brittle adj.
Said of software that is functional but
easily broken by changes in operating environment or configuration,
or by any minor tweak to the software itself. Also, any system
that responds inappropriately and disastrously to abnormal but
expected external stimuli; e.g., a file system that is usually
totally scrambled by a power failure is said to be brittle. This
term is often used to describe the results of a research effort
that were never intended to be robust, but it can be applied to
commercial software, which (due to closed-source development)
displays the quality far more often than it ought to. Oppose
robust.
Said of software that is functional but
easily broken by changes in operating environment or configuration,
or by any minor tweak to the software itself. Also, any system
that responds inappropriately and disastrously to abnormal but
expected external stimuli; e.g., a file system that is usually
totally scrambled by a power failure is said to be brittle. This
term is often used to describe the results of a research effort
that were never intended to be robust, but it can be applied to
commercial software, which (due to closed-source development)
displays the quality far more often than it ought to. Oppose
robust.
Related:
- brittle: adj. Said of software that is functional but easily
broken by changes in operating environment or configuration,
or by any minor tweak to the software itself. Also... - commercially developed
software, which displays the quality far more often than it ought
to.
Oppose {robust}... - software rot n.
Term used to describe the tendency of
software that has not been used in a while to lose;
such failure may be semi-humorously ascribed to... - robust adj.
Said of a system that has demonstrated an
ability to recover gracefully from the whole range of exceptional
inputs and situations in a given environment.
One step below bulletproof. Carries the additional... - robust: adj. Said of a system that has demonstrated an ability to
recover gracefully from the whole range of exceptional inputs and
situations in a given environment.
One step below {bulletproof}. Carries the additional... - brute force adj.
Describes a primitive programming style,
one in which the programmer relies on the computer's... - nuke: /n[y]ook/ vt. 1. To intentionally delete the entire
contents of a given directory or storage volume.
"On UNIX, `rm -r /usr' will nuke everything in the... - idempotent adj.
[from mathematical techspeak] Acting as if
used only once,
even if used multiple times. This term is often ... - idempotent: [from mathematical techspeak] adj. Acting as if used
only once,
even if used multiple times. This term is often used...
From the same category:
- snarf /snarf/ vt.
1. To grab, esp. to grab a large
document or file for the purpose of using it with or without the
author's permission.
See also BLT. 2. [in the Unix community] To... - firmware /ferm'weir/ n.
Embedded software contained
in EPROM or flash memory.
It isn't quite hardware, but at least doesn't have... - terminal junkie n.
[UK] A wannabee or early larval stage hacker who spends mos
directory tree and writing noddy programs just to get a fix of
computer time.
Variants include `terminal... - sleep vi.
1. [techspeak] To relinquish a claim (of a
process on a multitasking system) for service;
to indicate to the scheduler that a process may... - orphaned i-node /or'f*nd i:'nohd/ n.
[Unix]
1.
[techspeak] A file that retains storage but no longer...
