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grandfather

[′gran‚fath·ər]
(computer science)
A data set that is two generations earlier than the data set under consideration.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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"Well done, Imogen, and well done, granddad!" Cllr Hughes, of Gwernymynydd, says he thoroughly enjoyed swimming with his granddaughter, even if he found it difficult to keep up!
The source insisted that Jagger was delighted and had no qualms about being a great grandfather, as he has been joking that he would still be performing after becoming a great, great, granddad. ( ANI )
CARTER (Lanchester) Loving memories of a wonderful Husband, Dad, and Granddad who left us one year ago, reunited with our wonderful daughter Jennifer.
"At that time, Ireland was the team you played for and I would have been proud to do that, as I know my granddad Jimmy was.
from his granddad's garden, growing his own food isn't on his agenda yet either.
In a statement released by police, she said: "He was a lovely dad and granddad who will be missed so very much.
THE devoted granddad of two young brothers killed in a house blaze last night spoke for the first time of the family's "total agony".
Now his proud granddad John, 70, has nominated Jamie for a Young Scot award.
Granddad has suffered a severe heart attack, and Charlie is deeply concerned about him.
Vinnie reveals: "It was so important to me, that first appearance, for granddad's sake.
One person worked hard to prove that his great granddad, Major Henry Livingston, wrote it.
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