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asterbation n. [portmanteau: raster + masturbation] The gratuituous use of comuputer generated images and effects in movies and graphic art which would have been better without them.
Esp...
at belt n. A cable tie, esp.
at dance n.
ave vi. [WPI] 1. To persist in discussing a specific subject.
2. To speak authoritatively on a subject about which one knows very little....
ave on! imp. Sarcastic invitation to continue a rave, often by someone who wishes the raver would get a clue but realizes this is unlikely.
avs /ravz/, also `Chinese ravs' n. [primarily MIT/Boston usage] Jiao-zi (steamed or boiled) or Guo-tie (pan-fried).
A Chinese appetizer, known variously in the plural as dumplings, po...
aw mode n.
RBL /R-B-L/ Abbreviation: "Realtime Blackhole List".
c file /R-C fi:l/ n. [Unix
RE /R-E/ n. Common spoken and written shorthand for regexp.

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