dual inline package switch
         n 1: (computer science) one of a set of small on-off switches
               mounted in computer hardware; used in place of jumpers to
               configure the machine for a user [syn: {DIP switch}, {dual
               inline package switch}]

English Dictionary: dual inline package switch	by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lamellibranchia \[d8]La*mel`li*bran"chi*a\,    d8Lamellibranchiata \[d8]La*mel`li*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL.       See {lamella}, and {Branchia}, {Branchiate}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A class of Mollusca including all those that have bivalve       shells, as the clams, oysters, mussels, etc.          Note: They usually have two (rarely but one) flat,                lamelliform gills on each side of the body. They have                an imperfectly developed head, concealed within the                shell, whence they are called {{Acephala}}. Called also                {Conchifera}, and {Pelecypoda}. See {Bivalve}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lamellibranchia \[d8]La*mel`li*bran"chi*a\,    d8Lamellibranchiata \[d8]La*mel`li*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL.       See {lamella}, and {Branchia}, {Branchiate}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A class of Mollusca including all those that have bivalve       shells, as the clams, oysters, mussels, etc.          Note: They usually have two (rarely but one) flat,                lamelliform gills on each side of the body. They have                an imperfectly developed head, concealed within the                shell, whence they are called {{Acephala}}. Called also                {Conchifera}, and {Pelecypoda}. See {Bivalve}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lamellicornia \[d8]La*mel`li*cor"ni*a\, n. pl. [NL. See       {Lamellicorn}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A group of lamellicorn, plant-eating beetles; -- called also       {Lamellicornes}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lamellirostres \[d8]La*mel`li*ros"tres\, n. pl. [NL. See       {Lamella}, and {Rostrum}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A group of birds embracing the Anseres and flamingoes, in       which the bill is lamellate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Limuloidea \[d8]Lim`u*loi"de*a\       (l[icr]m`[usl]*loi"d[esl]*[adot]), n. pl. [NL. See {Limulus},       and {-oid}.] (Zo[94]l.)       An order of Merostomata, including among living animals the       genus Limulus, with various allied fossil genera, mostly of       the Carboniferous period. Called also {Xiphosura}.          Note: There are six pairs of leglike organs, surrounding the                mouth, most of which terminate in claws; those of the                first pair (probably mandibles) are the smallest; the                others have the basal joints thickened and spinose, to                serve as jaws, while the terminal joints serve as legs.                This group is intermediate, in some characteristics,                between crustaceans and certain arachnids (scorpions),                but the respiration is by means of lamellate gills                borne upon the five posterior abdominal appendages,                which are flat and united in pairs by their inner                edges, and are protected by the lidlike anterior pair,                which also bear the genital orifices.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Limulus \[d8]Lim"u*lus\ (l[icr]m"[usl]*l[ucr]s), n.; pl.       {Limuli} (-l[imac]). [L., dim. of limus sidelong, askance.]       (Zo[94]l.)       The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a       few species from the East Indies, and one ({Limulus       polyphemus}) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called       also {Molucca crab}, {king crab}, {horseshoe crab}, and       {horsefoot}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Lunula \[d8]Lu"nu*la\, n.; pl. {Lunul[91]}. [L., prop., a       little moon. See {Lunule}.] (Anat. & Zo[94]l.)       Same as {Lunule}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Dual In-Line          {Dual In-Line Package}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Dual In-line Memory Module          Small circuit boards carrying memory {integrated       circuits}, with signal and power pins on both sides of the       board, in contrast to {single-in-line memory modules} (SIMM).          The individual gold or lead connectors (pins) on SIMMs,       although they are on both sides of the chip, are connected to       the same memory chip, while on a DIMM, the connections on each       side of the module connect to different chips.   This allows       for a wider data path, as more modules can be accessed at       once.   DIMM pins are arranged in a zigzag design to allow PCB       tracks to pass between them.          The 8-byte DIMM format with dual-sided contacts can       accommodate 4- and 16-megabit {dynamic RAM} chips, and is       predicted to handle 64- and 256-Mbit devices.   The 8-byte DIMM       will hold up to 32 megabytes of memory using 16-Mbit DRAMs,       but with the 256-Mbit future-generation DRAM, it will be able       to hold a 64-Mx64 configuration.   Another variation, the       72-pin {SO-DIMM}, is designed to connect directly to 32 bit       data buses, and is intended for use in memory-expansion       applications in {notebook computers}.          A Dual in-line memory module (DIMM), as opposed to SIMMs (used       by the majority of the PC industry) allows for a 128-bit data       path by interleaving memory on alternating memory access       cycles.   SIMMs on the other hand, have a 64-bit data path.       Suppliers are unanimous in their belief that the DIMM will       eventually replace the SIMM as the market's preferred memory       module.          (1996-01-28)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Dual In-Line Package          (DIL, DIP) The most common type of package for       small and medium scale {integrated circuit}s, with up to about       48 pins.   The pins hang vertically from the two long edges of       the rectangular package, spaced at intervals of 0.1 inch.   The       pins fit through holes in the circuit board to which they are       soldered or into a socket.          [More than 48 pins?]          (1995-02-06)