Atomic
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The general meaning of "atomic" is "irreducible". That is, reduced to the smallest possible part. It has more specific meanings in several contexts:
- In chemistry, chemical atoms are grouped by type in the periodic table and consist of particles as described by particle physics.
- In computer science, an atomic operation is one that cannot be subdivided. Or more specifically, an operation that always completes as a whole, or doesn't complete at all. See atomic (computer science).
- In order theory an atom is an abstract generalization of a singleton set in set theory and an atomic element provides an abstract generalization of the ability to select an element from a non-empty set.
- Atomic is an Austrian ski producer.
- Atomic is also an Australian computing and technology magazine.
- Atomic is the name of a song by the rock band Blondie.
- Atomic is a Norvegian jazz quintet.
- An atomic typo is a very minute typo, such unclear for nuclear: http://atomictypo.blogspot.com