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dec'ed out - (decked out) adj. Stoned, drunk (and possibly trying to
program, regardless). Uncomplimentary. Derives from the 65-- series
ML opcode DECrement, i.e.: decrease a value.
elegant - adj. Said of a piece of code that does the RIGHT THING in a
way beautiful to look at.
hack value - n. The motivation for expending effort and time toward a
seemingly pointless goal, the point being the resulting hack.
nop around (or nopping) - v. Hanging out; not doing much; not
programming. Derives from the 65-- series ML instruction code 'NOP'
(No OPeration).
obie (or o.b.) - n. Derives from a pun with the word 'OverByte'.
Usually relates to a ML routine that doesn't work because of some
small mistake, possibly an incorrect addressing mode or even a typing
error. Most often one or two bytes wrong.
smart - adj. Said of a program (or something) that does THE RIGHT
THING.
snail mail - n. Mail sent via Post Office, rather than electronically.