Yes, it makes me wonder where I've been.
I've worked in the aircraft industry, rubber products manufacturing, aerospace,
municipal engineering, and electronics, the latter for over twenty years, mainly
building proof-of concept prototypes, yet I've not heard the terms "one off"
(and "2 off", "3 off", etc.) to describe a quantity, as you've put it. I don't,
even for a moment, deny that these are commonly used terms, as the response from
this group certainly verifes they are, but, I'm puzzled that I've managed to
avoid noticing for so long.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Turnbull" <pete_at_dunnington.u-net.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2001 4:25 AM
Subject: Re: One-off vs. One-of (was Re: CPU design at the gate level)
> 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.
>
> --
> Pete Peter Turnbull
> Network Manager
> University of York
>
>
Received on Sat Nov 03 2001 - 13:19:24 GMT