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macdink /mak'dink/ vt. [from the Apple Macintosh, which is said to encourage such behavior] To make many incremental and unnecessary cosmetic changes to a program or file.
Often the subje...
machinable adj. Machine-readable. Having the softcopy nature.
machoflops /mach'oh-flops/ n.
Macintoy /mak'in-toy/ n. The Apple Macintosh, considered as a toy.
Less pejorative than Macintrash....
Macintrash /mak'in-trash`/ n. The Apple Macintosh, as described by a hacker who doesn't appreciate being kept away from the real computer by the interface.
The term maggotbox has been rep...
macro /mak'roh/ n.
macro- pref. Large. Opposite of micro-.
macrology /mak-rol'*-jee/ n. 1. Set of usually complex or crufty macros, e.
g., as part of a large system written in LISP, TECO, or (less commonly) assembler....
macrotape /mak'roh-tayp/ n. An industry-standard reel of tape.
Originally, as opposed to a DEC microtape; nowadays, as opposed to modern QIC and DDS tapes....
maggotbox /mag'*t-boks/ n. See Macintrash. This is even more derogatory.

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