Re: [Sip] Please, Give me the answer to "bis"

[Henning Schulzrinne <hgs@cs.columbia.edu>]

Merriam Webster says:

Main Entry: bis
Pronunciation: 'bis
Function: adverb
Etymology: Latin, from Old Latin dvis; akin to Old High German zwiro 
twice, Latin duo two -- more at TWO

Main Entry: ter-
Function: combining form
Etymology: Latin, from ter; akin to Greek & Sanskrit tris three times, 
Latin tres three -- more at THREE
: three times : threefold : three <tercentenary>

duncan.mills@vf.vodafone.co.uk wrote:
> I thought...
>  
> 'Bis' came from some latin or greek or something meaning 2nd.  And Ter means
> 3rd...
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean Willis [mailto:dean.willis@softarmor.com]
> Sent: 17 July 2002 10:15
> To: '·ù´ö¿­'; sip@ietf.org
> Subject: RE: [Sip] Please, Give me the answer to "bis"
> 
> 
> Literally, German for the English word "to", but often meaning "between".
> One will see store hours posted in terms like "9 bis 18" It has been common
> in ITU to use the suffix "bis" on a specification to indicate an interim
> version for as long as I can remember.
>  
> --
> Dean
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> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sip-admin@ietf.org [mailto:sip-admin@ietf.org] On Behalf Of ·ù´ö¿­
> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 4:40 AM
> To: sip@ietf.org
> Subject: [Sip] Please, Give me the answer to "bis"
> 
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> 
> Dear, 
>  
> I'm now in charge of testing of VoIP systems in TTA, which is 3rd party
> testing authority about IT equipments in Korea.
> What I want to know is just about the meaning of "bis" in "RFC 2543bis-09".
>  
> Sir, do you happen to know about "bis"? Please give me a hand?
>  
> I'd like to get the answer from you  : Abbreviation of "bis" or the real
> meaning of "bis"
>  
>  
> Yours sincerely!
>  
>  
>  
>  
> Duk-yell Yoo
> Tel : +82-31-724-0164
> e-Mail : yoodl87@tta.or.kr <mailto:yoodl87@tta.or.kr> 
>  
> Engineering Staff
> Open Testbed team
> Network Test Center
> IT Testing Laboratory 
> TTA(Telecommunications Technology Association), Republic of Korea
> 
> 



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