Demented Adj. Yet Another Term Of Disgust Used To Describe A Malfunctioning Program.

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demented adj.

Yet another term of disgust used to
describe a malfunctioning program. The connotation in this case is
that the program works as designed, but the design is bad. Said,
for example, of a program that generates large numbers of
meaningless error messages, implying that it is on the brink of
imminent collapse. Compare wonky, brain-damaged,
bozotic.

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