nano-
= N =
nanobot
nanoacre /nan'oh-ay`kr/ n.
A unit (about 2 mm square) of
real estate on a VLSI chip. The term gets its giggle value from
the fact that VLSI nanoacres have costs in the same range as real
acres once one figures in design and fabrication-setup costs.
--The Jargon File version 4.3.1, ed. ESR, autonoded by rescdsk.