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egexp /reg'eksp/ n. [Unix] (alt. `regex' or `reg-ex') 1.
Common written and spoken abbreviation for `regular expression', one of the wildcard patterns used, e....
egister dancing n. Many older processor architectures suffer from a serious shortage of general-purpose registers.
This is especially a problem for compiler-writers, because their genera...
ehi [IRC, MUD] "Hello again." Very commonly used to greet people upon returning to an IRC channel after channel hopping.
eincarnation, cycle of n. See cycle of reincarnation.
einvent the wheel v. To design or implement a tool equivalent to an existing one or part of one, with the implication that doing so is silly or a waste of time.
This is often a valid cri...
elay rape n. The hijacking of a third party's unsecured mail server to deliver spam.
eligion of CHI /ki:/ n. [Case Western Reserve University] Yet another hackish parody religion (see also Church of the SubGenius, Discordianism considered harmful.
eligious issues n.
eplicator n. Any construct that acts to produce copies of itself
eply n. See followup.

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