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1. n. The stuff that software writers write, either in source form or after
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translation by a compiler or assembler. Often used in opposition to data ,
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which is the stuff that operates on. Among hackers this is a mass noun, as
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in How much does it take to do a bubble sort ? , or The is loaded at the
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high end of RAM. Among scientific programmers it is sometimes a count noun
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equilvalent to program ; thus they may speak of s in the plural. Anyone
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referring to software as the software s is probably a newbie or a suit. 2.
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v. To write. In this sense, always refers to source rather than compiled. I
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d an Emacs clone in two hours! This verb is a bit of a cultural marker
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associated with the Unix and minicomputer traditions (and lately Linux);
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people within that culture prefer v. to v. program whereas outside it the
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reverse is normally true.
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