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Old 20th March 2012, 06:18 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Re: A creature by any other name.

According to my Collins German Dictionary, a gremlin is a böser Geist (= evil/wicked/naughty Spirit) or a Maschinenteufel (= machine devil).

Neither seems quite right for a creature of something akin to flesh and blood, particularly as both definitions are accompanied by the code, hum, which stands for humorous.
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