: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. Good for showing to {management}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
{numbers}. Interesting graphical output from a program that may
not have any sensible relationship to the system the program is
intended to model. Good for showing to {management}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- pretty pictures: n. [scientific computation] The next step up from
{numbers}.
Interesting graphical output from a program that may... - numbers: [scientific computation] n. 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... - numbers 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... - nonlinear: adj. [scientific computation] 1. Behaving in an erratic
and unpredictable fashion;
unstable. When used to describe the behavior of... - system: n. 1. The supervisor program or OS on a computer.
2. The entire computer system, including input/output... - nroff:: /N'rof/ [UNIX, from "new roff" (see {{troff}})] n.
A companion program to the UNIX typesetter {{troff}}... - spooge: /spooj/ 1. n. Inexplicable or arcane code, or random
and probably incorrect output from a computer program.
2. vi. To generate spooge (sense 1). -- The AI... - social science number: [IBM] n. A statistic that is
{content-free},
or nearly so. A measure derived via methods of ... - prettyprint: /prit'ee-print/ (alt. `pretty-print') v.
1. To generate `pretty' human-readable output from...
