rp terminology

From: RPREPORT@aol.com
Date: Tue Nov 19 1996 - 23:46:12 EET


We've recently received a list of descriptive new words for the computer
industry. We were wondering if the the rp-ml group might want to start its
own list of rapid prototyping related terms? Any contributions?

Geoff Smith-Moritz
Editor
Rapid Prototyping Report

Dilberted
>>>> To be exploited and oppressed by your boss. Derived
>>>>from the experiences of Dilbert, the geek-in-hell comic
>>>>strip character. "I've been dilberted again. The old man
>>>>revised the specs for the fourth time this week."

>>>> Link Rot
>>>> The process by which links on a web page become as
>>>>obsolete as the sites they're connected to change location
>>>>or die.

>>>> Chip Jewelry
>>>> A euphamism for old computers destined to be scrapped
>>>>or turned into decorative ornaments. "I paid three grand
>>>>for that Mac SE, and now it's nothing but chip jewelry."

>>>> It's a Feature
>>>> >From the adage "It's not a bug, it's a feature." Used
>>>>sarcastically to describe an unpleasant experience that you
>>>>wish to gloss over.



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