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2 definitions found From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: donuts n. obs. A collective noun for any set of memory bits. This usage is extremely archaic and may no longer be live jargon; it dates from the days of ferrite-{core} memories in which each bit was implemented by a doughnut-shaped magnetic flip-flop. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: donuts (Obsolete) A collective noun for any set of memory bits. This usage is extremely archaic and may no longer be live jargon; it dates from the days of {ferrite core memories} in which each bit was implemented by a doughnut-shaped magnetic {flip-flop}. [{Jargon File}]
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