same-day service n.
Ironic term used to describe long
response time, particularly with respect to MS-DOS system
calls (which ought to require only a tiny fraction of a second to
execute). Such response time is a major incentive for programmers
to write programs that are not well-behaved. See also
PC-ism.
Ironic term used to describe long
response time, particularly with respect to MS-DOS system
calls (which ought to require only a tiny fraction of a second to
execute). Such response time is a major incentive for programmers
to write programs that are not well-behaved. See also
PC-ism.
Related:
- same-day service: n. Ironic term used to describe long response
time,
particularly with respect to {{MS-DOS}} system calls... - all-elbows adj.
[MS-DOS] Of a TSR
(terminate-and-stay-resident) IBM PC program,
such as the N pop-up calendar and calculator utilities... - all-elbows: [MS-DOS] adj. Of a TSR (terminate-and-stay-resident)
IBM PC program,
such as the N pop-up calendar and calculator utilities... - MS-DOS:: /M-S-dos/ [MicroSoft Disk Operating System] n.
A {clone} of {{CP/M}} for the 8088 crufted together... - ill-behaved adj.
1. [numerical analysis] Said of an
algorithm or computational method that tends to blow up because of
accumulated roundoff error or poor convergence properties.
2. Software that bypasses the defined OS interfaces... - MS-DOS /M-S-dos/ n.
[MicroSoft Disk Operating System] A
clone of CP/M for the 8088 crufted together in 6 weeks by
hacker Tim Paterson at Seattle Computer Products,
who called the original QDOS (Quick and Dirty Operating... - ill-behaved: adj. 1. [numerical analysis] Said of an algorithm or
computational method that tends to blow up because of accumulated
roundoff error or poor convergence properties.
2. Software that bypasses the defined {OS} interfaces... - hog n.,vt.
1. Favored term to describe programs or
hardware that seem to eat far more than their share of a system's
resources,
esp. those which noticeably degrade interactive ... - hog: n.,vt. 1. Favored term to describe programs or hardware that
seem to eat far more than their share of a system's resources,
esp. those which noticeably degrade interactive response...
From the same category:
- cancelbot /kan'sel-bot/
[Usenet: compound, cancel +
robot] 1.
Mythically, a robocanceller 2. In reality, most ... - munching squares n.
A display hack dating back to the
PDP-1 (ca.
1962, reportedly discovered by Jackson Wright), which... - shareware /sheir'weir/ n.
A kind of freeware (sense
1) for which the author requests some payment,
usually in the accompanying documentation files... - This time, for sure! excl.
Ritual affirmation frequently
uttered during protracted debugging sessions involving numerous
small obstacles (e.g.
attempts to bring up a UUCP connection). ... - patch
1. n. A temporary addition to a piece of code,
usually as a quick-and-dirty remedy to an existing...
