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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>smart</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="slurp-the-robot.html" title="slurp the robot"/><link rel="next" href="smart-terminal.html" title="smart terminal"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">smart</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="slurp-the-robot.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">S</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="smart-terminal.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="smart"/><dt xmlns="" id="smart"><b>smart</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">adj.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> Said of a program that does the <a href="../R/Right-Thing.html"><i class="glossterm">Right Thing</i></a>
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in a wide variety of complicated circumstances. There is a difference
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between calling a program smart and calling it intelligent; in particular,
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there do not exist any intelligent programs (yet — see
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<a href="../A/AI-complete.html"><i class="glossterm">AI-complete</i></a>). Compare <a href="../R/robust.html"><i class="glossterm">robust</i></a>
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(smart programs can be <a href="../B/brittle.html"><i class="glossterm">brittle</i></a>).</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="slurp-the-robot.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../S.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="smart-terminal.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">slurp the robot </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> smart terminal</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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