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Spec-chum

Spec-chum noun: a user or fan of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer.

Noun

Spec-chum (plural Spec-chums)

  1. (UK, slang) A user or fan of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer.
    • In fact it's hardly surprising that plans for downloading it onto the Speccy were received with, erm, mirth to say the very least. I must admit that I myself thought something along the lines of "R-Type? Oh yeah?" Well, Spec-chums - let me tell you something: I've never been more wrong.1989, Duncan Macdonald, R-Type (video game review in Your Sinclair issue 37, January 1989)
    • I don't *know* for sure, but I *believe* that hardware pseudo-random bit sequences like this one are often done using shift registers with feedback. Cue some more clued-up Spec-chum who can fill in the gory details...2000, Robert J. Baker, “AY sound chip information”, in comp.sys.sinclair (Usenet)

Forms of Spec-chum

pluralSpec-chums

Origin of Spec-chum

Blend of spectrum + chum, introduced by Your Sinclair magazine.

Questions about Spec-chum

What does Spec-chum mean?
Spec-chum means a user or fan of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer.
What part of speech is Spec-chum?
Spec-chum is a noun.
What is the plural of Spec-chum?
The plural of Spec-chum is Spec-chums.

Words near Spec-chum in the dictionary

  1. spec up
  2. spec'd
  3. spec'd out
  4. spec'ing
  5. spec'ing out
  6. Spec-chum
  7. Spec-chums
  8. spec.
  9. specced
  10. specced out
  11. specced up

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