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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>neat hack</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="../N.html" title="N"/><link rel="previous" href="nature.html" title="nature"/><link rel="next" href="neats-vs--scruffies.html" title="neats vs. scruffies"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">neat hack</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="nature.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">N</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="neats-vs--scruffies.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="neat-hack"/><dt xmlns="" id="neat-hack"><b>neat hack</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [very common] </p></dd><dd><p> 1. A clever technique. </p></dd><dd><p> 2. A brilliant practical joke, where neatness is correlated with
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cleverness, harmlessness, and surprise value. Example: the Caltech Rose
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Bowl card display switch (see <a href="../appendixa.html" title="Appendix A. Hacker Folklore">Appendix A</a>
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for discussion). See also <a href="../H/hack.html"><i class="glossterm">hack</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="nature.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../N.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="neats-vs--scruffies.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">nature </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> neats vs. scruffies</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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