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Newer page: version 8 Last edited on Thursday, September 23, 2004 3:11:00 pm by AristotlePagaltzis Revert
Older page: version 2 Last edited on Saturday, September 27, 2003 12:22:24 am by AristotlePagaltzis Revert
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-An [Acronym] with two meanings: 
+An [Acronym] with many meanings:
  
-!!! CarbonCopy  
+ <br> __Carbon Copy__:  
+ An recipient who is sent a copy of an [Email], but is not the primary addressee and is usually not expected to reply. The primary addressee are aware that the carbon copy recipient has received a copy of the message. The terminology goes back to the days when office communication was typewritten and carbon paper was used to produce several copies simulatanously.  
  
-AddToMe  
+ Compare [BCC].  
  
-!!! [C] [Compiler] 
+ <br> __ [C] [Compiler]__ :  
+ In [Unix] tradition, the [C] [Compiler] binary is called __cc__, and among the MakefileVariables, there's one called [CC] which stores the name of the [C] [Compiler] to use. On a [Linux] system, __cc__ is almost always a link to [GCC].  
  
-In [Unix ] tradition , the [C ] [Compiler] binary is called __cc__, and among the MakefileVariables, there's one called [CC ] which stores the name of the [C] [Compiler] to use
+ On some proprietary [UNIX ] OperatingSystem~s , such as [Solaris ], the default __cc__ is just a [Shell ] script that prints out something to the effect that you have not paid for the additional software development component of the system.  
+  
+ <br> __Credit Card__ :  
+ A small piece of plastic that lets you spend money you don't have