:sponge: [UNIX] n. A special case of a {filter} that reads its
entire input before writing any output; the canonical example is a
sort utility. Unlike most filters, a sponge can conveniently
overwrite the input file with the output data stream. If a file
system has versioning (as ITS did and VMS does now) the
sponge/filter distinction loses its usefulness, because directing
filter output would just write a new version. See also {slurp}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
entire input before writing any output; the canonical example is a
sort utility. Unlike most filters, a sponge can conveniently
overwrite the input file with the output data stream. If a file
system has versioning (as ITS did and VMS does now) the
sponge/filter distinction loses its usefulness, because directing
filter output would just write a new version. See also {slurp}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- sponge n.
[Unix] A special case of a filter that reads its
entire input before writing any output;
the canonical example is a sort utility. Unlike... - filter n.
[very common; orig. Unix, now also in
MS-DOS] A program that processes an input data stream into an
output data stream in some well-defined way,
and does no I/O to anywhere else except possibly... - filter: [orig. {{UNIX}}, now also in {{MS-DOS}}] n.
A program that processes an input data stream into... - cat: [from `catenate' via {{UNIX}} `cat(1)'] vt.
1.
[techspeak] To spew an entire file to the screen or... - cat [from `catenate' via Unix cat(1)] vt.
1. [techspeak] To spew an entire file to the screen or some other
output sink without pause.
2. By extension, to dump large amounts of data at... - slurp: vt. To read a large data file entirely into {core} before
working on it.
This may be contrasted with the strategy of reading... - plumbing: [UNIX] n. Term used for {shell} code, so called
because of the prevalence of `pipelines' that feed the output of
one program to the input of another.
Under UNIX, user utilities can often be implemented... - MFTL /M-F-T-L/
[abbreviation: `My Favorite Toy Language']
1.
adj. Describes a talk on a programming language design... - nroff:: /N'rof/ [UNIX, from "new roff" (see {{troff}})] n.
A companion program to the UNIX typesetter {{troff}}...
From the same category:
- Dealing with the government is like kicking a 300-pound sponge.
Finagle's Law of Government... - Aw hell,
just once I'd like to see Picard KILL the alien... - To spot the expert, pick the one who predicts the job will
take the longest and cost the most.
Warren's... - In the Halls of Justice the only justice is in the halls.
Lenny... - Stop searching.
Happiness is right next to you...
