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Spec-chum

noun

Etymology

Blend of spectrum + chum, introduced by Your Sinclair magazine.

  1. derived from чум — “tent, shelter”
  2. derived from чум
  3. derived from чум
  4. compounded as spec-chum — “spectrum + chum”

Definitions

  1. A user or fan of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer.

    • I don't *know* for sure, but I *believe* that hardware pseudo-random bit sequences like this one are often done using shift registers with feedback. Cue some more clued-up Spec-chum who can fill in the gory details...
    • YS3 is the essential read for the discerning Spec-chum. Available now, you can either browse online, or download a copy to read at your leisure.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Spec-chum. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA