write-only memory

[Mark Mandel]

On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Doug Harris <cats22 at stny.rr.com> wrote:
>
> While I didn't read the _entire_ Wiki article, I did find, near the end of it, this curious
> phrase:
> In another word, it is not necessary to add the 'read' funtion to this memory,so we keep it "Written Only".
> --
> Leaving aside the misspelling of 'function', I'm wondering about 'in another word'. Which, you
> will notice, the author doesn't confine him/herself to -- instead rambling on another 18 words
> in all in the same sentence.

I suspect a non-native error for "in other words". The paragraph was
added (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Write-only_memory&diff=prev&oldid=275082408)
by user "Kingyoeh"; Korean?

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