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gen /jen/ n.,v. Short for generate, used frequently in both spoken and written contexts.
gender mender n.
General Public Virus n.
generate vt. To produce something according to an algorithm or program or set of rules, or as a (possibly unintended) side effect of the execution of an algorithm or program.
The opposite ...
Genius From Mars Technique n. [TMRC] A visionary quality which enables one to ignore the standard approach and come up with a totally unexpected new algorithm.
An attack on a problem from a...
gensym /jen'sim/ [from MacLISP for `generated symbol'] 1.
Get a life! imp. Hacker-standard way of suggesting that the person to whom it is directed has succumbed to terminal geekdom (see computer geek).
Often heard on Usenet, esp. as a way of su...
Get a real computer! imp.
GFR /G-F-R/ vt. [ITS
GIFs at 11 [Fidonet] Fidonet alternative to film at 11, especially in echoes (Fidonet topic areas) wh GIFs are permitted.
Other formats, especially JPEG and MPEG, may be referenced instead....

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