param /p*-ram'/ n.
[common] Shorthand for
`parameter'. See also parm; compare arg, var.
[common] Shorthand for
`parameter'. See also parm; compare arg, var.
Related:
- var /veir/ or /var/ n.
Short for `variable'.
Compare arg,
param... - parm /parm/ n.
Further-compressed form of param.
This term is an IBMism, and written use is almost unknown... - parm: /parm/ n. Further-compressed form of {param}.
This term is an IBMism, and written use is almost... - arg /arg/ n.
Abbreviation for `argument' (to a
function),
used so often as to have become a new word (like ... - arg: /arg/ n. Abbreviation for `argument' (to a function),
used so often as to have become a new word (like `piano'... - net.police: /net-p*-lees'/ n. (var. `net.cops') Those USENET
readers who feel it is their responsibility to pounce on and
{flame} any posting which they regard as offensive or in
violation of their understanding of {netiquette}.
Generally used sarcastically or pejoratively. Also... - net.police /net-p*-lees'/ n.
(var. `net.cops') Those
Usenet readers who feel it is their responsibility to pounce on and
flame any posting which they regard as offensive or in
violation of their understanding of netiquette.
Generally used sarcastically or pejoratively. Also... - PBD /P-B-D/ n.
[abbrev. of `Programmer Brain Damage']
Applied to bug reports revealing places where the program was
obviously broken by an incompetent or short-sighted programmer.
Compare UBD; see also brain-damaged... - nickle /ni'kl/ n.
[from `nickel', common name for the
U.S.
5-cent coin] A nybble + 1; 5 bits. Reported among...
From the same category:
- kluge around vt.
To avoid a bug or difficult condition by
inserting a kluge.
Compare workaround... - quantum bogodynamics /kwon'tm boh`goh-di:-nam'iks/ n.
A theory that characterizes the universe in terms... - some random X adj.
Used to indicate a member of class X,
with the implication that Xs are interchangeable. ... - SIG /sig/ n.
(also common as a prefix in combining forms)
A Special Interest Group,
in one of several technical areas, sponsored by... - annoyware n.
A type of shareware that frequently disrupts normal...
