New Word of the Day

[2ffat]

While studying up on IPv6, I came across a new word. I don't see it defined in the dictionary (yet) [www.webster.com] but I do see it in used in some computer language terms.

The Word of the Day is Aggregatable as in Aggregatable Global Unicast Addresses. It kinda tickles the tongue if you say it right. It means that something can be aggragated or collected together.

I wonder why they didn't use collectible?

See

http://www.arin.net/reference/rfc/rfc2374.txt

for more info.

James P. Cottingham
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[SantaMufasa]

I certainly have no problem with aggregatable; I infer from its meaning something slightly different from collectible, however:

collectible: (my inference) able to be gathered or harvested; something worth saving (as an antique).
aggregatable: (my inference) able to be blended or joined together.

Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
[I provide low-cost, remote Database Administration services: www.dasages.com]

 

[Dagon]

Is "collectible" a variant of "collectable" or just a misspelling ?

 

[SantaMufasa]

Is "collectible" a variant of "collectable"...

Main Entry: col·lect·ible
Variant(s): or col·lect·able /k&-'lek-t&-b&l/
Function: adjective
1 : suitable for being collected
2 : due for present payment : PAYABLE

Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
[I provide low-cost, remote Database Administration services: www.dasages.com]

 

[Dagon]

I went by the Chambers dictionary, which only listed "collectable".

 

[SantaMufasa]

Well, okay then. That explains it. <grin>

Mufasa
(aka Dave of Sandy, Utah, USA)
[I provide low-cost, remote Database Administration services: www.dasages.com]

 

[traingamer]

A collection implies something which can be separated out individually (e.g. 1001 baseball cards).
An aggregate (especially when speaking of data) can not neccessarily be sorted back to its individual pieces, (it may be a summary of data or an average).

Greg
"Personally, I am always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught." - Winston Churchill

 

[Dagon]

That's a bit like the difference between using "amount" and "number". You're not supposed to use phrases like "the amount of people in the room" because people are discrete entities and can be counted. It would only be correct for something which can't be divided into separate units e.g. an amount of coal.

 

[phish20002003]

There seems to be many defs.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...regation&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title

-Phish
"Why do you need to think? Can't we just sit and go budumbudumbudum with our lips for a bit?" - Mostly Harmless

 

[Sympology]

The way I look at it is:

Collection: Distinct and seperate items grouped together.

Aggregate: Seperate items grouped together to create a larger single entity.

e.g.

Think of water.
A collection of Hydrogen and Oxygen molecules, are lots of hydrogen and oxygen molecules.

An aggregate of hydrogen and oxygen molecules would make water (provided correct proportions of course)


Only the truly stupid believe they know everything.
Stu.. 2004