PC-ism
/P-C-izm/ A piece of code or coding technique that takes advantage of the
unprotected single-tasking environment in IBM PCs and the like, e.g. by
busy-waiting on a hardware register, direct diddling of screen memory or using
hard timing loops. Compare ill-behaved, vaxism, Unixism.
[Jargon File]
Nearby terms:
PCI Configuration Utility « PCI Mezzanine Card « PCI
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