On 3 Sep 2010 07:22:45 -0700, paulgboul...@aim.com (Paul Gilmartin) wrote: >And in common English: > >Generic is something that is general, common, or inclusive rather than >specific, unique, or selective. (wikipedia) > >Esoteric knowledge, in the dictionary (non-scholarly) sense, is thus that >which is available only to a narrow circle of "enlightened", "initiated", ... >(Ibid.) > >But in MVS jargon: > >3420-6 is generic. >TAPE is esoteric.
And let's not get into "database"... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
