRITEAL -dot- COM> Date:Mon, 6 May 1996 14:32:59 -0700
Hi everyone,
Has any one else run across the the term "prepend?" Aaarrrggghhh! I hate
it! The way I've seen it used indicates that its some form of "append."
Instead of something appended to the end of something, it's "prepended" to
the beginning. YUK.
There must be a better word than this!
Sue
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TriTeal Corporation www : http://www.triteal.com
2011 Palomar Airport Rd, Suite 200 phone : 619.930.2077 x5564
Carlsbad, CA 92009-1431 USA fax : 619.930.2081
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