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functino
n. [uncommon, U.K.; originally a serendipitous typo in 1994] A pointer to a
function in C and C++. By association with sub-atomic particles such as the
neutrino, it accurately conveys an impression of smallness (one pointer is
four bytes on most systems) and speed (hackers can and do use arrays of
functinos to replace a switch() statement).