filter n.
[very common; orig. Unix, now also in
MS-DOS] A program that processes an input data stream into an
output data stream in some well-defined way, and does no I/O to
anywhere else except possibly on error conditions; one designed to
be used as a stage in a `pipeline' (see plumbing). Compare
sponge.
[very common; orig. Unix, now also in
MS-DOS] A program that processes an input data stream into an
output data stream in some well-defined way, and does no I/O to
anywhere else except possibly on error conditions; one designed to
be used as a stage in a `pipeline' (see plumbing). Compare
sponge.
Related:
- filter: [orig. {{UNIX}}, now also in {{MS-DOS}}] n.
A program that processes an input data stream into... - sponge n.
[Unix] A special case of a filter that reads its
entire input before writing any output;
the canonical example is a sort utility. Unlike... - sponge: [UNIX] n. A special case of a {filter} that reads its
entire input before writing any output;
the canonical example is a sort utility. Unlike... - tool: 1. n. A program used primarily to create, manipulate,
modify, or analyze other programs, such as a compiler... - magic cookie n.
[Unix; common] 1. Something passed
between routines or programs that enables the receiver to perform
some operation;
a capability ticket or opaque identifier. Especially... - magic cookie: [UNIX] n. 1. Something passed between routines or
programs that enables the receiver to perform some operation;
a capability ticket or opaque identifier. Especially... - sanity check n.
[very common] 1. The act of checking a
piece of code (or anything else,
e.g., a Usenet posting) for completely stupid mistakes... - ill-behaved adj.
1. [numerical analysis] Said of an
algorithm or computational method that tends to blow up because of
accumulated roundoff error or poor convergence properties.
2. Software that bypasses the defined OS interfaces... - plumbing: [UNIX] n. Term used for {shell} code, so called
because of the prevalence of `pipelines' that feed the output of
one program to the input of another.
Under UNIX, user utilities can often be implemented...
