spoke

n 1: a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim [syn:

{radius}]

2: one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder [syn:

{rundle}, {rung}]

poke

The {BASIC} command to write a value to an absolute address.

See {peek}.

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(1995-01-31)