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vi⋅de⋅li⋅cet

  [wi-dey-li-ket; Eng. vi-del-uh-sit]
–adverb Latin.
that is to say; namely (used esp. to introduce examples, details, etc.). Abbreviation: viz.
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viz [vɑɪz]

  1. n.
    Levis; blue jeans. : Those viz are too tight for her.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

videlicet 
"namely, to wit," 1464, see viz.

viz. 
1540, abbreviation of videlicet "that is to say, to wit, namely" (1464), from L. videlicet, contraction of videre licet "it is permissible to see," from videre "to see" (see vision) + licet "it is allowed," third person singular present indicative of licere "be allowed." The -z- is not a letter, but originally a twirl, representing the usual M.L. shorthand symbol for the ending -et. "In reading aloud usually rendered by 'namely.' " [OED]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

viz
A visual language for specification and programming.
["viz: A Visual Language Based on Functions", C.M. Holt, 1990 IEEE Workshop on Visual Langs, Oct 1990, pp.221-226].
(1995-02-23)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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