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== ENCHANE ==
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== Enchance ==
  
A portmanteau of "enhance" and "change" - used to pay homage to all of the "image enhance" scenes used in modern TV and Cinema. Refer to :- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxq9yj2pVWk for more details.
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A portmanteau of "enhance" and "change" - used to pay homage to all of the "image enhance" scenes used in modern TV and Cinema. Refer to : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxq9yj2pVWk for more details.
  
 
* Origin follows discussion of expanding the graph of a complex baseband RF signal:
 
* Origin follows discussion of expanding the graph of a complex baseband RF signal:
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</pre>
 
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== BRONESS ==
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== Broness ==
  
 
Extension of 'bro' that allows for better variable-length pronunciation of the ending 's' sound.
 
Extension of 'bro' that allows for better variable-length pronunciation of the ending 's' sound.
  
== MODEZ ==
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== ModeZ ==
  
 
Mode S transponder signals from aircraft, part of the secondary radar surveillance system.
 
Mode S transponder signals from aircraft, part of the secondary radar surveillance system.
  
== SNATCHING ==
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== Snatching ==
  
 
* Origin: Bed intruder song.
 
* Origin: Bed intruder song.
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Pronounced 'usurp'.
 
Pronounced 'usurp'.
  
== COPULATOR ==
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== Copulator ==
  
 
Goodbye/goodnight.
 
Goodbye/goodnight.

Revision as of 11:45, 7 April 2011

Enchance

A portmanteau of "enhance" and "change" - used to pay homage to all of the "image enhance" scenes used in modern TV and Cinema. Refer to : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxq9yj2pVWk for more details.

  • Origin follows discussion of expanding the graph of a complex baseband RF signal:
[6/04/2011 11:57:26 PM] Balint says: MAGNIFY
[6/04/2011 11:57:27 PM] Balint says: ENHANCE
[6/04/2011 11:57:30 PM] Matt Robert says: ENCHANE
[6/04/2011 11:57:32 PM] Matt Robert says: (y)
[6/04/2011 11:57:42 PM] Matt Robert says: what is ENCHANE
[6/04/2011 11:57:42 PM] Balint says: will you enchane already!
[6/04/2011 11:57:45 PM] Matt Robert says: rofl
[6/04/2011 11:57:51 PM] Balint says: hahaha
[6/04/2011 11:57:57 PM] Balint says: that's gonna stick
[6/04/2011 11:58:11 PM] Matt Robert says: we need a geek dictionary
[6/04/2011 11:58:12 PM] Matt Robert says: online
[6/04/2011 11:58:16 PM] Balint says: HHAHA
[6/04/2011 11:58:19 PM] Matt Robert says: explains all our stupid jokes
[6/04/2011 11:58:23 PM] Balint says: wiki.spench.net/wiki/GeekDictionary
[6/04/2011 11:58:26 PM] Matt Robert says: YES!
[6/04/2011 11:58:33 PM] Matt Robert says: Geektionary

Broness

Extension of 'bro' that allows for better variable-length pronunciation of the ending 's' sound.

ModeZ

Mode S transponder signals from aircraft, part of the secondary radar surveillance system.

Snatching

  • Origin: Bed intruder song.
"Windows Vista's Multimedia Class Scheduler service (MMCSS) is snatching up your network card interrupts."

"Let's head up the hill and snatch some HF with the USRP."

USRP

Pronounced 'usurp'.

Copulator

Goodbye/goodnight.