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platinum-iridium
A standard, against which all others of the same
category are measured. Usage: silly.
The notion is that one of whatever it is has actually been
cast in platinum-iridium alloy and placed in the vault beside
the Standard Kilogram at the International Bureau of Weights
and Measures near Paris, as the bar defining the standard
{metre} once was.
"This {garbage collection} {algorithm} has been tested against
the platinum-iridium cons cell in Paris."
Compare {golden}.
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(1997-02-20)