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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>Knuth</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="../K.html" title="K"/><link rel="previous" href="knurd.html" title="knurd"/><link rel="next" href="koan.html" title="koan"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Knuth</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="knurd.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">K</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="koan.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="Knuth"/><dt xmlns="" id="Knuth"><b>Knuth</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="pronunciation">/ka·nooth´/</span>, <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> [Donald E. Knuth's <i class="citetitle">The Art of Computer
Programming</i>] Mythically, the reference that answers all
questions about data structures or algorithms. A safe answer when you do
not know: &#8220;<span class="quote">I think you can find that in Knuth.</span>&#8221; Contrast
<a href="../T/the-literature.html"><i class="glossterm">the literature</i></a>. See also
<a href="../B/bible.html"><i class="glossterm">bible</i></a>. There is a Donald Knuth home page at <a href="http://Sunburn.Stanford.EDU/~knuth/" target="_top">http://Sunburn.Stanford.EDU/~knuth/</a>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="knurd.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../K.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="koan.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">knurd </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> koan</td></tr></table></div></body></html>