BROKEN ARROW
\bɹˈə͡ʊkən ˈaɹə͡ʊ], \bɹˈəʊkən ˈaɹəʊ], \b_ɹ_ˈəʊ_k_ə_n ˈa_ɹ_əʊ]\
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The error code displayed on line 25 of a IBM3270 terminal (or a terminal emulator emulating a 3270)for various kinds of protocol violations and "unexpected"error conditions (including connection to a down computer).On a PC, simulated with "->/_", with the two centre charactersoverstruck."Broken arrow" is also military jargon for an accidentinvolving nuclear weapons.
By Denis Howe
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.