read-eval-print loop
<language, LISP, programming> (REPL) A programming structure within LISP
which repeatedly reads a form from the user, evaluates it, and displays the
result.
A read-eval-print loop forms the basis of the Top-Level shell that programmers
of the LISP family of languages interact with.
In many dialects of LISP a very simple REPL could be implemented as:
(loop (print (eval (read)))).
(2003-06-23)
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README file
<convention> An introduction traditionally included in the top-level
directory of a Unix source distribution, containing a pointer to more detailed
documentation, credits, miscellaneous revision history, notes, etc. The file may
be named README, or READ.ME, or rarely ReadMe or readme.txt or some other
variant.
In the Macintosh and IBM PC worlds, software is not usually distributed in
source form, and the README is more likely to contain user-oriented material
like last-minute documentation changes, error workarounds, and restrictions.
The README convention probably follows the famous scene in Lewis Carroll's
"Alice's Adventures In Wonderland" in which Alice confronts magic munchies
labelled "Eat Me" and "Drink Me".
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(1995-02-28)
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Read-Only Memory
<storage> (ROM) A type of data storage device which is manufactured with
fixed contents. In its most general sense, the term might be used for any
storage system whose contents cannot be altered, such as a gramophone record or
a printed book; however, the term is most often applied to semiconductor
integrated circuit memories, of which there are several types, and CD-ROM.
ROM is inherently non-volatile storage - it retains its contents even when the
power is switched off, in contrast to RAM.
ROM is often used to hold programs for embedded systems since these usually have
a fixed purpose. ROM is also used for storage of the lowest level bootstrap
software (firmware) in a computer.
See also Programmable Read-Only Memory.
(1995-05-09)
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RealAudio
read-only user
<jargon> Describes a luser who uses computers almost exclusively for
reading Usenet, bulletin boards, and/or electronic mail, rather than writing
code or purveying useful information.
See twink, terminal junkie, lurker.
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(1995-02-28)
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