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    n. Hardware or software activity designed to start or keep two machines or programs in synchronization as they {do protocol}. Often applied to... VIEW ENTIRE DEFINITION


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    hexit

    /hek'sit/ n. A hexadecimal digit (0--9, and A--F or a--f). Used by people who claim that there are only *ten* digits, dammit; sixteen-fingered human beings are rather rare, despite what some keyboard designs might seem to imply (see {space-cadet keyboard}).