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• umbers n. [scientific computation] Output of a computation that may not be significant results but at least indicate that the program is running.
  May be used to placate management, grant sponsors, etc....
• pretty pictures: n. [scientific computation] The next step up from {numbers}.
  Interesting graphical output from a program that may not have any sensible relationship to the system the program is intended to model....
• pretty pictures n. [scientific computation] The next step up from numbers.
  Interesting graphical output from a program that may not have any sensible relationship to the system the program is intended to model....
• control-O: vi. "Stop talking." From the character used on some operating systems to abort output but allow the program to keep on running.
  Generally means that you are not interested in hearing anything more from that person, at least on that topic...
• ocial science number: [IBM] n. A statistic that is {content-free}, or nearly so.
  A measure derived via methods of questionable validity from data of a dubious and vague nature....
• math-out: [poss. from `white-out' (the blizzard variety)] n.
  A paper or presentation so encrusted with mathematical or other formal notation as to be incomprehensible....
• hidden flag: [scientific computation] n. An extra option added to a routine without changing the calling sequence.
  For example, instead of adding an explicit input variable to instruct a routine to give extra diagnostic output, the programmer might just add a test for some otherwise meaningless feature of the existing inputs, such as a negative mass....
• deadlock: n. 1. [techspeak] A situation wherein two or more processes are unable to proceed because each is waiting for one of the others to do something.
  A common example is a program communicating to a server, which may find itself waiting for output from the server before sending anything more to it, while the server is similarly waiting for more input from the controlling program before outputting anything....
• off:: /N'rof/ [UNIX, from "new roff" (see {{troff}})] n.
  A companion program to the UNIX typesetter {{troff}}, accepting identical input but preparing output for terminals and line printers....