Re: [sv-bc] bit stream types definition

"Stream" is a misleading term, since only in the "streaming"
operator cases is there any idea about data being in motion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stream_%28computer%29

Also the nearest parallel formation is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte_stream

Finally http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitstream
points out that there are at least two companies
named Bitstream, which might by itself make the
term worth avoiding.  Or perhaps we could fund
new standards by selling advertising rights to
the keywords and names of language features, like
sports stadia in the USA ;-)



francoise martinolle wrote:
> I do not know what is the correct way to write it as long as it is 
> consistent spelling.
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>     *From:* owner-sv-bc@eda.org [mailto:owner-sv-bc@eda.org] *On Behalf
>     Of *Brad Pierce
>     *Sent:* Friday, March 10, 2006 11:09 AM
>     *To:* sv-bc@eda.org
>     *Subject:* Re: [sv-bc] bit stream types definition
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>>Note in 4.16 and 8.17 bit-stream type is incorrectly spelled
>     bitstream (without the -)
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>     I don’t agree that bitstream requires a hyphen.  Google, for example,
> 
>                       bitstream fpga
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>     -- Brad
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