Program N. 1. A Magic Spell Cast Over A Computer Allowing It To Turn One's Input Into Error Messages.

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program n.

1. A magic spell cast over a computer allowing
it to turn one's input into error messages. 2. An exercise in
experimental epistemology. 3. A form of art, ostensibly intended
for the instruction of computers, which is nevertheless almost
inevitably a failure if other programmers can't understand it.

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