SLAP ON THE SIDE
\slˈap ɒnðə sˈa͡ɪd], \slˈap ɒnðə sˈaɪd], \s_l_ˈa_p ɒ_n_ð_ə s_ˈaɪ_d]\
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(Also called a sidecar, or abbreviated "SOTS"). A type ofexternal expansion hardware marketed by computer manufacturers(e.g. Commodore for the Amiga 500/1000 series and IBM forthe hideous failure called IBM PCjr). Various SOTS boxesprovided necessities such as memory, hard drive controllers,and conventional expansion slots.
By Denis Howe
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.
Nearby Words
- slantly, slantwise
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- slapdash