In article <epgk8nzpz4u.fsf at vier.idi.ntnu.no>, Dyre Tjeldvoll
<dyret at idi.ntnu.no> wrote:
> Many programs have a .programrc file, and I think (!) the rc stands
> for resource, and these files are typically for saving settings.
Actually I believe that the "rc" stands/used to stand for
"run control".
I am showing my age here. I remember when the "ESC" key used
to stand for "Extended System Command" but there's no way you'll
be able to convince newcomers that it isn't "ESCape".
Bernard
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Bernard P. Murray, PhD
bpmurray at cgl . ucsf . edu
Department of Cellular & Molecular Pharmacology, UCSF
