Definition of special-case something

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.

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

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

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bells and whistles	Definitions include: features added to something to make it nicer, but which don't affect the core functionality.
bbygrl	Definitions include: "babygirl", i.e. girlfriend.
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WAYD	Definitions include: acronym for "What are you doing?"
INAE	Definitions include: acronym for "I'm not an expert".
heisenbug	Definitions include: From "Heisenberg" + "bug".
page in	Definitions include: A synonym of "swap in".
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LMRO	Definitions include: acronym for "laughing my rear off" or "laughing my rump off".
WTF	Definitions include: acronym for "what the fuck?".
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Other terms relating to 'case':
basket case	Definitions include: an inconsolable person.
camel case	Definitions include: to begin a word with a capital letter and have one or more capital letters within the word, e.g. MicroSoft.
case	Definitions include: one's business.
case of the butt trumpets	Definitions include: farting loudly.
case of the Mondays	Definitions include: general malaise felt on the first day back to work after the weekend.
case of the red *ss	Definitions include: angry, pissed off
case of the stupids	Definitions include: stupidity.
case quarter	Definitions include: a twenty-five cent coin.
charity case	Definitions include: a person for whom one performs an action purely to be a nice person.
crack the case	Definitions include: to solve a problem.
have a case of mud butt	Definitions include: to have an uncontrollable and messy case of diarrhea.
have a case of the *ss	Definitions include: angry or upset
headcase	Definitions include: a crazy person.
head case	Definitions include: a crazy person.
on (one's) case	Definitions include: to criticize or pester.
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Other terms relating to 'special':
special	Definitions include: retarded, or simply unintelligent.
special K	Definitions include: Ketamine.
special sauce	Definitions include: anything unique to a business, product, etc.
spec-ops	Definitions include: "special operations".

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