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fossilization (Amer.)
n.
petrification, process of becoming a fossil; becoming a fossil; becoming outmoded, becoming out of date (also fossilisation)
FOSSIL
FOSSIL is a standard protocol for allowing
serial communication for
telecommunications programs under the
DOS operating system. FOSSIL is an acronym for
Fido Opus SEAdog Standard Interface Layer.
Fido refers to
FidoBBS,
Opus refers to
Opus-CBCS BBS, and
SEAdog refers to a Fidonet compatible mailer. The standards document that defines the FOSSIL protocol is maintained by the Fidonet Technical Standards Committee.
Fossil
Fossils (from Classical
Latin fossilis; literally, "obtained by digging") are the preserved remains or
traces of animals, plants, and other organisms from the remote past. The totality of fossils, both discovered and undiscovered, and their placement in
fossiliferous (fossil-containing)
rock formations and
sedimentary layers (
strata) is known as the
fossil record.
fossilization
Noun
1. the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone
(synonym) fossilisation
(hypernym) natural process, natural action, action, activity
(hyponym) petrifaction, petrification
(derivation) fossilize, fossilise
2. becoming inflexible or out of date
(synonym) fossilisation
(hypernym) passage, transition
Fossilization
(n.)
The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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