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Elixir vs Erlang - What's the difference?

elixir | erlang |

As nouns the difference between elixir and erlang

is that elixir is elixir (pharmacy: sweet taste-masking liquid) while erlang is (communication) a dimensionless statistical measure of the volume of telecommunications traffic relative to the capacity of a single channel.

elixir

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (alchemy) A liquid which converts lead to gold.
  • * 2002 , Philip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction , Oxford 2004, p. 59:
    • For Chinese alchemists, gold held the key to the Elixir , the Eastern equivalent of the Philosopher's Stone.
  • A liquid which is believed to cure all ills and gives eternal life.
  • (pharmacy) A sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste.

    • Derived terms

    * elixir of life

    erlang

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (communication) A dimensionless statistical measure of the volume of telecommunications traffic relative to the capacity of a single channel.

    • Synonyms

    * E How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement

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