net estate

n : the estate remaining after debts and funeral expenses and

administrative expenses have been deducted from the gross

estate; the estate then left to be distributed (and

subject to federal and state inheritance taxes)

real estate

May be used for any critical resource measured in

units of area. Most frequently used of "chip real estate",

the area available for logic on the surface of an {integrated

circuit} (see also {nanoacre}). May also be used of floor

space in a {dinosaur pen}, or even space on a crowded desktop

(whether physical or electronic).

[{Jargon File}]

(1996-11-06)