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What's the other original meaning? Googling I find no meanings except the programming language, although it was originally used by telecom. But it seems to be t
by jrochkind1 4y ago
What's the other original meaning? Googling I find no meanings except the programming language, although it was originally used by telecom. But it seems to be the same language originally used by telecom that is now getting use elsewhere, not two languages with the same name or two meanings, no? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlang_(programming_language) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlang_(programming_language)
- dadadad100 4y agoGoogle harder :) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlang_(unit) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erlang_(unit)
- jrochkind1 4y agoNice, thanks!
- kgwgk 4y agoOr look into TFA - it (person, distribution, unit) appears ten times :-)
- pdpi 4y agoAgner Krarup Erlang, Danish mathematician and originator of queueing theory. The language is named after him.
- pgt 4y agoAhh, thanks! I had always assumed it was named after the Er- in Ericsson :).
- cmrdporcupine 4y agoI think it's a clever name pulling from both.