BAROQUE


Meaning of BAROQUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adj. ]

[common] Feature-encrusted; complex; gaudy; verging on excessive. Said of hardware or (esp.) software designs, this has many of the connotations of elephantine or monstrosity but is less extreme and not pejorative in itself. "Metafont even has features to introduce random variations to its letterform output. Now that is baroque!" See also rococo .

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.