SNARF & BARF
\snˈɑːf and bˈɑːf], \snˈɑːf and bˈɑːf], \s_n_ˈɑː_f _a_n_d b_ˈɑː_f]\
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/snarf'n-barf`/ Under a WIMP environment, the act ofgrabbing a region of text and then stuffing the contents ofthat region into another region (or the same one) to avoidretyping a command line. In the late 1960s, this was amainstream expression for an "eat now, regret it later" cheaprestaurant expedition.
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.
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