:bang on: vt. To stress-test a piece of hardware or software: "I
banged on the new version of the simulator all day yesterday and it
didn't crash once. I guess it is ready for release." The term
{pound on} is synonymous.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
banged on the new version of the simulator all day yesterday and it
didn't crash once. I guess it is ready for release." The term
{pound on} is synonymous.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- bang on vt.
To stress-test a piece of hardware or software:
"I banged on the new version of the simulator all day... - pound on: vt. Syn. {bang on}.
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The AI Hackers... - softy: [IBM] n. Hardware hackers' term for a software expert who
is largely ignorant of the mysteries of hardware.
The AI Hackers... - beta /bay't*/, /be't*/ or (Commonwealth) /bee't*/ n.
1. Mostly working, but still under test; usu. used... - infant mortality: n. It is common lore among hackers (and in the
electronics industry at large;
this term is possibly techspeak by now) that the... - hammer: vt. Commonwealth hackish syn. for {bang on}.
The AI Hackers... - smoke: vi. 1. To {crash} or blow up, usually spectacularly.
"The new version smoked, just like the last one... - die: v. Syn. {crash}. Unlike {crash}, which is used
primarily of hardware,
this verb is used of both hardware and software... - roach: [Bell Labs] vt. To destroy, esp. of a data structure.
Hardware gets {toast}ed or {fried}, software gets...
