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write-protect tab, n.:
A small sticker created to cover the unsightly notch carelessly left
by disk manufacturers. The use of the tab creates an error message
once in a while, but its aesthetic value far outweighs the momentary
inconvenience.
-- Robb Russon
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| Linux Definitions: 1097 of 1105 |
WYSIWYG:
What You See Is What You Get.
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| Linux Definitions: 1098 of 1105 |
XIIdigitation, n.:
The practice of trying to determine the year a movie was made
by deciphering the Roman numerals at the end of the credits.
-- Rich Hall, "Sniglets"
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| Linux Definitions: 1099 of 1105 |
Year, n.:
A period of three hundred and sixty-five disappointments.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
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| Linux Definitions: 1100 of 1105 |
Yinkel, n.:
A person who combs his hair over his bald spot, hoping no one
will notice.
-- Rich Hall, "Sniglets"
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| Linux Definitions: 1101 of 1105 |
yo-yo, n.:
Something that is occasionally up but normally down.
(see also Computer).
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| Linux Definitions: 1102 of 1105 |
Zall's Laws:
(1) Any time you get a mouthful of hot soup, the next thing you do
will be wrong.
(2) How long a minute is, depends on which side of the bathroom
door you're on.
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| Linux Definitions: 1103 of 1105 |
zeal, n.:
Quality seen in new graduates -- if you're quick.
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Zero Defects, n.:
The result of shutting down a production line.
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| Linux Definitions: 1105 of 1105 |
Zymurgy's Law of Volunteer Labor:
People are always available for work in the past tense.
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