* bias -> Schrodinger's experiment * door key -> something used to adorn USB flash drive * desperation -> screwdriver * run -> backgound * batch -> background * compile -> background * foreground -> game * slow network -> too many players * serious work -> boss lurking * user friendly -> extra work * friendly environment -> long hours and smell of B.O. * hostile environment -> hardware and software personnel sharing same la= b * pay review -> update CV * pay rise -> problems ahead * just -> a very foul four letter word * easy -> for you, you don't have to do it * integration -> my stuff works, your's doesn't * on site work -> flack jacket and helmet necessary * team -> others to share the blame * not team spirited -> wont take any of the blame * design -> something you do before the real work starts * peer review -> public stoning * time scale -> piece of string * quick change -> re-write looming * ancestor -> BCPL * start a new project -> opertunity to invent new language interpreter * too old to program -> over 35 * girl -> very rare type of engineer * backup -> somewhere to copy your data which you will not be able to us= e later * version control support department -> PVCS damage limitation * Y2K -> loads of money * 64bit CPU -> magic CPU needed to access hard disc bigger than 4GB * floating point -> magic numbers --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .