Common Programming Jargon

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Published on 2010-02-27T23:30:35Z Indexed on 2010/05/09 18:18 UTC
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What programming terms have you coined (or heard) that have taken off in your own circles (i.e. have heard others repeat it)? It might be within your own team, workplace or garnered greater popularity on the Internet.

Write your programming term, word or phrase in bold text followed by an explanation, citation and/or usage example so we can use it in appropriate context.

Please no repeats of common jargon already ingrained in the programming culture like: "kludge", "automagically", "cruft", etc. (unless you coined it).

Stealing from the comments:

"A shared vocabulary is the basis of communication, not just among programmers [...]"

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