deckle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: deckle	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for deckle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deckle n rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper Synonym(s): deckle edge, deckle (paper making) a frame used to form paper pulp into sheets
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deckle \Dec"kle\, 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 {deckle}.]
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
deckle /dek'l/ n. [from dec- and {nybble}; the original spelling seems to have been `decle'] Two {nickle}s; 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.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
deckle /dek'l/ (From "dec-" and "{nibble}"; the original spelling seems to have been "decle") Two {nickle}s; 10 {bit}s. 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)