Messages in this thread | | | From | Nix <> | Subject | Re: elevator algorithm bug in ll_rw_blk.c | Date | 18 Nov 1998 23:28:26 +0000 |
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Riley Williams <rhw@bigfoot.com> writes:
> 2. European definition: An elevator is a set of stairs that move > up or down (as set) continuously, with passengers stepping on > at one end and off at the other without having to move in > between. They are usually installed in pairs, one going each > way. I don't know what this is called in the USA.
No, that is an escalator.
AFAIK, `elevator', if it has a definition at all, means `a US word for a lift', in UK English.
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