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wormhole /werm'hohl/ n. [from the `wormhole' singularities hypothesized in some versions of General Relativity theory] 1.
[n.,obs.] A location in a monitor which contains the address of a...
wound around the axle adj. In an infinite loop. Often used by older computer types.
wrap around vi. (also n. `wraparound' and v. shorthand `wrap') 1.
write-only code n.
write-only language n. A language with syntax (or semantics) sufficiently dense and bizarre that any routine of significant size is automatically write-only code.
A sobriquet applied occa...
write-only memory n. The obvious antonym to `read-only memory'.
Wrong Thing n. A design, action, or decision that is clearly incorrect or inappropriate.
Often capitalized; always emphasized in speech as if capitalized....
wugga wugga /wuh'g* wuh'g*/ n. Imaginary sound that a computer program makes as it labors with a tedious or difficult task.
grind (sense 4)....
wumpus /wuhm'p*s/ n. The central monster (and, in many versions, the name) of a famous family of very early computer games called "Hunt The Wumpus'.
The original was invented in 1970 (severa...
WYSIAYG /wiz'ee-ayg/ adj. Describes a user interface under which "What You See Is All You Ge
an unhappy variant of WYSIWYG. Visual, `point-and-shoot'-style interfaces tend to have easy...

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