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Browsing page 10 of words meaning computer slang (607 words total)
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brute force
adjective
- non-elegant, in a way that solves a problem using the sheer amount of computer processing available, rather than finding (or inventing) a smarter technique.
I was tired of reading CRLS, so I wrote a quick-and-dirty brute force algorithm.
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Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
verb - transitive
- to solve a problem in the adjective sense described above.
I was tired of reading CRLS, so I just brute-forced it.
Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 04 2011.
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bug
noun
- an undesired aspect of something that causes it to exhibit an unwanted response in a particular situation.
When I switch my car into 4-wheel drive, the Bluetooth connection no longer works. It must be some weird bug.
- See more words with the same meaning: a mistake, bad idea, wrong, inappropriate.
- See more words with the same meaning: broken.
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Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 13 2009.
- the underlying source of that undesired aspect.
I know WinZip crashes when you try to validate an archive. I've been looking for the bug for over an hour, but I think I've narrowed down where it can be in the source code.
Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 04 2011.
verb - ambitransitive
- to pester or annoy.
Why do you keep bugging me? Go away.
That creep won't stop buggin'.
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Last edited on Dec 22 2010. Submitted by Tara from Los Angeles, CA, USA on Feb 07 2003.
verb - intransitive
- to joke; KID.
Ya buggin'.
- See more words with the same meaning: to joke, kid, or jest.
Last edited on Jul 27 2005. Submitted by Nelli M. on Jul 27 2005.
- to be extremely excited.
I'm buggin'!
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Last edited on May 10 2007. Submitted by Wendy R. from Dallas, TX 75231, USA on May 10 2007.
- to react with extreme emotion; "freak out".
I was bugging after she got home.
- See more words with the same meaning: to become angry, go crazy, freak out.
Last edited on Mar 11 2013. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 28 2008.
origin
- For more information about the "undesired aspect" meaning, see the "Etymology" section of the "Software bug" article on Wikipedia.
Last edited on Nov 04 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 13 2009.
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bug-for-bug compatible
adjective
- so compatible that even the known bugs of product A were replicated in the "bug-for-bug compatible" product B. Since software often relies on bugs (or undocumented behavior) in order to function properly, retaining these bugs is sometimes important.
To load Word files correctly, we have to be bug-for-bug compatible with Microsoft Office.
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Last edited on Oct 09 2012. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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burn
interjection
- exclamation upon hearing a particularly witty or impressive insult.
BURN!
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Last edited on Mar 08 2010. Submitted by Dom from Lakebay, WA, USA on Mar 10 2002.
noun
- a witty or otherwise impressive insult, often delivered in front of a group of people.
Damn! Nice burn.
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Last edited on Mar 08 2010. Submitted by Dom from Lakebay, WA, USA on Mar 10 2002.
verb - intransitive
- to smoke marijuana.
Let's get a dime bag so we can burn tonight.
Do you burn?
Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by Mostafa S. from Boston, MA, USA on Feb 23 1999.
- to smoke a cigarette.
I'm gonna go burn.
Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by Sheena from PA, USA on Feb 06 2000.
- to have a talent for cooking.
Man, your mother sure can burn!
Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by hawkeye c. from Harlem, New York, NY, USA on Aug 20 2004.
- to have a sexually transmitted disease.
I heard James was burning.
Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by Key on Mar 21 2006.
verb - transitive
- to smoke any substance.
Let's burn a joint.
Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by jesse from Hawaii, USA on Feb 12 2000.
- to insult in a witty or impressive manner, often in front of a group of people.
You just got burned!
- See more words with the same meaning: to insult, complain, criticize.
Last edited on Jul 19 2011. Submitted by Ace F. from Corpus Christi, TX, USA on Dec 22 2001.
- to soundly defeat.
The competition got burned.
Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by Zach K. from Lexington, MA, USA on Mar 11 2003.
- to fake-out someone in basketball.
You just got burned.
Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by Anonymous on Aug 11 2004.
- to swindle, scam, or cheat.
Never play poker with Jim - you'll always get burned.
- See more words with the same meaning: to take advantage of, cheat, trick.
Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by Tony F. from Ann Arbor, MI, USA on Feb 21 2005.
- to yell at.
He just got burned by his girlfriend.
Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by Danielle G. from Wisconsin, USA on Jul 01 2005.
- to write data to optical media such as a CD or DVD.
Could you burn me a copy of that movie?
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Last edited on Dec 15 2010. Submitted by Julie V. from Monterey, CA, USA on Oct 24 2005.
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button masher
noun
- a videogame that requires mashing buttons to play, rather than finesse.
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- See more words with the same meaning: games (related to).
Last edited on Sep 21 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
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CAE
- acronym for "can anyone else".
CAE lick their elbow?
CAE other than me, refrain from using acronyms when speaking?
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Last edited on May 04 2014. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Dec 30 2009.
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careware
noun - uncountable
- a form of shareware where, in lieu of the "registration" fee, the author asks that users donate to a charity.
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Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
- shareware where the author promises that a portion of the "registration" fee will be donated to charity.
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Last edited on Nov 15 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
notes
- "Charityware" is a synonym.
Last edited on Aug 20 2012. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009.
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CBA
- acronym for "can't be arsed". See be arsed.
I CBA to read the whole thing.
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Last edited on Jun 29 2014. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 29 2009.
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CCW
interjection
- acronym for "constructive criticism welcome".
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Last edited on Jun 27 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 27 2018.
- acronym for "constructive criticism wanted".
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- See more words with the same meaning: requests (list of).
Last edited on Jun 27 2018. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jun 27 2018.
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cewebrity
noun
- a person who is famous due to their world-wide web presence.
He's trying to become a cewebrity by posting crazy YouTube videos.
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- See more words with the same meaning: well-known, popular.
Last edited on Sep 23 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
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