One-off vs. One-of (was Re: CPU design at the gate level)

From: Pete Turnbull <pete_at_dunnington.u-net.com>
Date: Sat Nov 3 05:25:44 2001

On Nov 2, 20:12, Richard Erlacher wrote:
> Well, that's interesting for sure. Having been in engineering since
1963, I
> have to say I've heard the term "one-of" countless times, since that's
been the
> main thrust of my work since that time, and it is short for one-of-a-kind

I've never heard "one-of" before, only "one off" (and "2 off", "3 off",
etc) to describe a quantity. It's commonly used here, not just in
engineering.

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Pete						Peter Turnbull
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						University of York

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