Ed Wire N. [IBM] Patch Wires Installed By Programmers Who Have No Business Mucking With The Hardware.

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red wire n.

[IBM] Patch wires installed by programmers who have
no business mucking with the hardware. It is said that the only
thing more dangerous than a hardware guy with a code patch is a
softy with a soldering iron.... Compare blue wire
yellow wire, purple wire.

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