(TM)
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(TM)
(Trademark) An
ASCII rendition of the trademark-superscript
symbol, appended to phrases that the author feels should be
recorded for posterity.
It is sometimes used ironically as a form of protest against
the recent spate of software patents,
algorithm patents
and "
look and feel" lawsuits.
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