lexiphage
<graphics> /lek'si-fayj"/ A notorious word chomper, implemented and named
by John Doty in late 1972 on and HP calculator and later on ITS. The lexiphage
program would draw on a selected victim's bitmapped terminal the words "THE BAG"
in ornate letters, followed a pair of jaws biting pieces of it off.
http://www.lexiphage.com/).
[Jargon File]
(2002-06-12)
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