Re: Of all the typos!

From: Laconic2 <laconic2_at_comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 09:22:35 -0400
Message-ID: <XMGdneuv_ek-bx3cRVn-rA_at_comcast.com>


"Noel" <no.spam_at_thank.you> wrote in message news:6o41o0lpa16gj1c77gs8l026b963ms0a7d_at_4ax.com...
> On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 11:41:12 -0400, "Laconic2" <laconic2_at_comcast.net>
> wrote:
> >I can only imagine what a "matadatos" would be if there were such a word.
>
> If you are talking about 'matadata', then mata being Spanish for 'it
> kills' would make it 'it kills data'. Hmm... a virus?
>
>

I think you got the right idea. But I think "matadatos" should be used to mean something like "hacker" (the perpetrator of a virus).

Then again, if you are a DBA, one who is held responsible for the content of the database as well as the database, "matadatos" might mean "application programmer"! (ducking) Received on Thu Oct 28 2004 - 15:22:35 CEST

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