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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>winner</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="../W.html" title="W"/><link rel="previous" href="winnage.html" title="winnage"/><link rel="next" href="winnitude.html" title="winnitude"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">winner</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="winnage.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><th width="60%" align="center">W</th><td width="20%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="winnitude.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="winner"/><dt xmlns="" id="winner"><b>winner</b></dt></dt><dd><p> 1. <span class="grammar">n.</span> An unexpectedly good
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situation, program, programmer, or person. </p></dd><dd><p> 2. <span class="firstterm">real winner</span>: Often
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sarcastic, but also used as high praise (see also the note under
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<a href="../U/user.html"><i class="glossterm">user</i></a>). “<span class="quote">He's a real winner — never
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reports a bug till he can duplicate it and send in an
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