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Expansion of meaning of "provision" (vt)
Here's something seen in the wild: new computer marketing jargon that expands the meaning of the transitive verb "to provision":
Main Entry:2provision (W3NID)
Function:transitive verb
to supply with provisions : VICTUAL trips to provision the island Ben Holt* *have an amply provisioned look that betrays their bucolic childhood American Mercury
by applying one meaning of the noun "provision" (W3NID):
2 a : the act or process of providing the provision of a play areafor the children* *the provision of free speech is T a weapon of enlightenment Lucius Garvin* b : the quality or state of being prepared beforehand *cast upon the world without provision J.H.Newman
(QUOTE)
Q. What is Sun doing to encourage the adoption of ECC (Elliptical Curve Cryptography) technology?
A: For a new security technology like this to be successful, it must be integrated with the applications and the security protocols. In addition, the security protocol needs to be standardized to ensure interoperability across the industry.
Sun is the first company to bring this technology into mainstream usage on the Internet in an open source forum. Sun took an extremely drastic approach. First, Sun *provisioned* this technology in its own product line. Secondly, Sun contributed an implementation of ECC technology and checked it into the two dominant open source security libraries, OpenSSL and Mozilla/NSS. Thirdly, and most importantly, Sun is driving the standardization of ECC technology within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) organization. (/QUOTE)
OR
http://see.sun.com/Apps/DCS/mcp?r=
70042SCu43QQ60120003aXw042SCu0miWS7iWVy
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Main Entry:2provision (W3NID)
Function:transitive verb
to supply with provisions : VICTUAL trips to provision the island Ben Holt* *have an amply provisioned look that betrays their bucolic childhood American Mercury
by applying one meaning of the noun "provision" (W3NID):
2 a : the act or process of providing the provision of a play areafor the children* *the provision of free speech is T a weapon of enlightenment Lucius Garvin* b : the quality or state of being prepared beforehand *cast upon the world without provision J.H.Newman
(QUOTE)
Q. What is Sun doing to encourage the adoption of ECC (Elliptical Curve Cryptography) technology?
A: For a new security technology like this to be successful, it must be integrated with the applications and the security protocols. In addition, the security protocol needs to be standardized to ensure interoperability across the industry.
Sun is the first company to bring this technology into mainstream usage on the Internet in an open source forum. Sun took an extremely drastic approach. First, Sun *provisioned* this technology in its own product line. Secondly, Sun contributed an implementation of ECC technology and checked it into the two dominant open source security libraries, OpenSSL and Mozilla/NSS. Thirdly, and most importantly, Sun is driving the standardization of ECC technology within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) organization. (/QUOTE)
OR
http://see.sun.com/Apps/DCS/mcp?r=
70042SCu43QQ60120003aXw042SCu0miWS7iWVy
Franke: EFL teacher & medical editor.
For email, ehziuh htiw rehpycrebyc ecalper.
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" [nq:1]Sun is the first company to bring this technology into mainstream usage on the Internet in an open source forum. most importantly, Sun is driving the standardization of ECC technology within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) organization. " Provisioning is an important part of contracts for major weapon systems; the prime contractors supply the government with the spare parts themselves, plus lists of parts with their functions, how to install them, and various other items of information, often including how to make new ones.
- " [nq:1]Sun is the first company to bring this technology into mainstream usage on the Internet in an open source forum.
- most importantly, Sun is driving the standardization of ECC technology within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) organization.
- " Provisioning is an important part of contracts for major weapon systems; the prime contractors supply the government with the spare parts themselves, plus lists of parts with their functions, how to install them, and various other items of information, often including how to make new ones.
- " As time passes, additional provisioning occurs in order to keep enough stuff in the pipeline.
- I think this is what Sun was trying to convey: that it introduced this technology into its product line.
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(quoting some sales literature after setting forth some dictionary definitions of "provision."
