BERZERKELEY
\bˈɜːzəkˌɛlɪ], \bˈɜːzəkˌɛlɪ], \b_ˈɜː_z_ə_k_ˌɛ_l_ɪ]\
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/b*r-zer'klee/ (From "berserk", via the name of anow-deceased record label) A humorous distortion of "Berkeley"used especially to refer to the practices or products of theBSD Unix hackers.See software bloat, Missed'em-five, Berkeley QualitySoftware.Mainstream use of this term in reference to the cultural andpolitical peculiarities of UC Berkeley as a whole has beenreported from as far back as the 1960s.
By Denis Howe
Word of the day
Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.