DEMENTED


Meaning of DEMENTED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adj. ]

Yet another term of disgust used to describe a malfunctioning program. The connotation in this case is that the program works as designed, but the design is bad. Said, for example, of a program that generates large numbers of meaningless error messages, implying that it is on the brink of imminent collapse. Compare wonky , brain-damaged , bozotic .

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.