bar /bar/ n.
1. [very common] The second
metasyntactic variable, after foo and before
...." 2. Often appended to foo to produce
foobar.
1. [very common] The second
metasyntactic variable, after foo and before
...." 2. Often appended to foo to produce
foobar.
Related:
- bar: /bar/ n. 1. The second {metasyntactic variable},
after {foo} and before {baz}. "Suppose we have... - metasyntactic variable n.
A name used in examples and
understood to stand for whatever thing is under discussion,
or any random member of a class of things under... - baz /baz/ n.
1. [common] The third metasyntactic variable "Suppose we have three functions:
F FOO calls BAR, which calls BAZ...." (See also... - baz: /baz/ n. 1. The third {metasyntactic variable} "Suppose we
have three functions:
FOO, BAR, and BAZ. FOO calls BAR, which calls BAZ... - fum: [XEROX PARC] n. At PARC, often the third of the standard
{metasyntactic variable}s (after {foo} and {bar}).
Competes with {baz}, which is more common outside... - fum n.
[XEROX PARC] At PARC, often the third of the
standard metasyntactic variables (after foo and
bar).
Competes with baz, which is more common outside ... - barney n.
In Commonwealth hackish, `barney' is to
fred (sense #1) as bar is to foo.
That is, pe who commonly use `fred' as their first... - barney: n. In Commonwealth hackish, `barney' is to {fred}
(sense #1) as {bar} is to {foo}.
That is, people who commonly use `fred' as their... - waldo /wol'doh/ n.
[From Robert A. Heinlein's story
"Waldo"] 1.
A mechanical agent, such as a gripper arm, controlled...
