:clean: 1. adj. Used of hardware or software designs, implies
`elegance in the small', that is, a design or implementation that
may not hold any surprises but does things in a way that is
reasonably intuitive and relatively easy to comprehend from the
outside. The antonym is `grungy' or {crufty}. 2. v. To remove
unneeded or undesired files in a effort to reduce clutter: "I'm
cleaning up my account." "I cleaned up the garbage and now have
100 Meg free on that partition."
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
`elegance in the small', that is, a design or implementation that
may not hold any surprises but does things in a way that is
reasonably intuitive and relatively easy to comprehend from the
outside. The antonym is `grungy' or {crufty}. 2. v. To remove
unneeded or undesired files in a effort to reduce clutter: "I'm
cleaning up my account." "I cleaned up the garbage and now have
100 Meg free on that partition."
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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Used of hardware or software designs,
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1.
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do it... - T is beauty calls, and glory shows the way.
-- Nathaniel Lee (1655-1692)
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Alexander the Great, Act iv, Sc.... - He is almost a statesman.
He lies well... - I cannot achieve complete humility -- although complete humiliation is
always within reach.
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