:thud: n. 1. Yet another {metasyntactic variable} (see {foo}).
It is reported that at CMU from the mid-1970s the canonical series of
these was `foo', `bar', `thud', `blat'. 2. Rare term
for the hash character, `#' (ASCII 0100011). See {ASCII} for
other synonyms.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
It is reported that at CMU from the mid-1970s the canonical series of
these was `foo', `bar', `thud', `blat'. 2. Rare term
for the hash character, `#' (ASCII 0100011). See {ASCII} for
other synonyms.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- thud n.
1. Yet another metasyntactic variable (see
foo)
It is reported that at CMU from the mid-1970s the ... - metasyntactic variable n.
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