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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>special-case</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="../S.html" title="S"/><link rel="previous" href="spawn.html" title="spawn"/><link rel="next" href="speed-of-light.html" title="speed of light"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">special-case</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="spawn.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><th width="60%" align="center">S</th><td width="20%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="speed-of-light.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="special-case"/><dt xmlns="" id="special-case"><b>special-case</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">vt.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> To write unique code to handle input to or situations arising in a
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program that are somehow distinguished from normal processing. This would
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be used for processing of mode switches or interrupt characters in an
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interactive interface (as opposed, say, to text entry or normal commands),
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or for processing of <a href="../H/hidden-flag.html"><i class="glossterm">hidden flag</i></a>s in the input of a
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batch program or <a href="../F/filter.html"><i class="glossterm">filter</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="spawn.html">Prev</a><EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../S.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"><EFBFBD><a accesskey="n" href="speed-of-light.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">spawn<EFBFBD></td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"><EFBFBD>speed of light</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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