donuts
(Obsolete) A collective noun for any set of memory bits. This usage is extremely
archaic and may no longer be live jargon; it dates from the days of ferrite core
memories in which each bit was implemented by a doughnut-shaped magnetic
flip-flop.
[Jargon File]
Nearby terms:
dongle « dongle-disk « Don't do that then! «
donuts » DOOM » DOORS » doorstop
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