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sir

  [sur]
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–noun
1. a respectful or formal term of address used to a man: No, sir.
2. (initial capital letter) the distinctive title of a knight or baronet: Sir Walter Scott.
3. (initial capital letter) a title of respect for some notable personage of ancient times: Sir Pandarus of Troy.
4. a lord or gentleman: noble sirs and ladies.
5. an ironic or humorous title of respect: sir critic.
6. Archaic. a title of respect used before a noun to designate profession, rank, etc.: sir priest; sir clerk.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME; unstressed var. of sire
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sir   (sûr)   
n.  

  1. Sir Used as an honorific before the given name or the full name of baronets and knights.

  2. Used as a form of polite address for a man: Don't forget your hat, sir.

  3. Used as a salutation in a letter: Dear Sir or Madam.


[Middle English, variant of sire, sire; see sire.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

sir 
1297, title of honor of a knight or baronet (until 17c. also a title of priests), variant of sire, originally used only in unstressed position. Generalized as a respectful form of address by c.1350; used as a salutation at the beginning of letters from 1425.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

SIR
1. An early system on the IBM 650.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].
2. Serial Infrared. An infrared standard from IrDA, part of IrDA Data. SIR supports asynchronous communications at 9600 bps - 115.2 Kbps, at a distance of up to 1 metre.
[Reference?]
(1999-10-14)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
SIR
shuttle imaging radar
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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