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Default OT Semantics of "2-cycle" versus "2-stroke"

On 8/3/2012 12:29 AM, John Doe wrote:
I'm looking at gas/petrol stabilizers, Sea Foam and STA-BIL.

On their FAQ page, both of them refer to a "2-stroke" engine as a
"2-cycle" engine.

Uhg.

It's only semantics, but you would think that those manufacturers
would know the difference between a "stroke" and a "cycle".
[...]


My solution is to call them "2-smokes" and "Otto cycle", respectively.

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