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Whizzy Adj. (alt. `wizzy') [Sun] Describes A Cuspy Program
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whizzy adj.
(alt. `wizzy') [Sun] Describes a cuspy
program; one that is feature-rich and well presented.
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whizzy: [Sun] adj. (alt. `wizzy') Describes a {cuspy} program
one that is feature-rich and well presented. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
cuspy /kuhs'pee/ adj. [WPI: from the DEC abbreviation CUSP, for `Commonly Used System Program', i.
e., a utility program used by many people] 1. (of a program) Well-written....
cuspy: /kuhs'pee/ [WPI: from the {DEC} abbreviation CUSP, for `Commonly Used System Program', i.
e., a utility program used by many people] adj. 1....
oddy /nod'ee/ adj. [UK: from the children's books] 1.
Small and un-useful, but demonstrating a point. Noddy programs are often written by people learning a new language or system....
oddy: /nod'ee/ [UK: from the children's books] adj.
1. Small and un-useful, but demonstrating a point....
BSOD Simulator Users of Red Hat 6.0 are discovering a new feature that hasn't been widely advertised
a Blue Screen of Death simulator. By default, the bsodsim program activates when the user hits the virtually unused SysRq key (this is customizable) causing the system to switch to a character cell console to display a ficticious Blue Screen....
fine adj. [WPI] Good, but not good enough to be cuspy.
The word `fine' is used elsewhere, of course, but without the implicit comparison to the higher level implied by cuspy....
wizardly adj. Pertaining to wizards. A wizardly feature is one that only a wizard could understand or use properly.
wizardly: adj. Pertaining to wizards. A wizardly {feature} is one that only a wizard could understand or use properly.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary...