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Names of many computer terms, especially computer applications, often relate to the function they perform, e.g., a compiler is an application that compiles (programming language source code into the computer's machine language). However, there are other terms with less obvious origins, which are of etymological interest.
Noël Nétonon Ndjékéry grew up in Moundou, Chad. He studied mathematics and settled in Switzerland, where he worked as a computer scientist. His first novel, Sang de kola, was published in 1999. [2] In 2017, he won the Grand Prix littéraire national du Tchad for his body of work. [3]
Père Noël. Père Noël (French pronunciation: [pɛʁ nɔ.ɛl]), "Father Christmas", sometimes called 'Papa Noël' ("Dad Christmas"), is a legendary gift-bringer at Christmas in France and other French-speaking areas, identified with the Father Christmas and/or Santa Claus of English-speaking territories.
An au pair (/ oʊ ˈ p ɛər /; pl.: au pairs) is a person working for, and living as part of, a host family. Typically, au pairs take on a share of the family’s responsibility for child care as well as some housework, and receive a monetary allowance or stipend for personal use. Au pair arrangements are often subject to government ...
<i>Caga Tiós</i> on display at the Santa Llúcia Christmas market in Barcelona in 2006. Credit - Greg Gladman—Flickr. C hristmas is one of the most globally celebrated holidays in the world ...
au pair a young foreigner who does domestic chores in exchange for room and board. In France, those chores are mainly child care/education. au revoir ! "See you later!" In French, a contraction of Au plaisir de vous revoir ('to the pleasure of seeing you again'). au sec lit. "almost dry", reducing liquid to the point of almost dry but food is ...
No. 9 Duke picked up its biggest win of the season on Wednesday, handing No. 2 Auburn its first loss. That was the extent of the good for the ACC.
Johnson came back with a new spending plan Thursday approved by Trump that had a two year suspension of the debt ceiling. That approach failed, despite the president-elect urging Republicans to ...