On 7/4/02 12:00 PM, "Carsten Ortmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Can somebody please explain to me, the meaning of the word Conduit. > >> From what I know, it's French and means the way people handle themselves in > front of others. A sort of manners, actually. No, that's "conduct", not "conduit". > > He has bad conduit = he has bad manners. > > That doesn't seem to be the way it's used on this list, though. What am I > missing? >From the Entourage Dictionary (I guess you probably have a Danish Dictionary, not English?): con�duit n 1. a pipe or channel that carries liquid to or from a place 2. a pipe or tube that covers and protects electrical cables 3. somebody or something that conveys information, especially if in secret Encarta� World English Dictionary � 1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. > So, by extension, it's a sort of "electronic pipe or channel" from the handheld to the computer , without the "secret" implication. it's an extension of definition 1 , for the computer age. -- Paul Berkowitz -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
