FEEPING CREATURISM

Meaning of FEEPING CREATURISM in English

/fee'ping kree"ch*r-izm/ A deliberate spoonerism for creeping featurism , meant to imply that the system or program in question has become a misshapen creature of hacks. This term isn"t really well defined, but it sounds so neat that most hackers have said or heard it. It is probably reinforced by an image of terminals prowling about in the dark making their customary noises.

FOLDOC computer English dictionary. Английский словарь по компьютерам FOLDOC. 2012

FEEPING CREATURISM — A deliberate spoonerism for creeping featurism , meant to imply that the system or program in question has become a …
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FEEPING CREATURE — [ feeping creaturism ] An unnecessary feature; a bit of chrome that, in the speaker's judgment, is the camel's nose …
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FEEPING CREATURE — [from feeping creaturism ] An unnecessary feature; a bit of chrome that, in the speaker's judgment, is the camel's nose …
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FEATURE CREATURE — [Possibly from slang "creature feature" for a horror movie] 1. One who loves to add features to designs or programs, …
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FEATURE CREATURE — [poss. fr. slang `creature feature' for a horror movie] 1. One who loves to add features to designs or programs, …
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CREEPING FEATURISM — [common] 1. Describes a systematic tendency to load more chrome and feature s onto systems at the expense of whatever …
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CREEPING FEATURITIS — < jargon > /kree'ping fee'-chr-i:`t*s/ A variant of creeping featurism , with its own spoonerism: "feeping creaturitis". Some people like …
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CREEPING FEATURITIS — Variant of creeping featurism , with its own spoonerization: `feeping creaturitis'. Some people like to reserve this form for the …
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