- bread crumbs n.
Debugging statements inserted into a program that... - break
1. vt. To cause to be broken (in any sense).
"Your latest patch to the editor broke the paragraph... - break-even point n.
In the process of implementing a new
computer language,
the point at which the language is sufficiently ... - breath-of-life packet n.
[XEROX PARC] An Ethernet packet
that contains bootstrap (see boot) code,
periodically sent out from a working computer to... - breedle n.
See feep... - Breidbart Index /bri:d'bart ind*ks/
A measurement of the
severity of spam invented by long-time hacker Seth Breidbart,
used for programming cancelbots. The Breidbart Index... - bring X to its knees v.
[common] To present a machine,
operating system, piece of software, or algorithm with... - 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... - broadcast storm n.
[common] An incorrect packet
broadcast on a network that causes most hosts to respond all at
once,
typically with wrong answers that start the process... - brochureware n.
Planned but non-existent product like
vaporware,
but with the added implication that marketing is ...
