From: jsbien@mimuw.edu.pl (Janusz S. Bień)
Subject: why `view-lossage' is called so?
Date: 26 Apr 2003 07:49:56 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87of2tst8b.fsf_-_@mimuw.edu.pl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3D744D5B.6050100@fit-zones.DELETE-THE-SPAM-BLOCK.com>
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (06 Jun 01) says:
lossage
<jargon> /los'*j/ The result of a {bug} or malfunction. This
is a mass or collective noun. "What a loss!" and "What
lossage!" are nearly synonymous. The former is slightly more
particular to the speaker's present circumstances; the latter
implies a continuing {lose} of which the speaker is currently
a victim. Thus (for example) a temporary hardware failure is
a loss, but bugs in an important tool (like a compiler) are
serious lossage.
I see no relation between the meaning of the word and the results of
`view-lossage' commands.
Best regards
Janusz
--
,
dr hab. Janusz S. Bien, prof. UW
Prof. Janusz S. Bien, Warsaw Uniwersity
http://www.orient.uw.edu.pl/~jsbien/
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-04-26 5:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2002-08-30 14:46 override defcustom Bruce Ingalls
2002-08-31 16:19 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-09-01 3:27 ` Bruce Ingalls
2002-09-01 18:36 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-09-02 14:32 ` Kai Großjohann
2002-09-03 5:44 ` Bruce Ingalls
2002-09-03 13:04 ` Kai Großjohann
2003-04-26 5:49 ` Janusz S. Bień [this message]
2003-04-26 17:38 ` why `view-lossage' is called so? drf5n
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2003-05-05 0:49 ` Bob Nelson
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