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Undefined terms overload
- Subject: Undefined terms overload
- From: larrysheldon at cox.net (Larry Sheldon)
- Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 22:46:00 -0600
- In-reply-to: <E4PD1p00T3pwec1014PEuB>
- References: <[email protected]> <E4PD1p00T3pwec1014PEuB>
On 11/10/2014 22:23, Christopher Morrow wrote:
Thanks--I've received several useful offers of help.
>> What does "bikeshedding" mean here?
>
> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson's_law_of_triviality
I'd forgotten the Parkinson's discussion and the term didn't stir
anything up. I have current experience with the concept.
>> And, what does "OOB" mean here--the decodes with which I am familiar do not
>
> 'out of band' - ideally: "Access the console of my equipment without
> having to use the network my equipment is supporting"
From another helpful message I was able to connect to the old telephone
term that had the same functional definition in a different physical
implementation.
Thanks, all.
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