Definition of a porcelain

porcelain    

noun

• an interface designed to hide the complexity of a system.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  
  Citation from Pro Git (book), Scott Chacon and Ben Straub censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: computer slang.

  Last edited on Nov 21 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 21 2018.

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Other terms relating to 'porcelain':
borrow the porcelain	Definitions include: to go to the bathroom.
bow down before the porcelain god	Definitions include: to vomit into a toilet.
bow down to the porcelain god	Definitions include: also "bow down to the white porcelain god."
bow to the porcelain queen	Definitions include: to vomit.
call Ralph on the porcelain phone	Definitions include: to vomit in the toilet.
call Uncle Ralph on the big porcelain telephone	Definitions include: to vomit.
dial the porcelain phone	Definitions include: to vomit.
drive the porcelain bus	Definitions include: to vomit.
hug the porcelain goddess	Definitions include: to vomit.
kiss the porcelain gods	Definitions include: vomiting (typically after alcohol consumption)
kneel at the porcelain altar	Definitions include: to kneel in front of the toilet vomiting
pash the porcelain princess	Definitions include: To vomit.
point Percy at the porcelain	Definitions include: Australian slang for male urinating.
porcelain bus	Definitions include: Toilet.
porcelain god, the	Definitions include: Toilet... usually in ref to throwing up.
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