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Octal Forty: /ok'tl For'tee/ N. Hackish Way Of Saying "I'm Drawing A Blank.
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:octal forty: /ok'tl for'tee/ n. Hackish way of saying "I'm
drawing a blank." Octal 40 is the {{ASCII}} space character,
0100000; by an odd coincidence, {hex} 40 (01000000) is the
{{EBCDIC}} space character. See {wall}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
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octal forty: /ok'tl for'tee/ n. Hackish way of saying "I'm drawing a blank.
Octal 40 is the {{ASCII}} space character, 0100000...
meta bit: n. The top bit of an 8-bit character, which is on in character values 128--255.
Also called {high bit}, {alt bit}, or {hobbit}....
amper: n. Common abbreviation for the name of the ampersand (`&', ASCII 0100110) character.
See {{ASCII}} for other synonyms. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
lash: n. Common name for the slant (`/', ASCII 0101111) character.
See {ASCII} for other synonyms. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
oke: n. Common name for the slant (`/', ASCII 0101111) character.
See {ASCII} for other synonyms. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
udel: n. Common (spoken) name for the at-sign (`@', ASCII 1000000) character.
See {ASCII} for other synonyms. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
hat: n. Common (spoken) name for the circumflex (`^', ASCII 1011110) character.
See {ASCII} for other synonyms. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
meta bit n. The top bit of an 8-bit character, which is on in character values 128-255.
Also called high bit, alt bit, or (rarely) hobbit....
ques: /kwes/ 1. n. The question mark character (`?', ASCII 0111111).
2. interj. What? Also frequently verb-doubled as "Ques ques?...