To modify code to remove
problems detected when linting. Confusingly, this process is
also referred to as `linting' code. This term is no longer in
general use because ANSI C compilers typically issue compile-time
warnings almost as detailed as lint warnings.
accumulator n. obs.
1. Archaic term for a register. On-line
use of it as a synonym for `register' is a fairly reliable
indication that the user has been around for quite a while and/or
that the architecture under discussion is quite old....