percent-S /per-sent' es'/ n.
[From the code in C's
printf(3) library function used to insert an arbitrary
string argument] An unspecified person or object. "I was just
talking to some percent-s in administration." Compare
random.
[From the code in C's
printf(3) library function used to insert an arbitrary
string argument] An unspecified person or object. "I was just
talking to some percent-s in administration." Compare
random.
Related:
- percent-S: /per-sent' es'/ [From the code in C's `printf(3)'
library function used to insert an arbitrary string argument] n.
An unspecified person or object. "I was just talking... - live data n.
1. Data that is written to be interpreted and
takes over program flow when triggered by some un-obvious
operation,
such as viewing it. One use of such hacks is to break... - random adj.
1. Unpredictable (closest to mathematical
definition);
weird. "The system's been behaving pretty randomly... - live data: n. 1. Data that is written to be interpreted and takes
over program flow when triggered by some un-obvious operation,
such as viewing it. One use of such hacks is to... - wango /wang'goh/ n.
Random bit-level grovelling
going on in a system during some unspecified operation.
Often used in combination with mumble. For example... - wango: /wang'goh/ n. Random bit-level {grovel}ling going on in
a system during some unspecified operation.
Often used in combination with {mumble}. For example... - bum: 1. vt. To make highly efficient, either in time or space,
often at the expense of clarity. "I managed to bum... - bum
1. vt. To make highly efficient, either in time or
space,
often at the expense of clarity. "I managed to bum... - arg /arg/ n.
Abbreviation for `argument' (to a
function),
used so often as to have become a new word (like ...
From the same category:
- bit twiddling n.
[very common] 1. (pejorative) An
exercise in tuning (see tune) in which incredible amounts of
time and effort go to produce little noticeable improvement,
often with the... - toy n.
A computer system; always used with qualifiers.
1. `nice toy': One that supports the speaker's hacking... - N /N/ quant.
1. A large and indeterminate number of
objects:
"There were N bugs in that crock!" Also used in ... - creeping featuritis /kree'ping fee'-chr-i:`t*s/ n.
Variant of creeping featurism,
with its own spoonerization: `feeping creaturitis'... - README file n.
Hacker's-eye introduction traditionally
included in the top-level directory of a Unix source distribution,
containing a pointer to more detailed documentation...
