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say
Archaic a type of fine woollen fabric
say - A human may "say" things to a computer by typing them on a terminal. "To list a directory verbosely, say "ls -l"." Tends to imply a newline-terminated command (a "sentence").

A computer may "say" things to you, even if it doesn't have a speech synthesiser, by displaying them on a terminal in response to your commands. This usage often confuses mundanes.


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Let me press forward in favor of saying the sayable by recounting another personal experience.
A nearness in difference: Jewish-Catholic dialogue since Vatican II by Borowitz, Eugene B. / Commonweal
While it could be argued that in Song of the Andoumboulou trickster's antics do in fact result in incoherence, in the most literal sense of the word, that incoherence is nonetheless meaningful, an intentional push beyond the bounds of the sayable and the confines of the singular.
Trickster poetics: multiculturalism and collectivity in Nathaniel ... by Simpson, Megan / MELUS
Here is the time for the sayable, here is its homeland.
Telling tales by Anfam, David / Artforum International
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