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From: simpson@trwarcadia.uucp (Scott Simpson)
Subject: Re: What is the origin of `pragma'
Date: 3 Jul 89 17:41:35 GMT	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <5101@wiley.UUCP> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 8906291247.AA19739@ti.com

In article <8906291247.AA19739@ti.com> fmoore@skvax1.csc.ti.com (Freeman Moore [214]995-1901) writes:
>   Why was the word `pragma' selected?

Pragma is the Greek word for action.  I believe it says this in the rationale.
	Scott Simpson
	TRW Space and Defense Sector
	usc!trwarcadia!simpson  	(UUCP)
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  reply	other threads:[~1989-07-03 17:41 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1989-06-29 12:38 What is the origin of `pragma' Freeman Moore [214]995-1901
1989-07-03 17:41 ` Scott Simpson [this message]
1989-07-06  4:17 ` Dick Dunn
1989-07-06 16:55   ` William Thomas Wolfe,2847,
1989-07-07 15:52     ` Dick Dunn
1989-07-08 22:55       ` William Thomas Wolfe,2847,
1989-07-06 20:29   ` Uri Blumenthal
1989-07-07 10:42   ` Dik T. Winter
1989-07-08 21:51     ` Piercarlo Grandi
1989-07-14 14:06       ` Edward Falis
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