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Neal (Neil) is a surname and masculine given name of the Gaelic origin. The name may be derived from words meaning "cloud", "passionate", "victory", "honour" or "champion". As a surname, Neil is traced back to Niall of the Nine Hostages who was an Irish king and eponymous ancestor of the Uí Néill and MacNeil kindred. Most authorities cite the meaning of Neal in the context of a surname as meaning champion. Wikipedia →

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  2. Skim a recent paper: Virtual Reality and Alternate Realities in Neal Stephenson’s “Snow Crash”Influential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Dust tracks on a roadThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Information Bodies: Computational Anxiety in Neal Stephenson'sSnow CrashCited 204 times
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Verb To temper by heat.

Verb To be tempered by heat.

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