namber
n.— «What’s a namber? A namber is part name and part number. Each number between 0 and 255 has a namber. For example, 1 is fun and 213 is star. A namber address is an internet address that uses nambers. For example, mysteryrobot.com’s namber is drum.start.orange.hope.mysteryrobot.com.» —“Nambers” by David Helder Nambers , 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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