LO

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(thing) by Pseudo_Intellectual (2.3 wk) (print) ? (I like it!) Sat Nov 13 1999 at 14:44:18

The very first data ever sent across the InterNet, or ArpaNet as it was then.

The intent was to transmit the message "LOGIN" but the transfer crashed after the first two letters.

Which was still kind of okay, because it sounds kind of like "Hello!"

(thing) by asofel (5.6 mon) (print) ? (I like it!) Sun Jul 01 2001 at 23:03:15

The name of the loopback network interface on all linux machines. It has the ip address of 127.0.0.1 which is usually defined as localhost.

It is used for internal communication and testing on the computer. For example, to test pages on a local web server, one could point their browser at localhost.

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:55:28

Lo (?), interj. [OE. lo, low; perh. akin to E. look, v.]

Look; see; behold; observe.

" Lo, here is Christ." Matt. xxiv. 23. " Lo, we turn to the Gentiles." Acts xiii. 46.

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Io	Cult of the Dead Cow	hi	The Star-Child: Chapter 15
Arpanet	Behold	loo	The impact of the Internet on global news media
LOT Polish Airlines	1685	out of sample testing	OXO
two-letter word	LOL	Look, look! I can write inane bullshit too!	Lo, and behold
ko	Bert	billow	Driving while drunk vs. driving while tired
sabre	Lu	Wanted	LP

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