/krap'tekh/ (University of York, England) Term of abuse used to describe TeX and LaTeX when they don't work (when used by TeXhackers), or all the time (by everyone else). The non-TeX enthusiasts generally dislike it because it is more verbose than other formatters (e.g. troff ) and because (particularly if the standard Computer Modern fonts are used) it generates vast output files.
See religious issues .
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(1994-12-01)