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longIn programming, an integer variable. In C, a long is four bytes and can be signed (-2G to +2G) or unsigned (4G). Contrast with short. long 1. (of drinks) containing a large quantity of nonalcoholic beverage 2. Prosody a. denoting a vowel of relatively great duration or (esp in classical verse) followed by more than one consonant b. denoting a syllable containing such a vowel c. (in verse that is not quantitative) carrying the emphasis or ictus 3. Cricket (of a fielding position) near the boundary 4. Music a note common in medieval music but now obsolete, having the time value of two breves Long Crawford Williamson. 1815--78, US surgeon. He was the first to use ether as an anaesthetic How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``The governor is taking the long view, so that for those people who will succeed this governor and this Legislature down the road, they won't be faced with a pension liability crisis that threatens not only the state budget, but threatens benefits for future state employees. Despite the frustrations and delays, commuter Tomlin said he's taking the long view. Taking the long view, that's when singles started being phased out as a consumer option, something that was effectively accomplished over the past several years. |
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