2

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: twoIIdeuceii

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this numberSynonyms: twoIIdeuce

Adjective (1)

  1. being one more than one“he received two messages”Synonyms: twoii
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

2 \2\ adj. Denoting a quantity consisting of one more than one; one plus one more; -- representing the number two as an Arabic numeral.

Syn: two, ii [WordNet 1.5]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

2

<convention, character> In names of translation software, infix 2 often represents the word "to" with the connotation "translate to", as in dvi2ps (DVI to PostScript), int2string (integer to string) and texi2roff (Texinfo to [nt]roff). [Jargon File]

(1995-01-25)

The Jargon File

2 infix.

In translation software written by hackers, infix 2 often represents the syllable to with the connotation ‘translate to’: as in dvi2ps (DVI to PostScript), int2string (integer to string), and texi2roff (Texinfo to [nt] roff). Several versions of a joke have floated around the internet in which some idiot programmer fixes the Y2K bug by changing all the Y's in something to K's, as in Januark, Februark, etc.

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