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nanoacre
nanoacre /nan'oh-ay`kr/ /n./ A unit (about 2 mm square) of
real estate on a VLSI chip. The term gets its giggle value from
the fact that VLSI nanoacres have costs in the same range as real
acres once one figures in design and fabrication-setup costs.
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