ploynyms

Some words whose many meanings lend themselves well for punning investigations of phenomenom


 * USER**
 * computer user
 * drug user
 * someone who uses others


 * CREDIT**
 * recognition: approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"; "the credits were given at the end of the film"
 * money available for a client to borrow
 * an accounting entry acknowledging income or capital items
 * used in the phrase `to your credit' in order to indicate an achievement deserving praise; "she already had several performances to her credit";
 * give someone credit for something; "We credited her for saving our jobs"
 * In the United States, a student from a high school or a college earns a credit for a successful completion of a class for each semester. In secondary and post-secondary institutions, there is a mininum amount of credits required in order to graduate. This mininum requirement varies by state and the type of funding.
 * In the United States, a student from a high school or a college earns a credit for a successful completion of a class for each semester. In secondary and post-secondary institutions, there is a mininum amount of credits required in order to graduate. This mininum requirement varies by state and the type of funding.


 * PEER**
 * a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
 * a nobleman (duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron) who is a member of the British peerage
 * look searchingly; "We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around"
 * When two programs are sending data to each other over a network, they are peers. This term is usually seen in the phrase "remote peer", meaning "the host that you are exchanging data with".
 * an equal, as in: When it comes to playing the violin, he has no peer.

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