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SubjectRe: elevator algorithm bug in ll_rw_blk.c
On Tue, 17 Nov 1998, Riley Williams wrote:

> ...
>
> 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.

That'd be `escalator', if I'm not totally wrong...

/David

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