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- f^b $k :l i $ g1 l>$$ (where ^b means "control-b" (ascii 0000010) and $ is actually an alt or escape (ascii 0011011) character). in fact, this very program was used to produce the second, sorted list from the first list. the first hack at it had a bug: gls (the author) had accidentally omitted the "(a)" in front of "f^b", which as anyone can see is clearly the wrong thing. it worked fine the second time. there is no space to describe all the features of teco, but "^p" means "sort" and "j<.-z; ... l>" is an idiomatic series of commands for "do once for every line". by 1991, emacs had replaced teco in hacker's affections but descendants of an early (and somewhat lobotomised) version adopted by dec can still be found lurking on vms and a couple of crufty pdp-11 operating systems, and ports of the more advanced mit versions remain the focus of some antiquarian interest. see also retrocomputing. ftp://usc.edu/ for vax/vms, unix, ms-dos, macintosh, amiga. [authro? home page?] last updated: 2001-03-26
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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
remember/forget
1 remembering 2 forgetting 3 using your memory to learn see also THINK
1 remembering - to have sth in your mind from the past: remember (sth) 'Where did you park the car?' 'I can't remember!' ◎ I just don't remember where I put the key. ◎ I remember seeing her at Jo's house. - to bring a past event back into your mind: remember (sth), think* of sth, recall (sth) I'm trying to remember where I put my umbrella. ◎ I can't think of his name. ◎ I don't recall giving her any money. - your ability to remember things: memory to have a good/bad memory for faces ◎ To the best of my memory (= as far as I can remember) , he was wearing a red jacket. - to cause sb to remember sb/sth: remind sb of sb/sth, bring* sth back, jog sb's memory You remind me of my father. ◎ The photograph brought back memories of my childhood. ◎ Something he said jogged my memory. - if sth reminds you of sth, it looks, sounds, etc familiar, it rings* a bell Her name rings a bell - perhaps we met at a party last year? - an event or other thing that you remember: memory memories of childhood ◎ I have vivid memories of being pulled out of the water. - if sth is easy to remember because of being special, it is memorable, unforgettable a memorable visit ◎ an unforgettable experience - to remember sth when you have to decide about sth: bear*/keep* sth in mind I hope you will keep me in mind when you decide about the job. ※ remembering to do sth - to remember sth so that you do what you were planning to do or were asked to do: remember (to do sth) I must remember to water the plants. - to say sth to help a person remember to do sth: remind sb (of/about sth), remind sb to do sth I'm glad you reminded me about the meeting - I'd forgotten all about it! ◎ Remind me to phone Mary. - something that makes you remember sth: reminder We'll send you a reminder (= a card/letter) when your next dental appointment is due.
2 forgetting - to lose the memory of sth: forget* (sth) You never forget how to swim. ◎ I'd quite forgotten that the time of the meeting had been changed. - not to remember to do sth: forget* (to do sth) 'Did you remember to post my letter?' 'Oh dear, I completely forgot. I'll do it now.' - if you forget sth, it goes* out of your mind I'm sorry, your name has just gone out of my mind. - if you cannot remember anything, your mind is a blank I remember falling down but after that my mind's a blank. - if your memory of sth is not clear, it is dim (adverb dimly) I dimly recall meeting him many years ago. - if you only remember things that happened recently, you have a short memory - if you often forget things, you are forgetful; noun (U): forgetfulness How could I be so forgetful! - if you forget things because you are thinking of sth else, you are absent-minded (adverb absent-mindedly) - to decide to stop thinking about sth: forget* sth, put* sth out of your mind/head Let's forget about our past disagreements and try to work together. ◎ You must try to put that incident out of your head and get on with your life.
3 using your memory to learn - to learn sth so that you can remember it exactly: memorize sth She memorized a lot of dates for her history exam. - by remembering exactly: by heart He knew many of Hardy's poems by heart. - if you are able to do sth without looking at anything that is written, you do it from memory The pianist could play the piece from memory. ※ more on learning LEARN ※ MORE ... - a feeling of longing and sadness about the past: nostalgia (noun U); adjective: nostalgic nostalgia for the 'good old days' ◎ a nostalgic trip to the town of my birth - to think about sth in your past life: look back (on sth) She looks back on that period in her life with pride. - to make sb remember an earlier period in their life: take* sb back (to sth) Seeing his friend took him back to the Vienna of his youth. - if you tell sb sth but they quickly forget what you say, it (informal) goes* in one ear and out the other There's no point in telling him - it just goes in one ear and out the other. - if you cannot quite remember sth but think that you will remember it soon, it is on the tip of your tongue The name is on the tip of my tongue - I'll remember it in a moment. - to keep a special event in people's memories: commemorate sth; made for this purpose: commemorative This statue commemorates the founder of the city. ◎ a commemorative stamp - a building or statue to make people remember a person or event: memorial, monument a war memorial ◎ a monument to Winston Churchill - an object that you keep to remind you of a person or special event: memento (plural mementoes) They gave him a carving as a memento of his visit. - an object that you keep to remind you of a place or event: souvenir a souvenir of Tahiti
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