contralto

adj : of or being the lowest female voice [syn: {alto}]

n 1: a woman singer having a contralto voice

2: the lowest female singing voice [syn: {alto}]

control-O

{ASCII} character 15 (SI).

The character used on some {operating system}s to abort output

but allow the program to keep on running. The name "SI" comes

from its use on some terminals to "shift in" an alternative

character set. "SO" is {Control-N}.

Compare {control-S}.

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(1995-03-16)