:proglet: /prog'let/ [UK] n. A short extempore program
written to meet an immediate, transient need. Often written in
BASIC, rarely more than a dozen lines long, and containing no
subroutines. The largest amount of code that can be written off
the top of one's head, that does not need any editing, and that
runs correctly the first time (this amount varies significantly
according to one's skill and the language one is using). Compare
{toy program}, {noddy}, {one-liner wars}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
written to meet an immediate, transient need. Often written in
BASIC, rarely more than a dozen lines long, and containing no
subroutines. The largest amount of code that can be written off
the top of one's head, that does not need any editing, and that
runs correctly the first time (this amount varies significantly
according to one's skill and the language one is using). Compare
{toy program}, {noddy}, {one-liner wars}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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- proglet /prog'let/ n.
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[UK: from the children's books]
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