JARGON FILE
\d͡ʒˈɑːɡən fˈa͡ɪl], \dʒˈɑːɡən fˈaɪl], \dʒ_ˈɑː_ɡ_ə_n f_ˈaɪ_l]\
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The on-line hacker Jargon Filemaintained by Eric S. Raymond. A large collection ofdefinitions of computing terms, including much wit, wisdom,and history.Many definitions in this dictionary are from v3.0.0 of1993-07-27.Latest version: 4.4.2 , as of 2003-06-09.Jargon File Home (http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/).See also Yellow Book, Jargon.
By Denis Howe
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.