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Oftcopy: /soft'kop-ee/ N. [by Analogy With `hardcopy'] A Machine-readable Form Of Corresponding Hardcopy.
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:softcopy: /soft'kop-ee/ n. [by analogy with `hardcopy'] A
machine-readable form of corresponding hardcopy. See {bits},
{machinable}.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
oftcopy /soft'kop-ee/ n. [by analogy with `hardcopy'] A machine-readable form of corresponding hardcopy.
See bits, machinable....
machinable: adj. Machine-readable. Having the {softcopy} nature. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary
machinable adj. Machine-readable. Having the softcopy nature.
bits: n.pl. 1. Information. Examples: "I need some bits about file formats.
("I need to know about file formats.") Compare {core dump}, sense 4....
desk check: n.,v. To {grovel} over hardcopy of source code, mentally simulating the control flow
a method of catching bugs. No longer common practice in this age of on-screen editing, fast compiles, and sophisticated debuggers --- though some maintain stoutly that it ought to be....
dynner: /din'r/ 32 bits, by analogy with {nybble} and {{byte}}.
Usage: rare and extremely silly. See also {playte}, {tayste}, {crumb}....
playte: /playt/ 16 bits, by analogy with {nybble} and {{byte}}.
Usage: rare and extremely silly. See also {dynner} and {crumb}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary...
charityware: /cha'rit-ee-weir`/ n. Syn. {careware}. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary
grind: vt. 1. [MIT and Berkeley] To prettify hardcopy of code, especially LISP code, by reindenting lines, printing keywords and comments in distinct fonts (if available), etc.
This usage was associated with the MacLISP community and is now rare...