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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) :   [ foldoc ]

  nanoacre
       
           /nan'oh-ay"kr/ A unit (about 2 mm square) of
          real estate on a VLSI integrated circuit.  VLSI nanoacres
          have costs in the same range as real acres once one allows for
          design and fabrication setup costs.
       
          [{Jargon File]
       
          (1995-09-20)
       
       

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) :   [ jargon ]

  nanoacre /nan'oh-ay`kr/ n. A unit (about 2 mm square) of real estate on
     a VLSI chip. The term gets its giggle value from the fact that VLSI
     nanoacres have costs in the same range as real acres once one figures in
     design and fabrication-setup costs.
  
  

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  nanoacre
     n.
     (lb en humorous) A unit of surface area equal to
  10<sup>-9</sup> of an acre, or 0.00627264 square inches.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  nanoacre
     n.
     (lb en humorous) A unit of surface area equal to
  10<sup>-9</sup> of an acre, or 0.00627264 square inches.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  nanoacre
     n.
     (lb en humorous) A unit of surface area equal to
  10<sup>-9</sup> of an acre, or 0.00627264 square inches.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  nanoacre
     n.
     (lb en humorous) A unit of surface area equal to
  10<sup>-9</sup> of an acre, or 0.00627264 square inches.

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