red wire
(IBM) Patch wires installed by programmers who have no business mucking with the
hardware. It is said that the only thing more dangerous than a hardware guy with
a code patch is a softy with a soldering iron.
Compare blue wire, yellow wire, purple wire.
[Jargon File]
(1994-12-23)
Nearby terms:
Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks « Redundant
Arrays of Independent Disks « Redundant Arrays of
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