one-line fix n.
Used (often sarcastically) of a change to a
program that is thought to be trivial or insignificant right up to
the moment it crashes the system. Usually `cured' by another
one-line fix. See also I didn't change anything!
Used (often sarcastically) of a change to a
program that is thought to be trivial or insignificant right up to
the moment it crashes the system. Usually `cured' by another
one-line fix. See also I didn't change anything!
Related:
- one-line fix: n. Used (often sarcastically) of a change to a
program that is thought to be trivial or insignificant right up to
the moment it crashes the system.
Usually `cured' by another one-line fix. See also... - I didn't change anything! interj.
An aggrieved cry often
heard as bugs manifest during a regression test.
The canonical reply to this assertion is "Then it... - I didn't change anything!: interj. An aggrieved cry often heard as
bugs manifest during a regression test.
The {canonical} reply to this assertion is "Then... - twiddle: n. 1. Tilde (ASCII 1111110, `~'). Also
called `squiggle',
`sqiggle' (sic --- pronounced /skig'l/), and `twaddle'... - wedged adj.
1. To be stuck, incapable of proceeding
without help.
This is different from having crashed. If the system... - wedged: adj. 1. To be stuck, incapable of proceeding without
help.
This is different from having crashed. If the system... - twiddle n.
1. Tilde (ASCII 1111110, ~). Also called
`squiggle',
`sqiggle' (sic -- pronounced /skig'l/), and `twaddle'... - glitch: /glich/ [from German `glitschen' to slip, via Yiddish
`glitshen',
to slide or skid] 1. n. A sudden interruption in ... - glitch /glich/
[very common; from German `glitschig' to
slip,
via Yiddish `glitshen', to slide or skid] 1. n. A ...
From the same category:
- arg /arg/ n.
Abbreviation for `argument' (to a
function),
used so often as to have become a new word (like ... - strudel n.
Common (spoken) name for the at-sign (`@',
ASCII 1000000) character. See ASCII for other synonyms... - home machine n.
1. Syn. home box. 2. The machine that
receives your email.
These senses might be distinct, for example, for... - flat adj.
1. [common] Lacking any complex internal
structure.
"That bitty box has only a flat filesystem, not a ... - dirtball n.
[XEROX PARC] A small, perhaps struggling
outsider;
not in the major or even the minor leagues. For example...