[nq:1]Sun is the first company to bring this technology into mainstream usage on the Internet in an open source forum. ... most importantly, Sun is driving the standardization of ECC technology within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) organization. (/QUOTE)
[nq:1]Sun is the first company to bring this technology into mainstream usage on the Internet in an open source forum. ... most importantly, Sun is driving the standardization of ECC technology within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) organization. (/QUOTE)
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[nq:1](quoting some sales literature after setting forth some dictionary definitions of "provision."[/nq]
[nq:2]Sun is the first company to bring this technology into ... within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) organization. (/QUOTE) [/nq]
[nq:1]I US Government contracting, the verb "provision" is used with the meaning "furnish spare parts so the military will have ... you don't
[nq:2]Sun is the first company to bring this technology into ... within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) organization. (/QUOTE) [/nq]
[nq:1]I US Government contracting, the verb "provision" is used with the meaning "furnish spare parts so the military will have ... you don't
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Robert Lieblich wrote on 16 Apr 2004:
[nq:1]I(n) US Government contracting, the verb "provision" is used with the meaning "furnish spare parts so the military will have ... you don't know the basic use, and I mean no criticism of you or anyone else who doesn't know it.[/nq]
You're right about my not knowing the basic use. I don't feel deficient for not knowing it, but at least now I know w
[nq:1]I(n) US Government contracting, the verb "provision" is used with the meaning "furnish spare parts so the military will have ... you don't know the basic use, and I mean no criticism of you or anyone else who doesn't know it.[/nq]
You're right about my not knowing the basic use. I don't feel deficient for not knowing it, but at least now I know w
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[nq:1]Here's something seen in the wild: new computer marketing jargon that expands the meaning of the transitive verb "to provision": ... open source forum. Sun took an extremely drastic approach. First, Sun *provisioned* this technology in its own product line. [/nq]
A neologism not neat, witty, educated, or necessary. I spit myself of it.
But then, wasn't Sun the imaginative comp
A neologism not neat, witty, educated, or necessary. I spit myself of it.
But then, wasn't Sun the imaginative comp
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[nq:1]Here's something seen in the wild: new computer marketing jargon that expands the meaning of the transitive verb "to provision": ... an open source forum. Sun took an extremely drastic approach. First, Sun *provisioned* this technology in its own product line.[/nq]
Ah, I see. They mean 'provided'.
john
Ah, I see. They mean 'provided'.
john
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[nq:2](quoting some sales literature after setting forth some dictionary definitions ... criticism of you or anyone else who doesn't know it.[/nq]
[nq:1]This could be yet another example of US government jargon becoming IT industry jargon. A couple that we've discussed before are "deliverables" and "white paper".[/nq]
Maybe, but telco jargon is also a likely candidate. In telco-speak, you
[nq:1]This could be yet another example of US government jargon becoming IT industry jargon. A couple that we've discussed before are "deliverables" and "white paper".[/nq]
Maybe, but telco jargon is also a likely candidate. In telco-speak, you
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[nq:2]This could be yet another example of US government jargon becoming IT industry jargon. A couple that we've discussed before are "deliverables" and "white paper".[/nq]
[nq:1]Maybe, but telco jargon is also a likely candidate. In telco-speak, you can provision equipment or provision a service. To ... to come up with a better word, or because a manager thought the word should be included to
[nq:1]Maybe, but telco jargon is also a likely candidate. In telco-speak, you can provision equipment or provision a service. To ... to come up with a better word, or because a manager thought the word should be included to
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[nq:1]Sun's use strikes me as yet another example of buzzword illiteracy:...[/nq]
To take that out of context, my rural electric co-op recently provided an example of almost literal buzzword illiteracy: "Safety is our new buzzword." I'm pretty sure they meant "watchword".
Jerry Friedman
[nq:1]Sun's use strikes me as yet another example of buzzword illiteracy:...[/nq]
To take that out of context, my rural electric co-op recently provided an example of almost literal buzzword illiteracy: "Safety is our new buzzword." I'm pretty sure they meant "watchword".
Jerry Friedman
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[nq:2]Maybe, but telco jargon is also a likely candidate. In ... manager thought the word should be included to catch attention.[/nq]
[nq:1]My first job after university - from 1970-1973 - was with the Supplies Division of Post Ofiice Telecommunications, in the ... which would then go into the PBX system. I don't suppose any of those systems exist outside museums now. Fran[/nq]
You'd be su
[nq:1]My first job after university - from 1970-1973 - was with the Supplies Division of Post Ofiice Telecommunications, in the ... which would then go into the PBX system. I don't suppose any of those systems exist outside museums now. Fran[/nq]
You'd be su
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