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feeping creaturism /fee'ping kree`ch*r-izm/ n.
feetch feetch /feech feech/ interj. If someone tells you about some new improvement to a program, you might respond
"Feetch, feetch!" The meaning of this depends critically on vocal infl...
fence n. 1.
fencepost error n. 1. [common] A problem with the discrete equivalent of a boundary condition, often exhibited in programs by iterative loops.
From the following problem: "If you build a ...
FidoNet n. A worldwide hobbyist network of personal computers which exchanges mail, discussion groups, and files.
Founded in 1984 and originally consisting only of IBM PCs and compatible...
field circus n. [a derogatory pun on `field service'] The field service organization of any hardware manufacturer, but originally DEC.
There is an entire genre of jokes about field circu...
field servoid [play on `android'] /fee'ld ser'voyd/ n.
Representative of a field service organization (see field circus). This has many of the...
Fight-o-net n. [FidoNet] Deliberate distortion of FidoNet, often applied after a flurry of flamage in a particular echo, especially the SYSOP echo or Fidonews (see 'Snooze).
File Attach [FidoNet] 1. n. A file sent along with a mail message from one FidoNet to another.
2. vt. Sending someone a file by using the File Attach option in a FidoNet mailer....
File Request [FidoNet] 1. n. The FidoNet equivalent of FTP, in which one FidoNet system automatically dials another and snarfs one or more files.
Often abbreviated `FReq'; files are ofte...

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