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    "86" Etymology

    As we all know, the term "86" is widely used today as a synonym for "kill" or "stop". There are many rumored origins of the term from restaurants to grave digging. I first remember the "86" terminology as simply a "lockout" designation for electric power switchgear protection diagrams. The...

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