Boustrophedon: [from A Greek Word For Turning Like An Ox While Plowing] N.

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:boustrophedon: [from a Greek word for turning like an ox while
plowing] n. An ancient method of writing using alternate
left-to-right and right-to-left lines. This term is actually
philologists' techspeak and typesetters' jargon. Erudite hackers
use it for an optimization performed by some computer typesetting
software and moving-head printers. The adverbial form
`boustrophedonically' is also found (hackers purely love
constructions like this).
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary

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