diddle
1. vt. To work with or modify in a not particularly
serious manner. "I diddled a copy of ADVENT so it didn't
double-space all the time." "Let's diddle this piece of code and
see if the problem goes away." See tweak and twiddle.
2. n. The action or result of diddling. See also tweak,
twiddle, frob.
1. vt. To work with or modify in a not particularly
serious manner. "I diddled a copy of ADVENT so it didn't
double-space all the time." "Let's diddle this piece of code and
see if the problem goes away." See tweak and twiddle.
2. n. The action or result of diddling. See also tweak,
twiddle, frob.
Related:
- diddle: 1. vt. To work with or modify in a not particularly
serious manner.
"I diddled a copy of {ADVENT} so it didn't double... - frobnicate /frob'ni-kayt/ vt.
[Poss. derived from
frobnitz,
and usually abbreviated to frob, but `frobnicate'... - frobnicate: /frob'ni-kayt/ vt. [Poss. derived from
{frobnitz},
and usually abbreviated to {frob}, but `frobnicate'... - tweak: vt. 1. To change slightly, usually in reference to a
value.
Also used synonymously with {twiddle}. If a program... - Frobnicate, v.:
To manipulate or adjust, to tweak.
Derived from FROBNITZ. Usually abbreviated... - tweak vt.
1. To change slightly, usually in reference to a
value.
Also used synonymously with twiddle. If a program... - twiddle: n. 1. Tilde (ASCII 1111110, `~'). Also
called `squiggle',
`sqiggle' (sic --- pronounced /skig'l/), and `twaddle'... - ping
[from the submariners' term for a sonar pulse] 1.
n. Slang term for a small network message (ICMP...
From the same category:
- console jockey n.
See terminal junkie... - Easter egg n.
[from the custom of the Easter Egg hunt
observed in the U.S.
and many parts of Europe] 1. A message hidden in... - sun lounge n.
[UK] The room where all the Sun workstations live.
The humor in this term comes from the fact that it's... - sneakernet /snee'ker-net/ n.
Term used (generally with
ironic intent) for transfer of electronic information by physically
carrying tape,
disks, or some other media from one machine to ... - plug-and-pray adj.,vi.
Parody of the techspeak term
`plug-and-play',
describing a PC peripheral card which is claimed ...
