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Atari vs Commodore - What's the difference?

atari | commodore |

As nouns the difference between atari and commodore

is that atari is (video games) an atari video game system or computer, such as the while commodore is (military|nautical) a naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.

atari

English

Noun

  • (game of go) A move that threatens the immediate capture of one or more stones.
  • * 1990 May 25: Jonathan Buss, Watanabe vs Buss, moves 15-17 , rec.games.go, [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.go/msg/71a8c96919059843?dmode=source]
  • In situations like this, beginners often make the mistake of giving an atari , which strengthens only the opponent.
  • * 2003 : Peter Shotwell, Go! More Than a Game
  • ... White responds with an atari of her own ...
  • * 2004 : John Fairbairn, Invitation to Go
  • The important thing to note is that playing the simple atari first fails ...

    Anagrams

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    commodore

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (military, nautical) A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
  • (nautical) A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
  • (nautical) The president of a yacht club
  • (US, military, nautical) A commodore admiral
  • (US, military, nautical) A
  • Synonyms

    * (non-flag naval rank) senior captain, fleet captain, flag captain * (nautical) senior captain, fleet captain, flag captain, shipmaster senior grade * (flag naval rank) CDRE , COMO (abbreviation) * (naval rank) Cmdre , (abbreviation)

    Usage notes

    The equivalent army rank is brigadier, senior colonel, brigadier general, or lowest ranking general officer grade.

    Coordinate terms

    * brigadier