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Ever been stuck for a word&mdash;say, you know exactly what it means, but you just can't remember <I>le mot juste</I>? A good reverse dictionary can help.

Jeff Wong sends along a link to the Oxford University Press's "Ask the Experts" page. I like the "Jargon Buster" grammar feature, but this page on symbols is cool, too.

"The Cat Attack uses the latest research in chaos theory and complex systems to emulate the movements and personality of a cat's favorite prey. This "virtual mouse" technology utilizes algorithms based on a six-dimensional coupled nzmap system modeled on the neural network of a real mouse. What that all means is that the Cat Attack's "virtual mouse" will become your cat's new best friend!"

The 2006 <I>Stereophile</I> Products of the Year have just been revealed in the December issue. What is <I>your</I> product of the year?

The P-8 ($11,000) is the second of Simaudio's Moon Evolution series that has passed through my system, following on the heels of the Moon Evolution W-8 power amplifier, which I <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/solidpoweramps/306sim">reviewed in March 2006</A>. Fortunately, the P-8's arrival preceded the W-8's departure, so I was able to use them together as well as with other components.

The single most enduring <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/asweseeit/406awsi">controversy</A&gt; in audio is: What method or methods should we use to evaluate the performance of audio equipment?