Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
2 \2\ adj.
Denoting a quantity consisting of one more than one; one plus
one more; -- representing the number two as an Arabic
numeral.
Syn: two, ii
[WordNet 1.5]
2
adj 1: being one more than one; "he received two messages" [syn:
two, 2, ii]
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a
numeral representing this number [syn: two, 2, II,
deuce]
Source: The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003)
2
infix.
In translation software written by hackers, infix 2 often represents the
syllable to with the connotation ?translate to?: as in dvi2ps (DVI to
PostScript), int2string (integer to string), and texi2roff (Texinfo to [nt]
roff). Several versions of a joke have floated around the internet in which
some idiot programmer fixes the Y2K bug by changing all the Y's in
something to K's, as in Januark, Februark, etc.
Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 July 2010)
2
In names of translation software,
infix 2 often represents the word "to" with the connotation
"translate to", as in dvi2ps (DVI to PostScript),
int2string (integer to string) and texi2roff (Texinfo to
[nt]roff).
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