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Electing a Pope

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(electronics, humour)Electing a Pope - (From the smoke signals given out when the guys in funny hats choose a new Pope) Causing an integrated circuit or other electronic component to emit smoke by passing too much current through it.

See magic smoke.
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Spanish journalist Gomez-Jurado's first novel includes fascinating factual information about the functioning of Vatican City and the process of electing a Pope.
Gomez-Jurado, Juan. God's spy by Kellerman, Carol / Kliatt
Pope John Paul ll set out the penalties in a 1996 document, which laid down guidelines designed to ensure the centuries-old process of electing a pope is safe in an age of leaks and mobile phones.
THE FUNERAL OF POPE JOHN PAUL II 1920-2005: Secrecy shrouds papal ... by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
 
 
 
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