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out-of-band

adjective

  • in communication, using a medium other than the current one. For example: discussing some finer point via email, rather than clogging a discussion forum.
    Let's talk about that out-of-band.

    Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 15 2011.

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pointy-haired boss

noun

  • a boss who is not knowledgeable about technical matters. From Dilbert's boss in the Dilbert comic strip.

    Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 11 2011.

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special-case

verb - transitive

  • in computing, to solve a problem or a bug by detecting for and addressing the specific circumstances that lead to it, rather than writing a more general solution.
    We're so close to shipping the software that I'm going to have to special-case this bug.

    Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 15 2011.

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sufficiently small

adjective

  • used for commentary on something that has been overstated.
    Demonstrator: And as you can see, the new software works!

    <software crashes>

    CEO: Obviously, only for sufficiently small values of "works."

    Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 15 2011.

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