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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>weeds</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="weeble.html" title="weeble"/><link rel="next" href="weenie.html" title="weenie"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">weeds</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="weeble.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">W</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="weenie.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="weeds"/><dt xmlns="" id="weeds"><b>weeds</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> 1. Refers to development projects or algorithms that have no
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possible relevance or practical application. Comes from ‘off in the
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weeds’. Used in phrases like “<span class="quote">lexical analysis for microcode
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is serious weeds....</span>” </p></dd><dd><p> 2. At CDC/ETA before its demise, the phrase <span class="firstterm">go off in the weeds</span> was equivalent mainstream
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hackerdom's <a href="../J/jump-off-into-never-never-land.html"><i class="glossterm">jump off into never-never land</i></a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="weeble.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../W.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="weenie.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">weeble </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> weenie</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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