var /veir/ or /var/ n.
Short for `variable'.
Compare arg, param.
Short for `variable'.
Compare arg, param.
Related:
- 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 ... - arg: /arg/ n. Abbreviation for `argument' (to a function),
used so often as to have become a new word (like `piano'... - parm: /parm/ n. Further-compressed form of {param}.
This term is an IBMism, and written use is almost... - parm /parm/ n.
Further-compressed form of param.
This term is an IBMism, and written use is almost unknown... - flame war n.
[common] (var. `flamewar') An
acrimonious dispute,
especially when conducted on a public electronic... - turist /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... - turist: /too'rist/ n. Var. sp. of {tourist}, q.v. Also in
adjectival form,
`turistic'. Poss. influenced by {luser} and `Turing'...
From the same category:
- square tape n.
Mainframe magnetic tape cartridges for use
with IBM 3480 or compatible tape drives;
or QIC tapes used on workstations and micros. The... - Camel Book n.
Universally recognized nickname for the
book "Programming Perl",
by Larry Wall and Randal L. Schwartz, O'Reilly and... - mouse around vi.
To explore public portions of a large
system,
esp. a network such as Internet via FTP or TELNET... - star out v.
[University of York, England] To replace a
user's encrypted password in /etc/passwd with a single
asterisk.
Under Unix this is not a legal encryption of any ... - marketroid /mar'k*-troyd/ n.
alt. `marketing slime',
`marketeer', `marketing droid', `marketdroid'. A member...
