"Earnest" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
The payment of a part of the price of goods sold, or the delivery of part of such goods, for the purpose of binding the contract Howe v. Hayward, 108 Mass. 54, 11 Am. Rep. 306
To use in earnest.
Something given, or a part paid beforehand, as a pledge;
pledge; handsel; a token of what is to come.
Something of value given by the buyer to the seller, by
way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove the sale.
Intent; fixed closely; as, earnest attention.
Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do;
zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt; fervent;
hearty; -- used in a good sense; as, earnest prayers.
Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness;
intentness.
Serious; important.
The idea was that you could grow a system like the Internet one network at a time and then interconnect them. In some sense, the most important thing was the invention of the architecture protocols that enabled the Internet.
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What do you call an egg from outer space?An unidentified flying omelet!
Money given ln part payment. See Earnest
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