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fuzzball

fuzz·ball
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fuhz-bawl]
    • /ˈfʌzˌbɔl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fuhz-bawl]
    • /ˈfʌzˌbɔl/

Definitions of fuzzball word

  • noun fuzzball a puffball. 1
  • noun Definition of fuzzball in Technology A DEC LSI-11 running a particular suite of homebrewed software written by Dave Mills and assorted co-conspirators, used in the early 1980s for Internet protocol testbedding and experimentation. These were used as NSFnet backbone sites in its early 56KB-line days. A few were still active on the Internet in early 1991, doing odd jobs such as network time service. 1
  • noun fuzzball Any soft, fuzzy creature. 0
  • noun fuzzball (astronomy) A quantum description of a black hole in superstring theory. 0

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Parts of speech for Fuzzball

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fuzzball popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

fuzzball usage trend in Literature

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