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rain dance
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n. 1. Any ceremonial action taken to correct a hardware problem, with the
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expectation that nothing will be accomplished. This especially applies to
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reseating printed circuit boards, reconnecting cables, etc. I can't boot up
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the machine. We'll have to wait for Greg to do his rain dance. 2. Any arcane
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sequence of actions performed with computers or software in order to achieve
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some goal; the term is usually restricted to rituals that include both an
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incantation or two and physical activity or motion. Compare magic , voodoo
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programming , black art , cargo cult programming , wave a dead chicken ; see
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also casting the runes.
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