ESR

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

ESR
    n 1: the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of
         blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually
         indicates the presence of inflammation [syn: {erythrocyte
         sedimentation rate}, {ESR}, {sedimentation rate}, {sed
         rate}]
    2: microwave spectroscopy in which there is resonant absorption
       of radiation by a paramagnet [syn: {electron spin resonance},
       {ESR}, {electron paramagnetic resonance}]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Eric S. Raymond
ESR

   <person> One of the authors of the Hacker's {Jargon File}.
   Eric was involved in the {JOLT} project and {GNU Emacs} as
   well as maintaining several {FAQ} lists.  He is a keen
   advocate of {open source}.

   (http://ccil.org/~esr).

   E-mail: <[email protected]>

   (1998-10-20)

from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

ESR
       Event Service Routine (IPX)

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