-=> Quoting Tom Walker to Jean Parrot <=-

 JP> BA> Because the British have always referred to vacuum tubes as 'valves.'
 JP> BA> AFAIK nobody else on the planet does.
 
 JP>        One francophone VE2-NIC in Quebec does too.

 TW> And incidently calling it a Valve is a very approprate term as that is
 TW> Exacticaly what a Vacuum Tube is. A "Valve" controlling
the passage of
 TW> Electrical current.

No, that would be a "spigot". 



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