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n. Music
A symbol ( t/k ) placed before a note to indicate that it is to be lowered by two semitones.


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Hacker Slang: flat
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1. [common] Lacking any complex internal structure. “That bitty box has only a flat filesystem, not a hierarchical one.” The verb form is flatten.

2. Said of a memory architecture (like that of the VAX or 680x0) that is one big linear address space (typically with each possible value of a processor register corresponding to a unique core address), as opposed to a segmented architecture (like that of the 80x86) in which addresses are composed from a base-register/offset pair (segmented designs are generally considered cretinous).

Note that sense 1 (at least with respect to filesystems) is usually used pejoratively, while sense 2 is a Good Thing.


Music Encyclopedia: Double flat
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Sign, made up of two flat signs close together, indicating that a note is to be flattened twice; it is normally contradicted by a single flat sign or a natural sign before a flat sign.



Music: Double Flat
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An accidental that lowers the note it preceeds by one whole step.

Wikipedia: Flat
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Flat, or flatness, describes an object or condition that is very smooth or level.

Flat or flats may also refer to:

Places

Arts

Footwear

  • Flats, low-heeled women's shoes
  • Racing flats, lightweight shoes used primarily for running a race

Mathematics and geometry

  • Flat (geometry), the generalization of lines and planes in an n-dimensional Euclidean space
  • Flat (matroids), a further generalization of flats from linear algebra to the context of matroids
  • Flat morphism in algebraic geometry

Transportation

  • Flat, a deflated pneumatic tire
  • Flat car, an open container on wheels designed to carry heavy loads
  • Flat spot, a fault in the shape of a railroad wheel

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