Nanofortnight

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From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  nanofortnight n. [Adelaide University] 1 fortnight * 10^(-9), or about
     1.2 msec. This unit was used largely by students doing undergraduate
     practicals. See {microfortnight}, {attoparsec}, and {micro-}.
  
  



From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  nanofortnight
       
           ({Adelaide University}) 10^-9 fortnights or about 1.2
          {milliseconds}.  This unit was used largely by students doing
          undergraduate practicals.
       
          See {microfortnight}, {attoparsec}, and {micro-}.
       
          (1996-11-15)