:grok: /grok/, var. /grohk/ [from the novel "Stranger in
a Strange Land", by Robert A. Heinlein, where it is a Martian word
meaning literally `to drink' and metaphorically `to be one
with'] vt. 1. To understand, usually in a global sense. Connotes
intimate and exhaustive knowledge. Contrast {zen}, which is similar
supernal understanding experienced as a single brief flash. See also
{glark}. 2. Used of programs, may connote merely sufficient
understanding. "Almost all C compilers grok the `void' type
these days."
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
a Strange Land", by Robert A. Heinlein, where it is a Martian word
meaning literally `to drink' and metaphorically `to be one
with'] vt. 1. To understand, usually in a global sense. Connotes
intimate and exhaustive knowledge. Contrast {zen}, which is similar
supernal understanding experienced as a single brief flash. See also
{glark}. 2. Used of programs, may connote merely sufficient
understanding. "Almost all C compilers grok the `void' type
these days."
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- grok /grok/, var. /grohk/ vt.
[from the novel
"Stranger in a Strange Land",
by Robert A. Heinlein, where it is a Martian word... - zen: vt. To figure out something by meditation or by a sudden flash
of enlightenment.
Originally applied to bugs, but occasionally applied... - glark: /glark/ vt. To figure something out from context.
"The System III manuals are pretty poor, but you... - zen vt.
To figure out something by meditation or by a
sudden flash of enlightenment.
Originally applied to bugs, but occasionally applied... - glark /glark/ vt.
To figure something out from context.
"The System III manuals are pretty poor, but you can... - glork: /glork/ 1. interj. Term of mild surprise, usually tinged with
outrage,
as when one attempts to save the results of two hours... - glitch: /glich/ [from German `glitschen' to slip, via Yiddish
`glitshen',
to slide or skid] 1. n. A sudden interruption in ... - hack mode n.
1. What one is in when hacking, of course.
2. More specifically, a Zen-like state of total focus... - under the hood: [hot-rodder talk] prep. 1. Used to introduce
the underlying implementation of a product (hardware,
software, or idea). Implies that the implementation...
