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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>broken</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../B.html" title="B"/><link rel="previous" href="broadcast-storm.html" title="broadcast storm"/><link rel="next" href="broken-arrow.html" title="broken arrow"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">broken</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="broadcast-storm.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">B</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="broken-arrow.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="broken"/><dt xmlns="" id="broken"><b>broken</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">adj.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> 1. Not working according to design (of programs). This is the
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mainstream sense. </p></dd><dd><p> 2. Improperly designed, This sense carries a more or less
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intended is conveyed by context and nonverbal cues. </p></dd><dd><p> 3. Behaving strangely; especially (when used of people) exhibiting
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