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2fold (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Abbreviation of twofold.
    • 1997 March 29, Gert, “Can't get login prompt from modem”, in comp.unix.sco.misc[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-23:
      My solution was 2fold,
      1st, I set up the modem not to talk too much and only blurp 'CONNECT'.
      2nd, I changed the dailer file to connect at the getty speed set in the /etc/inittab when it saw 'CONNECT'.
    • 2000 July 3, www.jobsearch.co.uk, “Events Co-ordinator (33167)”, in uk.jobs.offered[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-23:
      Experienced Events Co-ordinator required for this trade association based in Clapham. The role is 2fold, dealing with event management and course and seminar organisation.
    • 2002 April 27, michael.cooke, “migrating from oracle 7.3.3 to 8.1.7 question”, in comp.databases.oracle.server[3] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-23:
      this is a 2fold operation moving 7.3.3 to a new server then in a few weeks time migrating to 8.1.7.
    • 2011 July 12, French©Five-ScortchedSkin®, “Gold and Sliver Juniors Is Where Its At”, in misc.invest.stocks[4] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-23:
      The purpose of a canuck a/c is 2fold. Escape USD which is likely to implode, get into gold in the ground for its future prospects.

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2fold (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Abbreviation of twofold.
    • 1996 October 9, anon...@anon.twwells.com, “Rehi...”, in alt.support.abuse-partners[5] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-23:
      "The Abused Child is:
      2fold more likely to have poor health
      3fold more likely to have life-threatening obesity
      2fold more likely to be depressed
      8fold more likely to attempt suicide..."
    • 1998 January 28, Shawn, “Netscape: FREE! - MS's repsonse?? (was Netscape: FREE!)”, in alt.destroy.microsoft[6] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-24:
      This is all application server stuff, all I know on webserver is you guys say guru black magic stuff, learn to tune it, read 1000 pages, etc...when I installed bsdi & apache & it increased my capasity on the same box 2fold.
    • 1999 November 18, JGBWSP, “Newbie Plextor CDR! Help get me started!”, in rec.music.gdead[7] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-05-23:
      Anyone willing to help get me started with the cdr collection? I will kindly B&P for high qual dead and phish and will return 2fold as my collection grows.