demo

n : a visual presentation showing how something works; "the

lecture was accompanied by dramatic demonstrations" [syn:

{demonstration}]

v : show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;

"She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new

software in Washington" [syn: {show}, {exhibit}, {present},

{demonstrate}]

demo

/de'moh/ 1. A demonstration of a product, often of an early

version or prototype. A demo is a far more effective way of

inducing bugs to manifest themselves than any number of {test}

runs, especially when important people are watching.

2. {demo version}.

3. A program written to demonstrate the programmer's coding

ability and/or the power of the computer it runs on. Such

demos are nearly always written in {machine code} and

traditionally feature scrolling text about the author, his

friends, his code and anything else he fancies and animated

graphics.

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(1994-11-04)