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• Perl /perl/ n. [Practical Extraction and Report Language, a.
  k.a. Pathologically Eclectic Rubbish Lister] An interpreted language developed by Larry Wall (&l...
• broket /broh'k*t/ or /broh'ket`/ n. [rare; by analogy with `bracket'
  a `broken bracket'] Either of the characters &l...
• bixie /bik'see/ n. Variant emoticons used on BIX (the BIX Information eXchange).
  The most common (smiley) bixie is <@_@>, representing two cartoon eyes and a mouth....
• precedence lossage /pre's*-dens los'*j/ n. [C programmers] Coding error in an expression due to unexpected grouping of arithmetic or logical operators by the compiler.
  Used esp. of certain common coding errors in C due to the nonintuitively low precedence levels of &...
• Is that a flying saucer or a pie in the sky?
• broket: /broh'k*t/ or /broh'ket`/ [by analogy with `bracket'
  a `broken bracket'] n. Either of the characters `&l...
• geek code n. (also "Code of the Geeks"). A set of codes commonly used in sig blocks to broadcast the interests, skills, and aspirations of the poster.
  Features a G at the left margin followed by numerous letter codes, often suffixed with plusses or minuses....
• bit-paired keyboard n.,obs. (alt. `bit-shift keyboard') A non-standard keyboard layout that seems to have originated with the Teletype ASR-33 and remained common for several years on early computer equipment.
  The ASR-33 was a mechanical device (see EOU), so the only way to generate the character codes from keystrokes was by some physical linkage....
• glitch /glich/ [very common; from German `glitschig' to slip, via Yiddish `glitshen', to slide or skid] 1.
  . A sudden interruption in electric service, sanity, continuity, or program function....