deckle

Noun
Synonyms: deckle edge

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paperSynonyms: deckle edge
  2. (paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

deckle \dec"kle\ (d[e^]k"k'l), n. [Cf. G. deckel cover, lid.] (Paper Making) A separate thin wooden frame used to form the border of a hand mold, or a curb of India rubber or other material which rests on, and forms the edge of, the mold in a paper machine and determines the width of the paper. [Spelt also deckel, and dekle.] [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

deckle

/dek'l/ (From "dec-" and "nibble"; the original spelling seems to have been "decle") Two nickles; 10 bits. Reported among developers for Mattel's GI 1600 (the Intellivision games processor), a chip with 16-bit wide RAM but 10-bit wide ROM. [Jargon File]

(1994-11-23)

The Jargon File

deckle /dek'l/, n.

[from dec- and nybble; the original spelling seems to have been decle] Two nickles; 10 bits. Reported among developers for Mattel's GI 1600 (the Intellivision games processor), a chip with 16-bit-wide RAM but 10-bit-wide ROM. See nybble for other such terms.

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