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About Vinculum	English (USA)
vinculum [n. pl. vin-cu-lums or vin-cu-la (-l)] 1. Mathematics. A bar drawn over two or more algebraic terms to indicate that they are to be treated as a single term. 2. Anatomy. A ligament that limits the movement of an organ or part. 3. A bond or tie. 4. Star Trek. The processing device at core of the Borg collective that performs the following functions: interconnects the minds of drones, purges individual thoughts, disseminates the mind of the collective. In essence, it brings order to chaos. 5. Skule. Method for EngSci 0T3 and friends to procrastinate using e-mail. [Latin, bond, tie, from vincre, to tie.] Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the Vinculum Archives. (The current archive is only available to the list members.)
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