synapse

n : the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or

between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a

synapse through the action of neurotransmitters"

sysape

/sys'ayp/ A rather derogatory term for a computer operator; a

play on {sysop} common at sites that use the banana hierarchy

of problem complexity (see {one-banana problem}).

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