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• param /p*-ram'/ n. [common] Shorthand for `parameter'. See also parm; compare arg, var.
• arg /arg/ n. Abbreviation for `argument' (to a function), used so often as to have become a new word (like `piano' from `pianoforte').
  The sine function takes 1 arg, but the arc-tangent function can take either 1 or 2 args....
• arg: /arg/ n. Abbreviation for `argument' (to a function), used so often as to have become a new word (like `piano' from `pianoforte').
  The sine function takes 1 arg, but the arc-tangent function can take either 1 or 2 args....
• parm: /parm/ n. Further-compressed form of {param}.
  This term is an IBMism, and written use is almost unknown outside IBM shop...
• parm /parm/ n. Further-compressed form of param.
  This term is an IBMism, and written use is almost unknown outside IBM shop...
• flame war n. [common] (var. `flamewar') An acrimonious dispute, especially when conducted on a public electronic forum such as Usenet.
• urist /too'rist/ n. Var. sp. of tourist, q.v. Also in adjectival form, `turistic'.
  Poss. influenced by luser and `Turing'....
• flame war: n. (var. `flamewar') An acrimonious dispute, especially when conducted on a public electronic forum such as {USENET}.
  -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
• urist: /too'rist/ n. Var. sp. of {tourist}, q.v. Also in adjectival form, `turistic'.
  Poss. influenced by {luser} and `Turing'. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...