English Dictionary
donut
n : a small ring-shaped friedcake [syn: {doughnut}, {sinker}]
English Computing Dictionary
donuts
(Obsolete) A collective noun for any set of memory bits. This
usage is extremely archaic and may no longer be live jargon;
it dates from the days of {ferrite core memories} in which
each bit was implemented by a doughnut-shaped magnetic
{flip-flop}.
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