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Nathan Hale definition

<character> An asterisk ("*", see also splat, ASCII). Notionally, from "I regret that I have only one asterisk for my country!" ("life to give" -> "ass to risk" -> "asterisk"), a misquote of the famous remark uttered by Nathan Hale just before he was hanged. Hale was a (failed) spy for the rebels in the American War of Independence.

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(1996-09-22)

Nearby terms: NASTRAN « nastygram « NAT « Nathan Hale » National Advanced Systems » National Bureau of Standards » National Center for Supercomputing Applications

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