Paul Miller wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > Learning about R and its wonderful array of functions. If it's not > obvious, I usually try to find out what a function stands for. I think > this helps me remember better. > > One function that has me stumped is "sink." Can anyone tell me if this > stands for something? > > Thanks, > > Paul >
Sink captures R output and directs it elsewhere- common places are a file or device such as /dev/null Personally it always connected with the concept of a "sink" in a mathematical system as something that removes constituants from the system. -Charlie ----- Charlie Sharpsteen Undergraduate-- Environmental Resources Engineering Humboldt State University -- View this message in context: http://n4.nabble.com/Does-sink-stand-for-anything-tp1934321p1934484.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
