cuspy /kuhs'pee/ adj.
[WPI: from the DEC
abbreviation CUSP, for `Commonly Used System Program', i.e., a
utility program used by many people] 1. (of a program)
Well-written. 2. Functionally excellent. A program that performs
well and interfaces well to users is cuspy. See rude.
3. [NYU] Said of an attractive woman, especially one regarded as
available. Implies a certain curvaceousness.
[WPI: from the DEC
abbreviation CUSP, for `Commonly Used System Program', i.e., a
utility program used by many people] 1. (of a program)
Well-written. 2. Functionally excellent. A program that performs
well and interfaces well to users is cuspy. See rude.
3. [NYU] Said of an attractive woman, especially one regarded as
available. Implies a certain curvaceousness.
Related:
- cuspy /kuhs'pee/ adj.
[WPI: from the DEC
abbreviation CUSP,
for `Commonly Used System Program', i.e., a utility... - rude [WPI] adj.
1. (of a program) Badly written.
2. Functionally poor, e.g., a program that is very... - rude: [WPI] adj. 1. (of a program) Badly written. 2.
Functionally poor, e.g., a program that is very... - whizzy adj.
(alt. `wizzy') [Sun] Describes a cuspy
program;
one that is feature-rich and well presented... - whizzy: [Sun] adj. (alt. `wizzy') Describes a {cuspy} program;
one that is feature-rich and well presented. -- The... - DDT /D-D-T/ n.
[from the insecticide
para-dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethene] 1.
Generic term for a program that assists in debugging... - working as designed adj.
[IBM] 1. In conformance to a wrong
or inappropriate specification;
useful, but misdesigned. 2. Frequently used as... - working as designed: [IBM] adj. 1. In conformance to a wrong or
inappropriate specification;
useful, but misdesigned. 2. Frequently used as a... - noddy /nod'ee/ adj.
[UK: from the children's books]
1.
Small and un-useful, but demonstrating a point. Noddy...
From the same category:
- VMS /V-M-S/ n.
DEC's proprietary operating system for its
VAX minicomputer;
one of the seven or so environments that loom largest... - wizard hat n.
[also, after Terry Pratchett, `pointy
hat'] Notional headgear worn by whoever is the wizard in a
particular context.
The implication is that it's a transferable role... - dehose /dee-hohz/ vt.
To clear a hosed condition... - heavy wizardry n.
Code or designs that trade on a particularly intimate... - poll v.,n.
1. [techspeak] The action of checking the status
of an input line,
sensor, or memory location to see if a particular ...
