COMPUTRON
\kəmpˈʌtɹɒn], \kəmpˈʌtɹɒn], \k_ə_m_p_ˈʌ_t_ɹ_ɒ_n]\
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/kom'pyoo-tron"/ 1. A notional unit of computing powercombining execution speed and storage capacity. E.g. "Thatmachine can't run GNU Emacs, it doesn't have enough computrons!"2. A mythical subatomic particle that carries computation orinformation, in much the same way that an electron carrieselectric charge (see also bogon).
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.