fish
(Adelaide University, Australia) 1. Another metasyntactic variable. See foo.
Derived originally from the Monty Python skit in the middle of "The Meaning of
Life" entitled "Find the Fish".
2. <storage> microfiche. A microfiche file cabinet may be referred to as
a "fish tank".
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(1994-12-01)
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